Chinese Poetry for My Daughter 给女儿的古诗课

Poetry Lessons for My Daughter | 给女儿的古诗课EP03: Qingping Melody I | 第三课：清平调·其一—How Do Great Poets Describe Beauty?Clouds conjure her robes. Blossoms conjure her face.No eyes. No brows. Not a single feature described.And yet, a woman remembered as the greatest beauty of the Tang dynasty has lived in readers' imaginations for more than thirteen centuries.In this episode, we read Li Bai's Qingping Melody I (清平调·其一) — a poem written by imperial command beside a pavilion of blooming peonies, for Emperor Xuanzong and his beloved consort, Yang Guifei.Together, we explore how the greatest poets — Chinese and Western alike — rarely describe beauty directly. They conjure it.Along the way, we journey from the splendor of the Tang court to Shakespeare's Sonnet 18, Byron's She Walks in Beauty, Marlowe's Helen of Troy, and the story of how one woman's legend became forever intertwined with the rise and fall of China's golden age.And, as a little surprise at the end, a literary confession from the French president. 🇫🇷🎬 Subscribe for upcoming episodes. One poem at a time.—这一课，我们读李白的《清平调·其一》。没有眉眼，没有容颜，只有云朵、花朵、春风与露水。李白写杨贵妃，从不说她长什么样——却让她永远活在每一个读诗人的想象之中。从唐代宫廷到莎士比亚、拜伦与马洛，我们聊聊中西方诗人描写"美"的方式，以及一个美人的命运，如何映照一个时代的兴衰。片尾还有一个关于法国总统马克龙的文学彩蛋。🇫🇷一首诗，一次对话。欢迎加入我们。🌸—📖 Episode Guide00:00 Qingping Melody I: A Poem About Beauty01:48 Why Did Li Bai Write This Poem?07:55 The Art of Describing Beauty Without Description13:05 How Shakespeare and Byron Wrote Beauty15:35 Yang Guifei: Beauty, Power and a Fallen Empire20:46 The Legacy of Yang Guifei in Chinese Literature25:10 Fang Xiaoru: Loyalty Beyond Death29:05 Which Literary Character Does Macron Identify With?—清平调·其一 · 李白云想衣裳花想容，春风拂槛露华浓。若非群玉山头见，会向瑶台月下逢。Qingping Melody I · Li BaiClouds conjure her robes, blossoms conjure her face;the spring breeze brushes the balustrade as dewdrops deepen every bloom.Had one not seen her upon the jeweled peaks of Mount Qunyu,one would surely meet her beneath the moonlit terraces of heaven.—📚 Also referenced in this episode诗词 Poetry〈梦游天姥吟留别〉李白 A Dream Journey to Tianmu Mountain · Li Bai〈行路难〉李白 Hard Roads · Li Bai〈望岳〉杜甫 Gazing at Mount Tai · Du Fu〈长恨歌〉白居易 Song of Everlasting Regret · Bai Juyi〈滕王阁序〉王勃 Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng · Wang Bo典籍 Classical Texts《杨太真外传》 Unofficial Biography of Lady Yang戏剧 Drama《长生殿》洪昇 Palace of Eternal Life · Hong Sheng (Kunqu Opera)—📚 Also mentioned:Sonnet 18 · William ShakespeareShe Walks in Beauty · Lord ByronDoctor Faustus · Christopher MarloweThe Red and the Black《红与黑》· StendhalThe Count of Monte Cristo《基督山伯爵》· Alexandre Dumas—🌙 Ancient poems for modern hearts.Instagram: @chinesepoetryformydaughter🎹 Theme Music: Prelude to Water MelodyAvailable on Spotify, Apple Music & YouTube Music.—CreditsMusic adapted from "Shui Diao Ge Tou"（《水调歌头》）and performed by May MaEdited by Zhou HangProduction by 2 Soleil Creatives

