Farewell on the Prairie

Farewell on the Prairie 赋得古原草送别
Poem BAI Juyi 白居易
Music Xiao Su 苏潇 (中国 China)
Baritone Valdis Jansons

“Farewell on the Prairie” by BAI Juyi
白居易《赋得古原草送别》
离离原上草，
一岁一枯荣。
野火烧不尽，
春风吹又生。
远芳侵古道，
晴翠接荒城。
又送王孙去，
萋萋满别情。 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.