Chang' an fell, the country was broken, and only the mountains and rivers remained; Spring has come, and the sparsely populated Chang' an city is densely forested.
Sad state, can not help but burst into tears, amazing birds, leaving sorrow and hate.
The war lasted for more than half a year, and letters from home were rare, with a hundred thousand gold.
Twisting with melancholy, scratching my head and thinking, the more I scratch my white hair, I can hardly insert a hairpin.
Spring Hope is a poem written by Du Fu, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty. The first four sentences of this poem describe the miserable and dilapidated scene of Chang 'an in spring, with ups and downs. In the last four sentences, the poet's feelings of caring for relatives and state affairs are full of bitterness and indignation.
The rhyme of the whole poem is rigorous. "Where the petals flow like tears" in the couplet should be the sigh of the first couplet, and "The lonely bird has sung her grief" should be the worry of homesickness in the couplet. The antithetical couplets emphasize the profound worries and the subtle antithesis, and their voices are tragic, which fully shows the poet's patriotic feelings.
Vernacular translation
When the country fell, only the mountains and rivers remained the same, and the urban areas were overgrown with weeds in spring.
I am worried and sad, but I will cry when I see the flowers bloom. It pains me to leave my family.
The war has not stopped in March, and the letters from home are precious and can be worth thousands of dollars.
I only scratch my head when I am depressed and upset, so that my white hair is sparse and I can't insert it.
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Background:
In November (755) of Tianbao 14th year of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, An Lushan rebelled against the Tang Dynasty. In June of the following year, the rebels captured Tongguan, and Tang Xuanzong fled to Sichuan in a hurry. In July, Prince Hengli succeeded to the throne in Lingwu (now Ningxia), assisting Tang Suzong.
When Du Fu heard the news, he settled down in the boat and went to the Suzong court alone. Unfortunately, he was captured by the rebels on the way and sent to Chang 'an, but he was not imprisoned because of his humble position.
In the spring of the second year (757) from Tang Suzong to Germany, Du Fu, who was in the occupied area, witnessed the depression in Chang 'an and wrote this masterpiece that will be told for generations.