For Hua Qing

By Du Fu
Jincheng silk flute day mixed Half enter river wind half enter cloud This tune only should heaven on go Human world able get how many times hear
In Jincheng, music of silk and flutes mixes together all day, Half goes to the river breeze, half goes to the clouds. Music such as this should only go to heaven above, In this human world, how many times can it be heard?

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