In the second episode of "Poems of Timeless Acclaim," an AI-generated animation series made by CMG, we revisit this time-honored poem "O Geese" penned by a child prodigy, Luo Binwang. With these verses, one finds a connection to nature, a sense of freedom, a burst of youthful wit, and a profound insight with the world as seen through the eyes of a child.
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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.
00:30Oh geese, oh geese, oh geese...
00:33You crane your necks! Um, your necks!
00:36Um...
00:37Our teacher just taught us this poem, Oh Geese, today!
00:40How did you forget so quickly?
00:42You mean you remember it all?
00:44Uh...
00:46Aha! I remember now!
00:48You crane your necks and sing to the water your song's sweet.
00:52That doesn't sound right. I remember it wasn't like that.
00:56Look at them. They all plunge their heads into the water.
01:00If not the water, to what do they sing?
01:03Oh geese, oh geese, oh geese...
01:05You crane your necks and sing to the water your song's sweet.
01:09No, it definitely isn't sing to the water.
01:11It sure is?
01:13Definitely not.
01:14Oh geese, oh geese, oh geese...
01:17You crane your necks and sing to the sky your song's sweet.
01:21Your white feathers float on the green water with ease.
01:25You swim through clear waters with your red-webbed feet.
01:31See, what did I say?
01:33It's not sing to the water, but sing to the sky.
01:38Grandpa, the geese in the pond, most of the time they swim in the water.
01:43They're not looking up.
01:45Why did Luo Binwang say that they sing to the sky?
01:50In their daily lives, the geese plunge their heads into the water to forage for food.
01:57If you watch them closely, you'll find that when geese sing,
02:01they look up to the sky, and their voices are loud and penetrating,
02:06as if nothing in the world can stop them.
02:15Please.
02:20This is my son, Luo Binwang. He's quite mischievous.
02:24Can he read and write?
02:26Of course. I can read the Thousand Character Classic.
02:30Uh-huh. You ignorant kid, stop bragging.
02:34How is it bragging? It's the truth.
02:38Oh, ha ha ha. Can you compose poems?
02:42A mere child cannot master such an art.
02:45Father, let me try.
02:49In that case, why not write a poem about geese? We'll see how it goes.
02:55All right.
02:57Oh, geese, oh, geese, oh, geese!
02:59You crane your necks and sing to the sky your song sweet.
03:04Your white feathers float on the green water with ease.
03:08You swim through clear waters with your red-webbed feet.
03:12That's a really good one.
03:15Brother Luo, your son is truly exceptional.
03:18No wonder he's renowned as a child prodigy.
03:23Ha ha ha. He's overpraised. It's just child's play.
03:27Come, food and wine are ready for you.
03:33Luo Binwang wrote such a poem at seven, but I can't even memorize it.
03:40Well, don't compare with a child prodigy.
03:44Yeah, he's truly a role model.
03:47But this so-called child prodigy, in the decades of his later life,
03:51achieved nothing more significant than the average Joe.
03:56So do you still admire him?
03:59That is for sure.
04:05Indeed, the geese do crane their necks and sing to the sky.
04:09Our teacher was right. Among the millions of people in this world,
04:13Luo Binwang was the one who wrote such romantic and meaningful verses.
04:17Exactly. Just now, the honks of the geese were so loud and piercing,
04:22like they were singing to the sky with such confidence.
04:29For all the years I've lived, I'm not as insightful as you two youngsters.
04:35I'm truly ashamed.
04:38Huh? Why did he leave so suddenly? Did I say something wrong?
04:43Yeah, it seemed like he knew a lot about Luo Binwang.
04:46I just wanted to ask him how Luo Binwang is doing now.
04:52You crane your necks and sing to the sky your song sweet.
04:58Well done. Well done.
05:01Well done. Well done.
05:05Teacher! Teacher!
05:09Wait for me!
05:14School's over. Why haven't you gone home to review your lessons?
05:18Have you memorized the poem that you learned today?
05:22Yes, we have.
05:24Oh, geese! Oh, geese! Oh, geese!
05:27Oh, geese! You crane your necks and sing to the sky your song sweet.
05:31Your white feathers float on the green water with ease.
05:34You swim through clear waters with your red-webbed feet.
05:38Well done. Well done.
05:41Teacher, I want to know where the author Luo Binwang is now.
05:47Why do you want to know?
05:50I just really want to meet him. He's such a talented poet.
05:54Luo Binwang's whereabouts are unknown now.
05:57Some say he's passed away. Others say he's returned to Jiangnan.
06:04Perhaps you may have crossed paths in your travels.
06:08But you couldn't tell it was him.
06:13But I believe Luo Binwang must still be alive.
06:16After all, he's the one who wrote Oh, Geese at the age of seven.
06:21He is like the white geese in the pond, holding his head up high, singing to the sky.
06:29That must be it.
06:51The End