Poems of Timeless Acclaim Episode 6: Du Fu's joyful poem

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What news made the great Tang Dynasty (618-907) poet Du Fu so excited that he immediately penned a masterpiece? In the sixth episode of "Poems of Timeless Acclaim," an AI-generated animation series created by CMG, let us feel the joy and excitement of the wandering poet upon hearing the news of the pacification of war.

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00:00At Yellow Crane Tower in the west, my old friends...

00:04After one night of wind and showers, how many are the fallen flowers?

00:07A thousand miles from home, I'm grieved at autumn's...

00:10Lonely smoke rises straight over endless river...

00:13How rare the moon, so round and clear.

00:16With cup in hand, I ask of the blue sky.

00:30My dear, why are you patching up these clothes again?

00:39I saw you doing quite a bit of mending yesterday.

00:42This one is for our little son.

00:44He took a tumble yesterday and tore the sleeve a little.

00:48I'm patching it up for him again.

00:53They're all worn out like this.

00:56Why don't you make a new one instead?

00:59Now, even our rice jar is almost empty.

01:03Let alone making new clothes.

01:06This is all my fault.

01:09In these troubled times, where people are suffering...

01:12I truly do not know when these days will come to an end...

01:15And the common people can once again live a prosperous life.

01:19There's no need to blame yourself, dear.

01:22With renegades causing havoc, times are indeed tough.

01:26For now, it's already good for our family to remain here...

01:29And be sheltered from the war.

01:32I wonder when this chaos will end.

01:35Daddy!

01:37Daddy!

01:39Granny Li's son, who joined the army at the border, sent her a letter.

01:43She wanted you to read it for her.

01:47Because I'm unable to read...

01:50Every time I have to trouble you to read my son's letter...

01:53I'm greatly indebted.

01:55Don't say that, Granny Li.

01:57Helping each other is what we should do.

02:07Mother, I hope this letter finds you well.

02:10A few days ago, I was in the army.

02:13I hope this letter finds you well.

02:15A few days ago, I followed the army northward...

02:18Reclaiming lost territories along the way.

02:21Until recently, we finally recaptured the strategic towns of Mozhou and Yuzhou.

02:27The rebel leader Shi Chaoyi admitted his guilt and hanged himself.

02:32We also took in all his remaining forces.

02:35I will return home soon.

02:44Sir, has something happened to my son?

02:47We captured Mozhou and Yuzhou.

02:49We captured Mozhou and Yuzhou.

02:52Shi Chaoyi hanged himself!

02:54Shi Chaoyi hanged himself!

03:00What happened?

03:02The rebellion has ended.

03:04Both regions north and south of the Yellow River have been reclaimed.

03:14Granny Li, the war has finally ended.

03:17Your son is coming back soon.

03:20My son is coming home? Is that true?

03:23Yes, absolutely true.

03:25Good.

03:27My son is coming home. Good.

03:30Help Granny Li get back home. Be careful.

03:34Yes, Mother.

03:43My dear husband, what are you doing?

03:59The war has ended.

04:01We can now return to our hometown.

04:03No longer moving from place to place and staying away from home.

04:07Be careful.

04:13Look.

04:29Once we're all packed up,

04:31we'll head to Baxia, pass through Wuxia, reach Xiangyang,

04:36and finally, we'll go straight to Luoyang.

04:39Daddy, we're finally going back to Luoyang, aren't we?

04:42Yes, we're going home.

04:45That's great. We're going home.

05:06It is said the northern gate is recaptured of late.

05:09When the news reach my ears, my gown is wet with tears.

05:13Staring at my wife's face, of grief I find no trace.

05:17Rolling my verse books, my joy-like madness looks.

05:21Though I am white-haired, still I sing and drink my fill.

05:25With verdure springs aglow, tis time we homeward go.

05:29We shall sail all the way through three gorges in a day.

05:32Going down to Xiangyang, we'll come up to Luoyang.

05:39Ha, ha, ha!

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