In just over a hundred characters Li describes a merry world of wine and song, and sets a tone of underlying sadness with imagery of spring's brief tenure.
詩仙李白遂起「秉燭夜遊」的雅興，在桃李盛開的春夜，召集友人，在月下挑燈飲酒、吟詠作樂，並寫下這篇僅百餘字，卻辭短韻長、膾炙人口的佳作。