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與夢得沽酒閒飲且約後期

白居易(772-846)
少時猶不憂生計,老後誰能惜酒錢?
共把十千沽一斗,相看七十欠三年。
閒征雅令窮經史,醉聽清吟勝管弦。
更待菊黃家醞熟,共君一醉一陶然。
*“夢得”是劉禹錫的字。劉是白居易的好朋友,唐代大詩人。
**這首詩作於開成三年(838)。白居易當時在洛陽,任太子少傅(即皇太子的導師)。

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雨巷

雨巷
戴望舒(1905-1950)
撐著油紙傘,獨自
徬徨在悠長,悠長
又寂寥的雨巷,
我希望逢著
一個丁香一樣地
結著愁怨的姑娘。
她是有
丁香一樣的顏色,
丁香一樣的芬芳,
丁香一樣的憂愁,
在雨中哀怨,
哀怨又徬徨;
她徬徨在這寂寥的雨巷,
撐著油紙傘
像我一樣,
像我一樣地
默默彳亍著,
冷漠,淒清,又惆悵。
她靜默地走近
走近,又投出
太息一般的眼光,
她飄過
像夢一般地,
像夢一般地淒婉迷茫。
像夢中飄過
一枝丁香地,
我身旁飄過這女郎;
她靜默地遠了,遠了,
到了頹圮的籬牆,
走盡這雨巷。
在雨的哀曲裡,
消了她的顏色,
散了她的芬芳,
消散了,甚至她的
太息般的眼光,
丁香般的惆悵。
撐著油紙傘,獨自
徬徨在悠長,悠長
又寂寥的雨巷,
我希望飄過
一個丁香一樣地
結著愁怨的姑娘。
注:《雨巷》大约写于1927年夏天。最初发表在1928年8月出版的《小说月报》第十九卷第八号上。

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Chopin: No. 1 in D-flat major “Minute Waltz” (circa 1847)

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Chopin: The Revolutionary Étude (circa 1831)

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Étude Op. 10, No. 12 in C minor known as The Revolutionary Étude, is a solo piano work by Frédéric Chopin written circa 1831. It is the 12th of his first set of etudes – “Douze Grandes Etudes” dedicated to “son ami Franz Liszt” (his friend Franz Liszt). The [...]

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“The Mental Traveller,” by William Blake (1757-1827)

The Mental Traveller
I travelled through a land of men,
A land of men and women too,
And heard and saw such dreadful things
As cold earth wanderers never knew.
For there the babe is born in joy
That was begotten in dire woe,
Just as we reap in joy the fruit
Which we in bitter tears did sow;
And if the babe is [...]

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Main Title (I Had A Farm In Africa)

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Original Soundtrack, Out of Africa (1985), composed by John Barry
01. Main Title (I Had A Farm In Africa)
John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on 3 November 1933 in York, England) is an English film score composer. He is best known for composing 11 James Bond soundtracks and was [...]

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