The original sentence is: The moss is too deep to be swept away, and the leaves fall early in the autumn wind. In August, the butterflies are yellow and fly over the grass in the western garden. This comes from "Two Poems of Changqianxing" written by Li Bai in the Tang Dynasty. Full text:
When my hair first covered my forehead, there was a drama in front of the door.
The man came riding a bamboo horse and went around the bed to make green plums.
Living together in Changqianli, the two children have no doubts.
At the age of fourteen, she is a gentleman's wife, and her face has not yet shown her shame.
He lowers his head towards the dark wall and calls out a thousand times.
On the fifteenth day, I raise my eyebrows and wish to be like dust and ashes.
How can I go to the husband-watching platform if I always keep a letter holding a pillar?
The Sixteenth Lord traveled far away, and Qutang Yan was ready to pile up.
The fifth month is untouchable, and the apes cry out in mourning from the sky.
There are no signs of slow movement in front of the door, and there is green moss all over.
The moss is too deep to be swept away, and the leaves fall early in the autumn wind.
In August, the butterflies are yellow and fly over the grass in the West Garden.
This hurts my heart, and I sit and worry about my beauty getting old.
Get off the Sanbus in the morning and evening, and send the book home in advance.
It’s not far to meet each other, until the wind blows.
Recalling my concubine’s boudoir, I have never seen the smoke and dust.
Marrying a man from Changgan, waiting for the wind in the sand.
When the south wind blows in May, I miss you at the lower ridge.
The west wind blows in August, and I want you to carry forward your son.
How sad it is to come and go, see less and part ways more.
I arrived in Xiangtan in a few days, and my dream became more and more turbulent.
Last night the wind was so strong that the trees at the head of the river were broken.
The darkness in Miaomiao is endless, where are the pedestrians?
The true prince of Beike is full of red clothes in the river.
I came to stay at dusk, but refused to go eastward for several days.
It’s a good time to ride on the floating clouds, and the best time is in the east of Lanzhu.
Mandarin duck on the green pontoon, in the emerald brocade screen.
Self-pity for more than fifteen years, the color is red.
The business woman is worried about the water and the wind.
Translation: My hair just covered my forehead, and I was playing games with flowers in front of the door. You come here on a bamboo horse, play with the green plums, and chase each other around the bed. We live together in Changganli, and there has been no suspicion between the two of us since childhood. I married you as my wife when I was fourteen. I was so shy that I never showed a smile. He lowered his head and faced the darkness of the wall, not daring to look back despite calling.
I only relaxed my brows when I was fifteen, and am willing to be with you forever. How could I have imagined that I would be on the platform to watch my husband, even if I would never change my faith until death? When you were sixteen years old, you left home and went to Yanlidui, Qutang Gorge. When the water rises in May, the Yanlidui cannot touch each other, and the cries of the monkeys on both sides of the river are heard in the sky. In front of the door are the footprints you left when you left home, gradually covered with green moss.
The green moss is too thick to clean, the leaves are falling, and autumn has come early. In August, yellow butterflies danced on the grass in the West Garden. I was very sad to see this scene, and worried about my aging appearance. Whenever you want to get off San Bus and go home, please send me a letter from home in advance. Welcome you without fear of a long road, all the way to Changfengsha.
I remember that when I was in the boudoir, I had never seen smoke and dust; but after marrying a long-term man, I spent all day waiting for the beauty of the sand. When the south wind blows in May, I miss you in Baling; when the west wind blows in August, I miss you setting off from the Yangtze River. Come and go, get together less and leave more, how sad is it? When will you arrive in Xiangtan? I've been dreaming about a big turmoil there every day lately.
Last night there was another strong wind, which broke the big trees at the head of the river. The river is rippling and dim, my husband, where are you? I will ride on the floating clouds and meet you in the east of Lanzhu. Mandarin ducks play on the green cattail pond, and emerald birds are embroidered on the brocade screen. She is only fifteen years old, and her face is as bright as a peach blossom. Who would have thought that marrying a business woman would have to worry about both water and wind.
Appreciation
By vividly and concretely depicting the various life stages of business women, vivid and vivid pictures are unfolded in front of readers. The poet makes a typical summary through the use of images. The first six sentences are like a group of folk pictures of children playing.
The following eight sentences of "Fourteen is a gentleman's wife" vividly and delicately describe the young bride's newlywed life after her marriage through inner description. In the following verses, the young woman's parting melancholy is described with thick pen and ink, and the poem reaches a distinct turning point.
The following eight sentences of "Late Departure in Front of the Door", through the changes in solar terms and the description of different scenery, clearly vividly appear on the paper the image of a young woman who misses her husband who is traveling far away. The last two sentences reveal Li Bai's unique romanticism. Many detailed descriptions in this poem are very prominent and full of artistic effect.
For example, the following lines of "I'm the first to touch my forehead" describe the innocent game actions of boys and girls, which are lively and cute. "Childhood sweethearts" became an idiom that is still used today.
Another example is "Lower your head to the dark wall, call out a thousand times", which describes a woman's shyness when she first gets married, which is very delicate and realistic. The poet paid attention to the changes in the woman's psychological state at different stages, but did not make a simplistic treatment. Another example is "Late in front of the door, green moss all over", "Butterflies are yellow in August, two are flying on the grass in the West Garden", through specific descriptions of scenery, they show the profound emotional activities in the inner world of the missing woman, which are profound and moving.