It means: When the poplar flowers have fallen and Zigui crows, I heard that you were demoted to Long Biaowei and had to pass through Wuxi. I put my sad thoughts on the bright moon, hoping to accompany you to the west of Yelang with the wind.
Central idea: It expresses the author's longing for his distant friend and his deep sympathy for his being demoted.
Source: "I heard that Wang Changling moved to the left and Longbiao sent this message" - Tang Dynasty: Li Bai
The poplar flowers have fallen and Zigui cries, and I heard that Longbiao has passed the five streams.
I send my sorrowful heart to the bright moon and follow you till the end of the night.
When the poplar flowers have fallen and Zigui cries, I heard that you were demoted to Long Biaowei and had to pass through Wuxi. I place my sad thoughts on the bright moon, hoping to accompany you to the west of Yelang with the wind.
Extended information
1. The creative background of "I heard that Wang Changling moved to his left and Longbiao was far away and sent this message"
The song "I heard that Wang Changling moved to his left and Longbiao was far away and sent this message" " was probably written in 753 AD (the twelfth year of Emperor Xuanzong's Tianbao reign). At that time, Wang Changling was demoted from Jiangning Cheng to Lieutenant of Longbiao County (now Qianyang County, Hunan Province). Li Bai wrote this poem after hearing that his friend was demoted in Yangzhou.
2. Appreciation of "I heard that Wang Changling moved to the left and Longbiao had this message"
The poet Li Bai used rich imagination to express like-minded friendship in the way of love between men and women, giving abstract " "Sorrowful heart" due to the nature of things, it will follow the wind and the moon to the west of the night. The originally ignorant and ruthless Mingyue turned into an intimate person who understood herself and was full of sympathy. She was able and willing to accept her request, and brought her thoughts and sympathy for her friends to the far west of Yelang and handed them over to her. The unfortunate exile.