【作品简介】
《听安万善吹觱篥歌》由李颀创作，被选入《唐诗三百首》。这首诗是写听了胡人乐师安万善吹奏觱篥，称赞他高超的演技，同时写篥之声凄清，闻者悲凉。前六句先叙篥的来源及其声音的凄凉；中间十句写其声多变，为春为秋，如凤鸣如龙吟。末两句写作者身处异乡，时值除夕，闻此尤感孤寂凄苦。诗在描摹音乐时，不级以鸟兽树木之声作比，同时采用通感手法，以“黄云蔽日，”
李颀与王维、高适、王昌龄等著名诗人皆有来往，诗名颇高。其诗内容涉及较广，尤以边塞诗、音乐诗获誉于世。擅长五、七言歌行体。赵郡（今河北赵县）人，一说东川（今四川三台一带）人。少时家本富有，后结识富豪轻薄子弟，倾财破产。后刻苦读书。隐居颍阳（今河北南许昌）苦读10年，于唐玄宗开元二十三年（735年）考取进士，曾任新乡县尉。任职多年，没有升迁，晚年仍过隐居生活。他一生交游很广，当时著名诗人王昌龄、高适、王维等都与他关系密切。李颀性格疏放超脱，厌薄世俗。他的诗以边塞诗成就最大，奔放豪迈，慷慨悲凉，最著名的有《古从军行》 、 《古意》 、 《塞下曲》等。李颀还善于用诗歌来描写音乐和塑造人物形象。他以长歌著名，也擅长短诗，他的七言律诗尤为后人推崇。 《全唐诗》中录存李颀诗三卷，后人辑有《李颀诗集》 。
【中英对照翻译】
听安万善吹觱篥歌
李颀
南山截竹为觱篥， 此乐本自龟兹出。
流传汉地曲转奇， 凉州胡人为我吹。
傍邻闻者多叹息， 远客思乡皆泪垂。
世人解听不解赏， 长飙风中自来往。
枯桑老柏寒飕飗， 九雏鸣凤乱啾啾。
龙吟虎啸一时发， 万籁百泉相与秋。
忽然更作渔阳掺， 黄云萧条白日暗。
变调如闻杨柳春， 上林繁花照眼新。
岁夜高堂列明烛， 美酒一杯声一曲。
ON HEARING AN WANSHAN PLAY THE REED-PIPE
Li Qi
Bamboo from the southern hills was used to make this pipe.
And its music, that was introduced from Persia first of all,
Has taken on new magic through later use in China.
And now the Tartar from Liangzhou, blowing it for me,
Drawing a sigh from whosoever hears it,
Is bringing to a wanderer's eyes homesick tears....
Many like to listen; but few understand.
To and fro at will there's a long wind flying,
Dry mulberry-trees, old cypresses, trembling in its chill.
There are nine baby phoenixes, outcrying one another;
A dragon and a tiger spring up at the same moment;
Then in a hundred waterfalls ten thousand songs of autumn
Are suddenly changing to The Yuyang Lament;
And when yellow clouds grow thin and the white sun darkens,
They are changing still again to Spring in the Willow Trees.
Like Imperial Garden flowers, brightening the eye with beauty,
Are the high-hall candles we have lighted this cold night,
And with every cup of wine goes another round of music.