1. Poems describing the elderly
1. Drunken with truth, don’t believe in youth and dislike old people
Song Dynasty: He Zhu
Don’t believe Fang Chun hates the old man, and the old man sends off the remaining spring several times, but he cherishes the spring and enjoys it frequently.
The clever smiles and beautiful songs are all my own. I am angry with you when I drink wine to fight against your anger. Material feelings can only be true when you are drunk.
Translation:
I don’t believe that spring hates the elderly. How many remaining springs can the elderly send away? Enjoy spring and have fun. And don’t be dissatisfied with indulging in pleasure too much and too often. The beautiful smile and erotic songs are all very suitable for me. I love flowers and wine almost to the point of madness, and I am not afraid of your censure. Because of the nature of things and human relationships, the most pure and true benefits can only be found when one is drunk.
2. Playing with the old man of Huamen Restaurant
Tang Dynasty: Cen Shen
The old man still sells wine in his seventies, and there are thousands of pots and urns of flowers at the door.
The elm pods along the road are like money. Are you willing to pick them to sell wine?
Translation:
The old man is still selling wine in his seventies, and there are countless people selling wine. Pots and wine jars are placed at the entrance of Huamen Tower. The elm pods on the roadside are like the bunches of copper coins. I will pick them off and use them to buy your wine. Are you willing?
3. The title of the play "On the Lake"
Tang Dynasty: Chang Jian
The old man on the lake is sitting on the rock head, but the peach blossom water is flowing in the lake.
The bamboo pole curls up in endless waves, and I don’t know who will swallow my hook.
Translation:
An old man was sitting alone on the beach fishing, while the peach blossoms on the lake slowly flowed away with the stream. The bamboo poles sway gently in the wind, and the mist is endless. I wonder which fish will take the bait?
4. Advice on Rewarding Lotte and Praising the Elderly
Tang Dynasty: Liu Yuxi
Whoever does not care about old age will have pity on him.
The body weight loss is frequent, and the hair is thin and the crown is deviated.
Scraping books means cherishing the eyes, and using more moxibustion means the years will go by.
A person who knows things is like reading a river.
If you think about it carefully, you are all lucky, but this will make you sad.
Mo Dao Sang Yu night, the sky is still full of clouds.
Translation:
Who is not afraid of aging, and who will pity us when we are old? The body is getting thinner, the belt is getting tighter and tighter, the hair is sparse and the hat is always tilted to one side. I no longer read books to protect my eyes, but I often use moxibustion because I am old and weak and suffer from many diseases.
The more you have experienced the world, the more knowledgeable you will be. The more you experience life, the more you will accumulate water and become a river. If you think about it carefully, there is a good side to aging. Once you overcome your worries about aging, you will feel free and carefree. Not to mention that it is almost evening when the light shines on the mulberry elm trees at sunset, but its afterglow can still reflect the red sky.
5. Qing Ping Le·The beautiful face grows old
Yuan Dynasty: Bai Pu
How much gray hair does the beautiful face grow older? The spring breeze has cleared away the peach and plum blossoms, leaving only the lingering light of the mulberry and elm trees.
The land south of the Yangtze River is completely dust-free, and I am completely free of clouds. If you don't leave the green mountains, the green mountains may not keep people.
Translation:
The youthful appearance is gradually aging, how many more gray hairs have been added to the temples? The peaches, plums, and spring breeze just passed away, leaving only the afterglow of the setting sun reflecting the long shadow of the mulberry trees.
When I came to Jiangnan again, there was no trace of fireworks. I was like an elegant idle cloud. I miss these green hills and don’t want to leave, but green hills may not stay with those who appreciate them forever. 2. Poems about the elderly
1. "Deng Le Yuyuan"
Tang Dynasty: Li Shangyin
Xiang Wan felt unwell and drove to Guyuan.
The sunset is infinitely better, but it’s almost dusk.
Translation:
In the evening, I was in a bad mood and drove up to Guyuan.
