"I stroke my white hair. It has grown too thin, to hold the hairpins any more." There are bonfires everywhere, and my family doesn't trust me. I miss the tragic image in the distance, and I look at the scene of decline in front of me. I don't feel that I am very bored and hesitant, and I feel that my hair is sparse and short. "White hair" is caused by worry, "scratching" is an action to relieve worry, and "shorter" shows the degree of worry. In this way, in addition to the grief of the country's destruction and death, sighing and aging will add a layer of sadness. ?
The original poem:
A Dream of Spring Tang Dynasty: Du Fu
though a country be sundered, hills and rivers endure, and spring comes green again to trees and grasses.
where petals have been shed like tears, and lonely birds have sung their grief.
after the war-fires of three months, one message from home is worth a ton of gold.
I stroke my white hair. It has grown too thin, to hold the hairpins any more.
Interpretation:
Chang 'an fell, the country was broken, and only mountains and rivers remained; Spring has come, and the sparsely populated Chang 'an city is densely covered with vegetation.
Being sentimental about state affairs can't help but make tears splash and birds sing, which only increases your sadness, so don't hate.
The continuous war has lasted for more than half a year, and letters from home are rare, and one letter is worth ten thousand taels of gold.
I'm worried, scratching my head and thinking, and my white hair is getting shorter and shorter, so it's almost impossible to insert my hair.
Extended information:
In July of the 14th year of Tianbao (755), Prince Li Heng was located in Lingwu (now Ningxia), known as Suzong in the world, and was transferred from Yuan Dynasty to Germany. When Du Fu heard the news, he went to the court of Su Zong alone. Unfortunately, he was captured by the rebels on the way, but he was not imprisoned because of his humble position. In the spring of the second year of Zhide, Du Fu, who was in the occupied area, witnessed the scene of a depression in Chang 'an, and he had mixed feelings, so he wrote this famous work that was told for generations.
Du Fu was born in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and witnessed the process of Tang Dynasty from prosperity to decline. As a poet, he has a more sensitive heart than ordinary people. Seeing that our country is getting worse every day and the people are suffering, it is naturally not a taste in my heart.
In November of the 14th year of Tianbao (755), An Shi Rebellion broke out and An Lushan rebelled against the Tang Dynasty. Du Fu just witnessed the tragic scene after the fall of Chang 'an. Mixed feelings, write down this patriotic poem that will be remembered forever.
though a country be sundered, hills and rivers endure, and spring comes green again to trees and grasses. Sad state, can not help but tears burst into tears, the birds stunning, the grief of parting hate. The war has lasted for more than half a year, the letter from home is rare, and a hundred and thousands of gold. Melancholy winding, scratching head thinking, the more scratched the white hair, it is almost impossible to insert a hairpin. The country has been broken, only the mountains and rivers are always there. Spring has come again. The once prosperous Chang 'an is now overgrown with weeds.
when you are sad about the national disaster, look at the flowers crying. The sound of birds singing is sad and loud, which makes people panic. The continuous war has been going on for three months. Sealing a letter from home is more important than a million dollars. There are not many white hairs, but now there are even fewer because of sadness, as if they can't even hold the hair clasp.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Spring Hope (Du Fu's Poems)