不可错过的中国四大古曲

　　High Mountain and Running Rive高山流水

　　This music, legendarily¹ attributed to Yu Boya, tells the story that he and Zhong Ziqi became bosom² friends through his zither performance. 传说这首曲子由俞伯牙所作，讲述了他和钟子期在古筝的演奏和聆听中成为知音的故事。(小编注：钟子期死后，伯牙痛失知音，摔琴绝弦，终身不操。“高山流水”比喻知己或知音，也比喻乐曲高妙。)

　　The Drunkard酒狂

　　The Drunkard

　　is a zither composition by Ruan Ji, a famous writer and musician during the Three Kingdoms Period (220-280). It deals with the wild antics of the drunken Ruan Ji in order to keep away from the politics, and is full of hidden meaning. The tune's clear cadences³ portray⁴ the drunkard's unsteady steps and his befuddled⁵ state, to reveal his troubled mind。《酒狂》是由三国时期的著名诗人、音乐家阮籍所作的一首古筝曲。曲子表现阮籍为了逃避黑暗的时政，时常酣醉不醒、放荡不羁的状态。旋律的抑扬顿挫描绘了醉鬼的蹒跚的步子和昏沉的状态，映射出其痛苦的内心世界。(小编注：阮籍：三国魏诗人，崇奉老庄之学，政治上则采谨慎避祸的态度。与嵇康、刘伶等七人为友，常集于竹林之下肆意酣畅，世称“竹林七贤”。)

　　Wild Geese on the Sandbank平沙落雁

　　Wild Geese on the Sandbank is a piece of lyre music with smooth and melodious⁶ tunes⁷. Its melody depicts⁸ the scene of wild geese's hovering⁹ in the distant horizon before alighting on the sandbank。《平沙落雁》是一首旋律舒缓流畅的古琴曲，描绘出大雁盘在天际盘旋顾盼而后落在沙地上之景象。

　　Plum Blossom Melodies梅花三弄

　　With plum blossoms as its theme, the music sings of persons with high moral integrity through depiction¹⁰ of the undaunted and indomitable character of plum blossoms that burst into bloom in defiance¹¹ of the ferocious¹² cold frost, chilling gales¹³ and drifting snowflakes。这首曲子通过表现梅花傲雪凌霜、不屈不挠的高尚品性来赞颂节操高尚之人。

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