Wen Tingyun Famous Poems

○ Early Departure at Shang Mountain (商山早行)
"By Wen Tingyun"
○ From the River (河传·湖上)
"This lyric depicts the sorrow of a fair songstress who,gazing in the rain on the pathway where her beloved parted from her,and remembering the evenings they used to spend together,is waiting in vain for his return."
○ Dreaming of the South (望江南·梳洗罢)
"Wen Tingyun (813-870) was traditionally regarded as the first major lyricist.His lyrics are richly embellished and full of implicit meaning,but this poem simply narrates in the folk-song manner the sorrow of a young woman who,gazing on the r…"
○ By the river (偶游)
"By Wen Tingyun"
○ The morning glow shone on the painting screen (菩萨蛮)
"By Wen Tingyun"
○ I laid on the glass pillow (菩萨蛮)
"By Wen Tingyun"
○ She Sighs on Her Jade Lute (瑶瑟怨)
"Seven-character-quatrainThis poem comes from the renowned late Tang poet Wen Tingyun, celebrated for his graceful lyric poetry. "Lament of the Jade Zither" stands as a quintessential example of his boudoir-plaint poetry. Through de…"
○ The Temple of Su Wu (苏武庙)
"Seven-character-regular-verse"
○ Near the Lizhou Ferry (利州南渡)
"Seven-character-regular-verseFive Lakes, generally include: lakes Dongting, Poyang, Hongze, Chaohu, and Taihu."
○ To a Friend Bound East (送人东游)
"Five-character-regular-verse"