Ballad of the Pipa

Name: Ballad of the Pipa
Author: Bai Juyi

by Bai Juyi

Narrative poem about a musician's sorrow and lost love

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Bai Juyi

Tang dynasty poet celebrated for accessible, socially engaged verse that championed the common people over elite aestheticism. His long narrative poem The Song of Everlasting Regret is one of the most beloved poems in Chinese literature.

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Song of Everlasting RegretEpic poem on an emperor's tragic loss of his beloved concubine
The Lute SongNarrative poem about a musician's sorrow and lost love
Collected WorksComplete works of a Tang dynasty poet and administrator
Pipa SongNarrative poem about a musician's sorrow and lost love
New BalladsCollection of satirical verses on contemporary social issues
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