古诗词也可以很有趣 《琵琶行》变成流行歌曲!

Chinese younger generation rediscovers ancient poem's roots in music.

中国的年轻一代在音乐中重现了古诗的根源。

A piece of ancient Chinese poetry, which was written about 1,200 years ago, has recently become an online sensation among teenagers, after two young musicians composed a song for it.

一首1200年前所写的中国诗词，在由两个年轻音乐人为其谱曲后，近日通过网络在年轻人中引起了轰动。

Two days after a namesake song of the household ancient Chinese poem "Song of a Pipa Player" was posted on Bilibili, a popular video sharing website among the younger generation, it has already earned over 20,000 hits and some 1,300 comments.

在这首家喻户晓的诗词《琵琶行》的同名歌曲发布到哔哩哔哩--一个在年轻人中很流行的视频分享网站上两天之后，它就获得了超过2万的点击量和约1300条评论。

Many teenagers liked and shared the five-minute song, saying that they finally found the "correct way" to recite the ancient Chinese poems.

很多青少年都对这个五分钟长的歌曲进行了点赞和分享，他们表示，自己终于找到了背古诗词的正确方式。

The poem "Song of a Pipa Player" was written by Bai Juyi, a Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Consisting of over 600 characters, the poem is on the high school syllabus across China and is a must for the students to recite.

《琵琶行》是中国唐代诗人白居易创作的。全篇共有600余字，是在全中国的高中教纲中都有的一首诗词，并要求学生们全文背诵。

The composers of the song, named Qiran and Shenmiren online, are both online musicians. Qiran said he has been thinking of composing songs based on ancient poems since high school years.

这首歌的作曲人在网上名叫奇然和沈谧仁，他们两人都是线上音乐人。奇然称，他从高中就开始打算以古诗作为基础来谱曲了。

"I hated reciting poems during that time, so I made up some melodies to help, and it really helped," said Qiran.

奇然说道：“我那个时候很讨厌背诗，所以我编了些曲调来帮我记忆，而这真的很有效。”

"It is a great pleasure to see so many high school students enjoying the song. If it helps them learn and recite the poems, we will continue to compose for sure. We hope that after listening to the whole album, they will get full marks in the Chinese examination," he said.

他表示：“看到那么多高中生都喜欢这首歌，我感到很开心。如果这能够帮他们学习和背诵这些诗，我们一定会继续谱曲的。我希望他们在听完整张专辑后，能够在语文考试中拿到满分。”