It is almost as difficult for friends to meet each other as the stars in the morning and evening. Tonight is a rare event, and this lamp is candlelight.
Two men who were young not long ago now have gray temples. It shocked us to find that half of our friends had died, which made us sad.
Life comes and goes, and it is really rare to meet them, just like those two stars who come and go. What date is it tonight? I'm lucky to tell you the truth. How long can youth and maturity last? Unconsciously, you and I are both gray. Asking about old friends, most of them have been possessed; Hearing you exclaim for this, the heat flow in my chest echoes.
Reflections on "Giving Chu Shi Eight Guards";
After reading "Giving Eight Guards to Chu Shi", I feel vicissitudes, things are unpredictable, sadness and joy meet again after a long separation. This poem reads naturally and smoothly, and the poet does it in one go. However, the style of Du Fu's poems has its own characteristics. Although it describes the feeling of meeting old friends and being overjoyed, it contains the background of An Shi Rebellion.
When the country is in turmoil, the beauty of life and the friendship of friends are like a warm boat in a rough sea, with an uncertain future and nothing to rely on.