Lyrics:
Outside the pavilion, beside the ancient road, the grass is blue. The evening breeze blows the flute, and the sunset is beyond the mountain. The horizon, the horizon, intimate friends are half scattered;
After drinking a bottle of wine, I will leave Meng Han tonight. Outside the pavilion, beside the ancient road, the grass is blue. When will you come here? Don't hesitate to come.
The horizon, the horizon, intimate friends are half scattered; Life is once in a blue moon, only parting.
Two songs "Farewell" and "Sorrow of Travel" have been widely circulated in China and Japan, while the English "Dream of Home and Mother" has not been remembered by people in the United States, and few people know it now. The title of the song "Farewell" is often mistaken for "Hymn". Although Farewell is a eulogy, Ode is not its title. This song was translated by Chinese rock band Tang Dynasty 1997.
Li Shutong, a native of Pinghu, Zhejiang Province, was born in Tianjin on September 20th in the 6th year of Guangxu (1880). His legal name is Yin Yan, his name is Hongyi, and his name is the old man at night. He is a pioneer of the New Culture Movement in China, an outstanding artist, educator, thinker and innovator, an outstanding representative of the combination of traditional culture and Buddhist culture in China, not only the most outstanding monk in the history of modern Buddhism in China, but also a well-known figure enjoying a high reputation internationally. He is a master of the "Twenty Articles of Shaking the Sea" which integrates poetry, ci, calligraphy and painting, seal cutting, music, drama and literature, and has created a precedent for China's splendid culture and art in many fields.
He pushed China's ancient calligraphy art to the extreme, saying that it was "simple and perfect, like nature itself", and modern cultural celebrities such as Lu Xun and Guo Moruo were proud to get the master's paintings. He was the first pioneer to spread western music to China. His farewell songs have been sung for decades and become classics.
At the same time, he was also the first teacher in China to create nude sketches. Outstanding artistic attainments have cultivated some cultural celebrities, such as the famous painter Feng Zikai and musician Liu Zhiping. He painstakingly worshiped Buddha, did not eat after noon, intensively studied jurisprudence, promoted Buddhism, and helped all beings get out of their misery. He was regarded as the 11th ancestor of Legalism by Buddhist disciples. He left the world with inexhaustible spiritual wealth, and his life was full of legends. He is a typical figure of China's magnificence and simplicity.