An ancient poem describing youth and ignorance is Su Shi's Red Lips and Red Apricot Fragrance.
Red lips and apricot fragrance
Su Shi in Northern Song Dynasty
Apricot fragrance, willow smoke curled up. Zhuhu Lake is by the water. It's all yellow and rainy.
Candle shadows shake the wind, and one pillow hurts Chun Qing. I can't go back. Where is the Phoenix Building? The grass is lost.
Translation:
Apricot blossoms are in full bloom, the fragrance is diffuse, the willows are green, and the hanging silk is as light as smoke. The lover in my heart lives in a red house by the water. She opened the curtains, hoping to see me, but it was raining at dusk outside. The evening breeze blows and the candlelight flickers. I am full of lovesickness and lie in bed. Miss but can't go home. Where does she live now? The grass is growing outside, and I can't find my way back.
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Creation background
This word was also written by He Zhu and Li Qingzhao. Yao Zeng's "Dongpo Ci Collection" and "Waiji" in the Southern Song Dynasty have been included in the eighty-fifth volume, which should be Dongpo Ci. The background of this word was mentioned in Dongpo Ci Collection, written in March of the seventh year of Xining, Song Shenzong (1074). At that time, Dongpo was returning to Qiantang from Jingkou, where he got a homesickness letter to express his feelings.
Literary appreciation
Dongpo is as big as the sea, and the words are also big. For example, "the sentimental wind comes from Wan Li, sending the tide back mercilessly", which is of course very innovative, while "there are fewer willows blowing on the branches, and there are more fragrant grass in the end of the world", which is deeply traditional. So is this song "Diancrimson Lips". This word is about the poet's deep nostalgia for the woman he loves.
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