The merchant girl does not know the hatred of the country’s subjugation, but she still sings the flowers in the backyard across the river." comes from Du Mu's "Po Qinhuai".
Po Qinhuai
Author: (Tang Generation) Du Mu
The smoke and cold water cover the sand, and the merchant girl is moored in Qinhuai near the restaurant at night.
The business girl does not know the hatred of the country's destruction, but she still sings the flowers in the backyard.
This poem is a sentimental work written by the poet when he visited Qinhuai at night. The first half describes the night scene of Qinhuai, and the second half expresses his emotion. It uses the history of Chen Shubao, the empress of Chen, who eventually perished due to his pursuit of debauchery and pleasure, to satirize those who did not learn from it. The rulers of the late Tang Dynasty, who were drunk and dreaming, showed the author's incomparable concern and deep anxiety for the fate of the country. The whole poem embodies the scenery, the artistic conception is sad, the feelings are deep and implicit, the language is refined, and the artistic conception is quite original, describing the scenery, lyricism, and emotion. The narrative is organically combined and has strong artistic appeal.