Poetry Lessons for My Daughter | 给女儿的古诗课EP02: Inscribed on the Farmhouse South of the City | 第二课：题都城南庄—A locked door. A peach tree still in bloom. And four lines that carried a stranger's memory for more than a thousand years.What if the most unforgettable love story is not the one that happened — but the one that almost did?In this episode, we read Cui Hu's 《题都城南庄》— perhaps one of the shortest love stories in Chinese literature. A spring encounter, a delayed return, and the quiet ache of arriving one season too late.Along the way, we wander through Dream of the Red Chamber, Wang Anshi's fallen blossoms, Audrey Hepburn's Paris, and Renoir's tender paintings of love and longing.🎬 Subscribe for upcoming episodes. One poem at a time.—题都城南庄 · 崔护去年今日此门中，人面桃花相映红。人面不知何处去，桃花依旧笑春风。Inscribed on the Farmhouse South of the City · Cui HuThis day last year, within this very gate,a face and peach blossoms glowed red, each lovely as the other.That face — I know not where it has gone;the peach blossoms still laugh in the spring breeze.—📚 Also referenced in this episode:诗词 Poetry〈春晚〉王安石 Spring Evening · Wang Anshi〈北山〉王安石 The Northern Hill · Wang Anshi〈黄鹤楼〉崔颢 Yellow Crane Tower · Cui Hao〈题西林壁〉苏轼 Inscribed on the Wall of Xilin Temple · Su Shi〈观书有感〉朱熹 Reflections on Reading · Zhu Xi〈江城子·乙卯正月二十日夜记梦〉苏轼 Jiang Cheng Zi · Su Shi〈醉花阴〉李清照 Zui Hua Yin · Li Qingzhao典籍 Classical Texts《本事诗》孟棨 Benshishi · Meng Qi《红楼梦》曹雪芹 Dream of the Red Chamber · Cao Xueqin戏剧改编 Stage Adaptations《桃花人面》昆剧 — 上海昆剧团 Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe《人面桃花》京剧 — 欧阳予倩改编 adapted by Ouyang Yuqian元代杂剧改编 — 白朴 Bai Pu, Yuan dynasty📺 Also mentioned:The Other Bennett Sister (BBC)Roman Holiday《罗马假日》(1953)The Bridges of Madison County《廊桥遗梦》(1995)Le Silence de la Mer《沉静如海》(2004)Titanic《泰坦尼克号》(1997)📚 Also mentioned:《一辈子活在优雅里》— Audrey Hepburn biography🎨 Renoir and Love — Musée d'Orsay, ParisFeaturing: Luncheon of the Boating Party (on loan from The Phillips Collection, Washington DC)—这一课，我们读崔护的《题都城南庄》。一扇门，一树桃花，一个迟到了一整年的归人。也许这是中国文学里最短、也最令人难忘的爱情故事之一。从唐诗里的"人面桃花"，到《红楼梦》、奥黛丽·赫本与雷诺阿，我们聊那些关于错过、记忆与浪漫的瞬间。一首诗，一次对话。欢迎加入我们。🌸—CreditsMusic adapted from "Shui Diao Ge Tou"（《水调歌头》）and performed by May MaEdited by Zhou HangProduction by 2 Soleil Creatives

Poetry Lessons for My Daughter | 给女儿的古诗课EP01: Mooring at Guazhou | 第一课：泊船瓜洲—It started with an ugly willow tree by the Seine.One glimpse, and a line came back to me — a poem I'd learned as a child, a thousand years old, suddenly alive again. I called my mum. She said: let's start there.In our first episode, we sit with Wang Anshi and 《泊船瓜洲》— a poem about leaving, looking back, and the particular ache of not knowing when you'll return.🎬 Subscribe for upcoming episodes. One poem at a time.—泊船瓜洲 · 王安石京口瓜洲一水间，钟山只隔数重山。春风又绿江南岸，明月何时照我还。Mooring at Guazhou · Wang AnshiJingkou and Guazhou, separated by a stretch of water;Zhongshan lies just beyond a few folds of hills.The spring breeze has turned the southern bank green once more —when will the bright moon light my way home?—📚 Also referenced in this episode:诗词 Poetry〈枫桥夜泊〉张继 Mooring by Maple Bridge at Night · Zhang Ji〈泊秦淮〉杜牧 Mooring on the Qinhuai River · Du Mu〈静夜思〉李白 Quiet Night Thoughts · Li Bai〈水调歌头〉苏轼 Prelude to Water Melody · Su Shi〈题西林壁〉苏轼 Inscribed on the Wall of Xilin Temple · Su Shi〈游褒禅山记〉王安石 Record of a Trip to Baochan Mountain · Wang Anshi〈读孟尝君传〉王安石 Reflections on the Biography of Lord Mengchang · Wang Anshi〈招隐士〉《楚辞》Summoning the Recluse · Songs of Chu文集 Collected Works《容斋随笔》洪迈 Rongzhai Suibi · Hong Mai《千家诗》Poems of a Thousand Poets📺 Also mentioned:The Other Bennett Sister (BBC) — based on a novel by Janice Hadlow, reimagining Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice from the perspective of Mary Bennett—这首诗的缘起，是塞纳河边一棵歪歪扭扭的柳树。那一眼，让我想起了一句学了许久、却从未真正读懂的诗。我告诉了我妈，她说：就从这里开始吧。第一课，我们读王安石的《泊船瓜洲》——关于离家，关于回望，关于明月何时照我还。一首诗，一次对话。欢迎加入我们。🎬—CreditsMusic adapted from "Shui Diao Ge Tou" (《水调歌头》) and performed by May MaEdited by Zhou HangProduction by 2 Soleil Creatives

A Chinese literature teacher and her Paris-based daughter return to classical Chinese poetry.Across distance and time, we turn to these lines—still speaking, still alive, one poem at a time.This is where we begin.—《给女儿的古诗课》一位语文老师母亲和她身在海外的女儿，一起重新读古诗词。我是五月马 (May Ma)，成长辗转在不同语言与文化之间 🇨🇳🇯🇵🇺🇸🇫🇷，现居巴黎。离开母语二十年后，现在通过视频对话，跟着妈妈重读中国古诗词。🎬 预告片今天上线 第一首诗，很快见。也欢迎你，加入我们一起读诗。CreditsTheme music adapted from “Shui Diao Ge Tou”（《水调歌头》） and performed by May Ma Video edited by Zhou Hang Produced by 2 Soleil Creatives🎬 Subscribe for upcoming episodes.