Xu Zhimo | Second Farewell to Cambridge | John Rutter

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A new music video, featuring Bo Wang, Philippa Davies, Stephen Cleobury and the Choir of King's College Cambridge, for the Mandarin Chinese recording 'Second Farewell to Cambridge' in celebration of the Chinese new year.

This setting of Xu Zhimo's famous poem was created by distinguished English composer John Rutter and headlines the 2018 album, which also features the Jasmine Flower Song alongside choral favourites from King’s.

The young poet studied at King’s College from 1921-1922 and wrote this poem in 1928 when he revisited King’s. It paints an idyllic portrait of King’s. King’s College hosts the annual Xu Zhimo Poetry and Art festival, one of the largest Britain-China cultural exchange events in the UK, and since the album release opened the “Xu Zhimo Friendship Garden” in the College which is the first Chinese garden built in the University of Cambridge. A granite stone in the grounds, carrying the first and last lines of the poem, has become one of the University’s most popular tourist attractions.

English Translation: http://people.ds.cam.ac.uk/ssb22/zhimo/