The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it is already dusk.
2. "Drinking·Part 5"
Wei and Jin Dynasties: Tao Yuanming
The house is in a human environment, without the noise of cars and horses. I ask you, what can you do? The mind is far away from itself.
Picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, you can see Nanshan leisurely. The mountain air is getting better day by day and the birds are flying back and forth.
There is a true meaning in this, but I have forgotten to explain it.
Translation:
Living in the human world, but without the hustle and bustle of cars and horses.
Ask me why I can do this. As long as you are ambitious, you will naturally feel that the place you are in is secluded.
Picking chrysanthemums under the east fence, leisurely, the Nanshan Mountain in the distance comes into view.
The atmosphere in the mountains and the scenery in the evening are very good. There are birds flying back with their companions.
This contains the true meaning of life. I want to identify it, but I don’t know how to express it.
3. "The turtle has a long life"
Han Dynasty: Cao Cao
Although the turtle has a long life, it still has its time. The tan snake rides on the mist and turns into ashes.
The old man is brave and ambitious. In his old age, the martyr is full of ambition.
The period of profit and contraction is not only in heaven; if you cultivate good fortune, you can gain eternal life.
Fortunately, I sing to express my ambition.
Translation:
Even though the turtle's lifespan is very long, there is still a time when its life will end.
Even though the tan snake can fly in the mist, it will eventually die and turn into ashes.
The old horse lies in the stable, its ambition is still to be able to gallop a thousand miles.
When people with lofty ideals reach their old age, their ambition to make progress will not stop.
The length of human life is not just determined by God.
As long as you take good care of your body and mind, you can also live longer.
I am very lucky to use this poem to express my inner ambition.
4. "Song of Thatched Cottage Broken by the Autumn Wind"
Tang Dynasty: Du Fu
In August, the high autumn wind roared and rolled up the triple thatch on my house. Mao flies across the river and spreads across the outskirts of the river. The taller ones hang on the treetops, while the lower ones float around the pond.
The boys in Nancun deceived me because I was old and weak, and I could not stand facing a thief, so they openly carried me into the bamboo. My lips were burnt and my mouth was dry and I couldn't breathe. When I returned home, I leaned on my stick and sighed.
The wind in Russia makes the clouds dark, and the desert turns dark in autumn. The quilt has been as cold as iron for many years, and the delicate child is lying on it and is cracked inside. There is no drying place for the leakage at the bedside, and the rain is like hemp on the feet and has not been stopped. Since my period is chaotic and I don’t sleep much, how can I get wet all night long?
There are tens of millions of mansions in Ande, which can shelter all the poor people in the world with joy. They are as peaceful as a mountain that does not stand up to wind and rain. Alas! When I suddenly see this house in front of my eyes, my house alone will be broken down and frozen to death! (Death Is Sufficient - Part 1: Death Is Sufficient)
Translation:
In the deep autumn of August, the strong wind roared loudly, and the strong wind swept away several layers of thatch on my roof. Thatch flew across Huanhua Creek and scattered on the other side of the river. The high-flying thatch was entangled in the tall treetops, and the low-flying thatch fell into the ponds and depressions.
A group of children in Nancun bullied me because I was old and weak. They had the heart to act like a "thief" and steal things in front of me. They brazenly ran into the bamboo forest holding thatch. I couldn't stop drinking even though I tried my best. When I got home, I leaned on crutches and sighed alone.
Soon after the wind stopped, the clouds in the sky were as black as ink, and the gloomy autumn sky gradually turned dark. The cloth quilt has been used for many years and is as cold and hard as iron. The child's sleeping posture was not good and the quilt was torn.
If it rains, there will be no dry place in the whole house, and the raindrops will leak down like drooping twine. Since the Anshi Rebellion, I have had very little sleep time. How can I wait until dawn after a long night when the house is damp and dry?
