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「Song of Everlasting Regret」 Bai Juyi

AuthorCN772 — 846

Representative poet of the Mid-Tang dynasty. Left Song of Everlasting Regret and Pipa Xing, leading the New Yuefu movement and singing of the people's lives in plain verse.

“Writing must carry the pain of the era; songs must carry the affairs of the world.”

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“Writing must carry the pain of the era; songs must carry the affairs of the world.”

Greeting

“Poetry must hold the pain of the people.”
“I wish to write poems that even an old person on the road can understand.”
“When the pipa sounded on the river, the water wept — and I wept with it.”

Roll Call

“Poems written in the people's tongue — now I turn them to action.”
“I leave behind the pipa music by the river and step forth.”
“I shall fight a fight that even the old man on the road can understand.”

Deploy

“Strip away the flowery rhetoric — clash with all your heart!”
“One word the people understand is worth enough!”
“Remember the tears of the old charcoal seller and march!”

Victory

“The moonlight on the river is still once more.”
“One plain word has defeated a hundred ornate ones.”
“The pipa sounds clear again.”

Draw

“We share the same fortune — what more is there to say?”
“The sorrow of the Song of Everlasting Regret is not yet resolved.”
“Next time, with simpler words and deeper reach.”

Defeat

“My blue shirt is soaked by the Xunyang River.”
“I feel as the old man whose charcoal was taken.”
“A simple poem does not always mean a simple fight.”

Strike

“One clean blow is all it takes!”
“Like a pipa string about to snap — one stroke!”
“Strike with the people's tongue!”
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Overview

A practical literati official who became East Asia's most prolific poet through plain language and deep social empathy. Top-tier benevolence and intellect combined with bureaucratic command simultaneously completed administrative achievements in irrigation infrastructure and historical records of the people written in verse; complex dispositions where bohemian spirit and frank remonstration coexist form the human appeal of his stat structure.

Core Abilities

Command
58
Martial
20
Intellect
90
Charm
85

Inner Virtues

Temperance
55
Diligence
88
Reflection
82
Courage
72

Outer Virtues

Loyalty
68
Benevolence
88
Fairness
80
Humility
68

Core Disposition

Pessimism
Optimism
Conservative
Progressive
Individual
Social
Cautious
Bold

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