"Broken Flowers" by Li Qingzhao of the Song Dynasty
Original text:
Flowers bloom and fall without regret, fate comes and goes like water.
When flowers fade, they bloom, and when flowers fly, they become sad.
The sorrow of flowers is the tears of flowers, and the tears of flowers are the broken flowers.
Flowers dance, flowers shed tears, flowers cry and petals fly.
Who do you thank when the flowers bloom? Who do you feel sad when the flowers wither?
Translation:
There is no regret when flowers bloom and fall. Fate comes and goes like running water and cannot be forced.
Flowers wither in order to bloom again, but I am sad because the petals fly away.
Crying for the sadness of the flowers, and heartbroken for the tears of the flowers.
The flying flowers are like the flowers weeping, and the flowers are weeping because of the flying petals.
For whom do the flowers wither after they bloom, and for whom do they feel sad when they wither?
Extended information:
Appreciation:
Broken flowers refer to flowers that are about to wither; flowers that have not yet fallen. It also describes a woman who has lost her appearance or beauty as she ages. This poem contains the word "flower" in every sentence. We all know that flowers are beautiful things, but at the same time, we do not deny that they are perishable and fragile. The poet uses the image of broken flowers to express her sadness about the loss of time and the loss of youth.
The author goes from a flower, from bud to first opening, blooming, dancing with the wind, and then to withering, with petals flying, and a beautiful flower finally broken. The author mourns for the flowers, cries for the flowers, and sheds tears for the flowers. In the end, it is: for whom the flowers bloom, for whom the flowers fade, and for whom the flowers wither are sad. It shows her sentimental personality and is full of the deep sadness of "things are different and people are different".