Said by: Nocturnal Travel by Tang.
Original poem:
Work at night
Tang dynasty: Gao Shi
The cold light in the hotel stayed alone and didn't sleep, and the guest turned sad.
My hometown is thinking thousands of miles tonight, and it is another year of the Ming Dynasty.
Explanation:
There is a dim light in the hotel, reflecting the lonely guests who can't sleep. Why does the lonely traveler feel sad?
People in my hometown must miss me thousands of miles away tonight; The sideburns have turned gray, and another year will be added tomorrow.
Extended data
On New Year's Eve, the traditional custom is to get together as a family. The title of the poem New Year's Eve should have aroused the author's fond memories of this traditional festival, but the New Year's Eve in this poem is a different scene.
The first sentence of the poem contains rich and memorable contents, pointing out that the author is still wandering around the world on New Year's Eve. As you can imagine, the poet looked at every household outside with bright lights and gathered together, but he stayed away from his family and lived in a guest house. In contrast, I feel moved by the scene, and even the light and heat in front of me have become "cold".
The word "cold lamp" exaggerates the coldness of the hotel and the inner loneliness of the poet. On New Year's Eve, only the cold light shines, so it is naturally difficult to fall asleep. "Being awake alone" will naturally remind people of a family gathering and a happy birthday, which makes people sad.
"Tonight, my hometown is a thousand miles away." "Hometown" refers to relatives in hometown; "Thousands of miles" refers to the poet himself who is thousands of miles away. The poet did not directly express his yearning for his hometown, but expressed it more implicitly and euphemistically.
"Another year in Frost Temple" and "Tonight" are New Year's Eve, so tomorrow is another year. From the old year to the new year, this endless yearning will add new white hair to the frost temples. These three or four sentences are answers to one or two sentences, indicating that the reasons for "sleeping alone" and "turning to sadness" are homesickness, and the second is that it is futile to hurt the boss and the years are ruthless.
As famous frontier poets, Gao Shi and Cen Can are called "Gao Cen", together with Cen Can, Wang Changling and Wang Zhihuan, they are called "four frontier poets". His poems are vigorous and full of the unique spirit of the times in the prosperous Tang Dynasty.