白居易(772~846),字樂天,號香山居士,又號醉吟先生,河南新鄭(今河南鄭州新鄭市)人,是我國唐代偉大的現(xiàn)實主義詩人,唐代三大詩人之一。唐代宗大歷七年(772年)正月,白居易出生于鄭州新鄭東郭宅(今新鄭市東郭寺村)。白氏祖籍山西太原,白居易的祖父白锽移居下邽(今陜西渭南市北)。白锽后曾任鞏縣(今河南鄭州鞏義市)縣令,和當(dāng)時鄰居新鄭縣令是好友,見新鄭山清水秀,遂移家于新鄭,白居易本人就出生于河南新鄭,卒后葬于河南洛陽。
白居易·《憶杭州梅花》
三年閑悶在余杭,曾為梅花醉幾場。
伍相廟邊繁似雪,孤山園里麗如妝。
Reminiscence of Plum Florets in Hangzhou
Bai Juyi
I led a gloomy life in Yuhang for three years’ inhabitation,
For the sake of plum florets, experiencing repeated intoxication.
In Wuxiang Temple, they densely and luxuriantly flourished, resembling flakes of snow,
And, in Gushan Garden, presented a scene so pulchritudinous as fair’s adornment and decoration.