Farewell on the Prairie 賦得古原草送別
Poem BAI Juyi 白居易
Music Xiao Su 蘇瀟 (中國 China)
Baritone Valdis Jansons

“Farewell on the Prairie” by BAI Juyi
白居易《賦得古原草送別》
離離原上草，
一歲一枯榮。
野火燒不盡，
春風吹又生。
遠芳侵古道，
晴翠接荒城。
又送王孫去，
萋萋滿別情。 Prairie grass so lush,
Every year it dies and revives.
Wild fires cannot burn it off,
Spring winds breathe life back to all.
Ancient roads can smell its scent from afar,
Barren cities are linked by its verdant green.
Farewell, my illustrious friend,
Even the grass heaves with our parting sorrows.