Ancient Poets Make Debuts in Modern Song Lyrics on Chinese Music Apps

Translation

Keywords

拥有 - yōngyǒu - to have / to possess
不乏 - bùfá - there is no lack of
思念 - sīniàn - to think of / to long for / to miss
吟唱 - yínchàng - to chant / to recite
词牌 - cípái - names of the tunes to which poems are composed
曲调 - qǔdiào - tune / melody
但愿 - dànyuàn - if only (sth were possible) / I wish (that)
失传 - shīchuán - not transmitted / no longer extant / lost in transmission / (of skills etc) to die out / lost / extinct
版本 - bǎnběn - version / edition / release
感慨 - gǎnkǎi - to sigh with sorrow, regret etc / rueful / deeply moved
调侃 - tiáokǎn - to ridicule / to tease / to mock / idle talk / chitchat
截图 - jiétú - screenshot (computing)
守护 - shǒuhù - to guard / to protect
致敬 - zhìjìng - to greet / to pay respects to
逝去 - shìqù - to elapse / to pass away / to die / demise
表白 - biǎobái - to explain oneself / to express / to reveal one's thoughts or feelings / declaration / confession
文言文 - wényánwén - classical Chinese
口吻 - kǒuwěn - tone of voice / connotation in intonation / accent (regional etc)

Grammar

据悉… - Expressing "according to reports / it is reported (that)…" with "jùxī…"
据悉，被收录的这些古代文人中，不乏李白、白居易等唐代“顶流”，更有李清照、苏轼等被反复传唱的宋代优秀诗人。

被视为… - Expressing "to be seen as…" with "bèishìwéi…"
以苏轼为例，其作品《水调歌头·明月几时有》被视为中秋佳节表达对亲人思念之情的经典名作。

绝大部分 + Adj. or Noun Phrase - Expressing "in large part / the greater part of sth" with "juédàbùfen + Adj. or Noun Phrase"
虽然该词的原曲在苏轼生活的北宋广为流传，但绝大部分现已失传，而歌词却得以流传至今。

逾 + Number / Figure - Expressing "to exceed / to go beyond…" with "yú + Number / Figure"
与此同时，著名诗人李白也有42首作品，并拥有逾2000名粉丝；而白居易的粉丝量则高达9765，“乐迷守护”8801名。

由此可见… - Expressing "from this, it can be seen that…" with "yóucǐkějiàn…"
由此可见，古人们正以前所未有的方式被融入当下语境，为更多喜欢古典文化的年轻人提供精神食粮，让经典文学获得新生。

Grammar

據悉… - Expressing "according to reports / it is reported (that)…" with "jùxī…"
據悉，被收錄的這些古代文人中，不乏李白、白居易等唐代「頂流」，更有李清照、蘇軾等被反復傳唱的宋代優秀詩人。

被視為… - Expressing "to be seen as…" with "bèishìwéi…"
以蘇軾為例，其作品《水調歌頭‧明月幾時有》被視為中秋佳節表達對親人思念之情的經典名作。

絕大部分 + Adj. or Noun Phrase - Expressing "in large part / the greater part of sth" with "juédàbùfen + Adj. or Noun Phrase"
雖然該詞的原曲在蘇軾生活的北宋廣為流傳，但絕大部分現已失傳，而歌詞卻得以流傳至今。

逾 + Number / Figure - Expressing "to exceed / to go beyond…" with "yú + Number / Figure"
與此同時，著名詩人李白也有42首作品，並擁有逾2000名粉絲；而白居易的粉絲量則高達9765，「樂迷守護」8801名。

由此可見… - Expressing "from this, it can be seen that…" with "yóucǐkějiàn…"
由此可見，古人們正以前所未有的方式被融入當下語境，為更多喜歡古典文化的年輕人提供精神食糧，讓經典文學獲得新生。

Proper Nouns

王菲 - Wáng Fēi - Faye Wong (Hong Kong pop star and actress)
水调歌头·明月几时有 - Shuǐ Diào Gē Tóu · Míngyuè Jǐshíyǒu - Prelude to Water Melody: When Will the Moon Be Clear and Bright? (poem by the Song Dynasty scholar Su Shi, composed on the Mid-Autumn Festival of 1076)
网易 - Wǎngyì - NetEase (Chinese Internet technology company)
腾讯音乐 - Téngxùn Yīnyuè - Tencent Music Entertainment Group (abbr.)
李白 - Lǐ Bái - Li Bai (701-762 AD, famous Tang Dynasty poet)
白居易 - Bái Jūyì - Bai Juyi (Chinese musician, poet, and politician during the Tang dynasty, 772-846 AD)
唐代 - Tángdài - Tang dynasty (618-907 AD)
李清照 - Lǐ Qīngzhào - Li Qingzhao (Chinese poet and essayist of the Song dynasty, 1084-1155)
苏轼 - Sū Shì - Su Shi (Chinese calligrapher, essayist, gastronomer, pharmacologist, poet, politician, and travel writer during the Song dynasty, 1037-1101)
宋代 - Sòngdài - Song dynasty (960-1279)
北宋 - Běi Sòng - Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127 AD)

Idioms

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