<p>It is a poem by 李白 (Li Bai 701 AD -762 AD )</p>
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<p>一為遷客去長沙，Once became a banished man, he headed to Changsha.</p>
<p>西望長安不見家。looking back at Chang'an in the west, he could not see his home.</p>
<p>黃鶴樓中吹玉笛，Inside the Yellow Crane Tower, someone was playing a *tunes with jade flute.</p>
<p>江城五月落梅花。It felt like falling plum blossoms in the River City in May</p>
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<p>*The tunes was《梅花落》(Plum Blossom Falling)</p>
<p>Li Bai was banished from the capital, He wrote this poem to express his sorrow.</p>

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Li Bai  had been demoted in his life,  that's why I presumed the character in the poem was Li Bai himself. It is now changed to non-specific person in my translation. (Since 賈誼's name was not mentioned in the poem  itself.) thanks user-487 for pointing it out.
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Thankk youu tang ho 
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<p>Can any one tell me the meaning of this picture?</p>

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Can someone please tell me what this poem means?
# Can someone please tell me what this poem means?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-11-04)

Can any one tell me the meaning of this picture?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-11-05. Score: 1

It is a poem by 李白 (Li Bai 701 AD -762 AD )

> 一為遷客去長沙，Once became a banished man, he headed to Changsha.
>
> 西望長安不見家。looking back at Chang'an in the west, he could not see his home.
>
> 黃鶴樓中吹玉笛，Inside the Yellow Crane Tower, someone was playing a \*tunes with jade flute.
>
> 江城五月落梅花。It felt like falling plum blossoms in the River City in May

\*The tunes was《梅花落》(Plum Blossom Falling)

Li Bai was banished from the capital, He wrote this poem to express his sorrow.

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Li Bai  had been demoted in his life,  that's why I presumed the character in the poem was Li Bai himself. It is now changed to non-specific person in my translation. (Since 賈誼's name was not mentioned in the poem  itself.) thanks user-487 for pointing it out.  
> **username_0**: Thankk youu username_1   

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