The Lute Player

 
Liu Changqing (709-785)
 
 
As water flows, your lute of seven strings . . .
I hear the wind between the winter pines.
You pull an ancient tune that, though I love,
The players now can hardly play the lines.
 
 

Chinese   彈琴 劉長卿   泠泠七絃上 靜聽松風寒 古調雖自愛 今人多不彈

Pronunciation   Dàn Qín