Poems describing missing one’s lover when it snows

1. Original text: In December, when you miss your wife in Youzhou, you will stop singing and laugh, and you will be destroyed by two moths. Leaning against the door and looking at passers-by, it is sad to think of the bitter cold on the Great Wall.

Source: "Travel to the North Wind" by Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty

Interpretation: In this icy December, a missing woman in Youzhou was neither singing nor smiling at home, with a frown on her face. Lock. She leaned against the gate, staring at the passers-by, looking forward to the arrival of her husband. Her husband went to fight at the Great Wall and has not returned yet. The Great Wall is a bitterly cold place. Husband, please take care of yourself.

2. Original text: The plum blossoms are sent by mail, and the ruler is passed down by fish. There are countless ways to build up this hatred. Fortunately, the Chenjiang River flows around Chenshan Mountain, but why does it flow down to Xiaoxiang?

Source: Song Dynasty·Qin Guan's "Tasha Xing·Chenzhou Hotel"

Interpretation: The news from distant friends sent warm care and instructions, but it added to my deep feelings. Don’t hate separation deeply. Chenjiang River, you can just flow around your Chenshan Mountain, why does it have to flow to Xiaoxiang?

3. Original text: The plum blossoms in the waiting hall are withered, and the willows on the creek bridges are thin. The grass is fragrant and the wind is warm, shaking the bridle. The sorrow of separation gradually becomes infinite, and the distance continues like spring water. ?

Source: Song Dynasty Ouyang Xiu's "Traveling with Shasha·Waiting for Plum Blossoms in the Pavilion"

Interpretation: The plum blossoms in front of the guest house have withered, and the new thin willows hang lightly beside the stream bridge. The spring breeze touches the fragrant grass, and travelers from far away jump on their horses and whip their whips. The farther away you go, the more endless the sorrow becomes, just like the water of the spring river that stretches far away.

4. Original text: Farewell letter and words, farewell needle and thread, leaving the soul in darkness and chasing the man far away. The bright moon in Huainan is cold and the mountains are cold, and no one cares about me when I return.

Source: Song Dynasty·Jiang Kui's "Traveling on Shasha·Coming from Miandong to Jinling River on the first day of Ding Weiyuan to feel a dream"

Interpretation: Since the separation, she brought All the things mentioned in the letter, as well as the embroidery and sewing done for me when I left, all make me miss you endlessly. She came to my dream, just like Qian Niang in the legendary story. Her soul left her body and secretly followed her lover on a long journey.

I looked west at Huainan. Under the bright white moonlight, the mountains looked so cold. Presumably her soul, like the setting moon, returns alone in the dark. There is also no personal care.

5. Original text: The secret agreement is deep, the separation is gone, and the honeysuckle dust is full of carelessness. Leaning on the building, I am speechless and want to lose myself in ecstasy. The sky is dim and even the grass is dim.

Source: Song Dynasty·Kou Zhun's "Treading on the Shasha·Spring Evening"

Interpretation: Thinking back to the affectionate agreement when we parted ways. Now after years of separation, there is still no news. Do you know how much I miss you? The dowry has not been opened for a long time, and the jewelry is dusty. Now I am too lazy to even look in the mirror.

Just leaning on the railing lonely, there are thousands of words in my heart, but to whom can I talk about it? All I could do was choke and speechless, secretly ecstatic. The sky is gray, holding the endless grass sadly, just like my thoughts.