How to get tens of millions of spacious houses, universally shelter the poor scholars in the world and make them smile, and the house will not be moved by wind and rain, as stable as a mountain. well! When will such a tall house appear in front of me, I will be willing to die even if my thatched hut is blown apart by the autumn wind and I freeze to death!
5. "River Village"
Tang Dynasty: Du Fu
The Qingjiang River hugs the village, and the Changxia River Village is quiet.
The swallows in the hall come and go, and the gulls in the water are close to each other.
The old wife draws paper to make a chess game, while the child knocks needles to make fishing hooks.
But if there are old friends offering Lumi, what else can a tiny body ask for?
Translation:
The clear river flows zigzag around the village. During the long summer, everything in the village looks elegant.
The swallows on the beams flew freely, and the white gulls in the water were close to each other and accompanied each other.
The old wife is drawing a chessboard with paper, and the younger son is tapping a needle to make a fishhook.
As long as an old friend gives me some money and rice, what else can I ask for? 3. Ancient poems describing the old man
"Qujiang" by Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty
I wear spring clothes every day when I return to the court, and I return home drunk every day at the head of the river.
Drinking debt is common, but rare in seventy years of life.
You can see the butterfly deeply through the flowers, and the dragonflies fly in the water.
Rumor has it that the scenery is constantly changing. For the time being, we should appreciate each other and do not contradict each other.
Explanation of the poem
Every day when returning from the imperial court, one would dress and sell wine. He often went to Qujiang River to toast and drink, and then returned drunk. Because there was too much wine on credit, there were wine debts everywhere. Since ancient times, few people have lived to the age of seventy. Butterflies fly through the flowers, disappearing and appearing. Dragonflies flew slowly, sometimes lighting up the water. I want to say to the spring light, please flow with the butterflies and dragonflies. You have to take a moment to appreciate it, don’t miss the opportunity. 4. Verses describing the old man
Verses describing the old man:
1. All kinds of suffering and all kinds of difficulties. Listen to me tell it from the beginning.
2. Short hair, cold forehead, and sore head due to the cold wind.
3. It’s really uncomfortable, the color changes, and I can feel life and death in front of me.
4. My feet are numb and my legs are sore. It is really difficult to move, sit or lie down.
5. Relatives, friends, old and young are all annoyed, and children, grandchildren and daughters-in-law are all disgusted.
6. Teeth are falling out again, mouth is drooling, and it is difficult to chew hard objects and swallow them whole.
7. Nose leakage, like pus and saliva, often flows on the chest.
8. Young people, laugh at me and say that I am confused and pretending to be stupid.
9. Old age is difficult, young people should not dislike old people.
10. It is annoying to forget about things after mentioning them.
11. The bird's eyes are blindfolded, as if the swim bladder is sticky, and the nose tears often flow and cannot be wiped dry.
12. It is difficult for people who are deaf to talk to others, and they are annoying when they interrupt.
13. Choking on a bad mouthful, stuck in the throat for a long time.
14. There is no end to the sufferings of old age, but a benevolent gentleman will consider them carefully.
15. Everyone hates tea cups and rice bowls, and everyone hates having guests at the dinner table.
16. The children and grandchildren do not bring tea, but say that the old man is greedy.
17. When sleeping in cold weather, you often wear a hat and cover your head to avoid wind drills.
18. At first, I only thought others were old, but now it’s my turn.
19. Pan Ming is unable to sleep and urinates six or seven times a night.
20. Don’t be dissatisfied, don’t be dissatisfied, you can’t always be young in life.
21. Sleeping on one side, it is difficult to turn over, and the pain all over the body is unspeakable.
22. Afraid of long nights, afraid of wind drills, and often plagued by wind diseases.
23. When you are old and have lung deficiency, you often cough and spit out sticky phlegm.
24. It is difficult to walk two or three miles with a stick, and climbing the Kang is like climbing Mount Tai.
25. He has no memory and is confused. He often takes the second grade of junior high school as the third grade of junior high school.
