In ancient poems and essays, the names of musical instruments are used to refer to music as follows:

1. After calling for thousands of times, it comes out, still holding the pipa half-hiding its face. ——Bai Juyi of the Tang Dynasty, "Pipa Play"

Translation: After being called upon, she slowly walked out, half covering her face with the pipa she held in her arms.

2. The pipa strings speak of lovesickness. The bright moon was there at that time, and it once illuminated the colorful clouds. ——Song Dynasty Yan Jidao's "Linjiang Fairy·Dream Queen's Tower is Highly Locked"

Translation: Pipa plays the pipa to tell the story of lovesickness. The bright moon was still there now, illuminating her colorful cloud-like figure as it returned.

3. When the pipa dances to a new sound, it is always a farewell to the old. ——Wang Changling of the Tang Dynasty, "Seven Songs on the Military March"

Translation: Dancing in the army, the accompaniment of the pipa brings out new sounds. No matter how it is renovated, every time I hear the tune of "Guan Shan Yue", I will always It aroused the sadness of the border officers and soldiers who had been away from home for a long time.

4. Pedestrians are fighting against the wind and sand, and Princess Pipa is full of resentments. ——Tang Dynasty Li Qi's "Ancient Military Journey"

Translation: The wind and sand are filled with darkness, and the only sounds that can be heard are the sound of the night watch in the army, and the weeping and resentful sound of the pipa. .

5. There are fifty strings of brocade strings for no reason, each string and one column reminds me of the past. ——"Jin Se" by Li Shangyin of the Tang Dynasty

Translation: Why does the exquisite Se have fifty strings? Every string and column reminds me of my youth.