"Miscellaneous Poems One"
zá shī qí yī
Dynasty: Eastern Jin Dynasty Author: Tao Yuanming
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Life has no roots, floating like dust on the road.
rén shēng wú gēn dì ,piāo rú mò shàng chén.
Scattered and turned around by the wind, this is already abnormal.
fēn sàn zhú fēng zhuǎn ,cǐ yǐ fēi cháng shēn.
We are brothers, why should we be close by flesh and blood! We can have fun together, fight and drink with neighbors.
luò dì wéi xiōng dì,hé bì gǔ ròu qīn !dé huān dāng zuò lè,dǒu jiǔ jù bǐ lín.
The prime years will not come back again, and it will be difficult to wake up again in one day.
Shèng nián bù chóng lái ,yī rì nán zài chén.
Be encouraged in time, time waits for no one.
jí shí dāng miǎn lì,suì yuè bú dài rén.
1. Translation
Life in the world is like dust on the road, originally it was like wandering in the wind, No basis. Life is drifting with the wind. This body has gone through many hardships and is no longer what it used to be. Everyone in the world should be regarded as brothers, why do we have to have biological brothers to be able to have a blind date?
When you encounter something pleasant, you should enjoy yourself. If you have wine, invite your neighbors and friends to drink together. Life is like time. Once it has passed, it will never come back again. Therefore, you should take advantage of your youth and strength to encourage yourself and do more of what you should do.
2. Appreciation
This poem begins with a lament about the uncontrollability of life's destiny: "Life has no roots, floating like dust on the road. Scattered and driven by the wind, this is it. Very personal." It makes people feel sad and heart-wrenching to read. However, the poet Tao Yuanming is different from those ordinary people who succumb to worldly things. Instead, he persistently pursues the warm love of friends in life, advocates happiness, and persuades people that "we are brothers, why should we be close by flesh and blood! We can just be happy, Fighting for wine and getting together with neighbors."
What is particularly surprising to future generations is that at the end of the work, the author wrote a famous and enduring sentence: "The prime years will never come again, and it will be difficult to wake up again. We should encourage you in time, and time waits for no one." "Warning the world: Time waits for no one, and people should encourage themselves in time when they are young, which is really inspiring.
The whole poem is like a long conversation between friends. It is simple and unpretentious, but the rich philosophy of life is deeply contained in it. It is inspiring and thought-provoking.
3. Introduction to the author
Tao Yuanming (365-427), whose courtesy name was Yuanliang, was also nicknamed Mr. Wuliu. He changed his name to Qian in his later years and was given the posthumous title Jingjie by his relatives and friends after his death. A native of Chaisang people in Xunyang (now Jiujiang City) in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. When he was young, his family declined. His father died when he was eight years old, and his mother died of illness when he was twelve years old. He lived with his mother and sister. Orphaned and widowed, most of them live in the home of their grandfather Meng Jia. My grandfather had a large collection of books at home, which provided him with the conditions to read ancient books and understand history.
In the Jin Dynasty, when scholars took Zhuang and Lao as their main focus and deposed the Six Classics, he not only studied Laozi and Zhuangzi like ordinary scholar-bureaucrats, but also learned Confucianism. The "Six Classics" and "exotic books" such as literature, history and mythology. Influenced by the ideological trends of the times and his family environment, he accepted two different ideas, Confucianism and Taoism, and cultivated two different aspirations: "a strong ambition to travel to the world" and "a natural love for mountains and hills".