26. If you don’t die at this old age, you have to live for a thousand years. 5. Ancient poems describing the elderly
*** sells ten thousand for a dou, looking at each other for seventy years and three years. ----Bai Juyi
Drinking debt is common, but rare in seventy years of life. ----Du Fu
The beauty is cut off before she gets old, and she relies on the smoked cage alone until dawn. ----Bai Juyi
Wu Yin is very charming when she is drunk, but who is the old lady with gray hair? ----Xin Qiji
When you grow old, you don’t know the beauty of flowers. When you are messy, you only feel the passion of wine. ----Weizhuang
Gifting Shaozhang with wine on New Year's Eve
Chen Shidao of the Song Dynasty
How can I support my body in my old age? There are not many guests in front of the lamp.
In a lifetime of troubles, there is only one dream that may or may not come true.
Short hair and worry will make it white, and the beauty will be red with wine.
I sing and dance, but I am almost the same.
I am chatting about being a teenager,----Xin Qiji
The young man left home and his elder brother came back, his local pronunciation has not changed and his hair on his temples has faded. ----He Zhizhang
Zongbi·Su Shi
A sick man stood alone on the east slope, his white beard fluttering in the frosty wind.
The child mistakenly rejoices in the beauty, but when he smiles, he realizes that it is wine red.
Zongbi·Su Shi
A sick man stood alone on the eastern slope, his white beard fluttering and scattered in the frosty wind.
The child mistakenly rejoices in the beauty, but when he smiles, he realizes that it is wine red.
After ten years of life, Prime Minister Bai was filled with tears every time. ----Wei Zhuang
There is no hope that life will be short for five years. The water running in front of the door can still flow to the west. Don't sing the yellow chicken with gray hair. ---- Su Shi 6. Poems describing the elderly
"The white-headed scratches are shorter, and the lust is overwhelming."
Du Fu wrote in the famous "Spring Outlook": "The white hair scratches are shorter, and the hairpin is full of lust." In fact, this sparse white hair is the result of the poet's sorrow and hard work.
Du Fu cherished the great ideal of "bringing the emperors Yao and Shun to the throne, and then making the customs pure." However, he watched his beloved country sink step by step. This was undoubtedly the most painful and cruel blow to him. When spring comes, the great rivers and mountains of the motherland remain the same, but the fire of war spreads mercilessly. The country is ruined and the family is destroyed, mourning is everywhere, and even the flowers and birds are shocking.
What’s even more frightening is the lack of communication. It’s unknown how the relatives at home are doing. Du Fu was only 46 years old at the time. He shouldn't have had too many gray hairs. His gray hairs grew out of sorrow and fell out because of his worries. They became increasingly sparse and thin, and he could hardly even hold a hairpin in them.
The poet wrote about his own aging from the destruction of his country and family, separation in war, and through the action of "scratching", he expressed his inner anxiety, hesitation and pain extremely powerfully, and successfully created a The image of a gray-haired, sad and depressed old man. "My face is covered with dust, and my temples are like frost." When Su Shi wrote "Jiang Chengzi: Ten Years of Life and Death", he was only forty years old, but his face was already "dusty and his temples were like frost."
"The face is covered with dust and the temples are like frost", these six simple words sum up the author's rough life, which was full of hardships and failed in his official career. The same is true for the poet Chen Shidao. He lamented in the poem "Giving a few chapters to wine on New Year's Eve": "Short hair makes me white, and my face fades because of wine."
Said that he has suffered from the ruthless reality. The devastation caused the hair to fall out and turn gray, and the face to age can only appear red with the help of alcohol. Here, it is said that "short hair and worry promotes graying" is not necessarily true, nor is it true that "the face declines and the wine borrows the beauty".
The poet was only in his early thirties at this time, and he should not have gray hair and facial hair. He was just using this to express his deep sorrow, heartache, and hardship in life. According to records, Chen Shidao studied under Zeng Gong in his early years and was highly regarded.
Zeng Gong recommended him to participate in compiling history as his assistant, but the court refused because Chen was a "white man" who had not been an official.
After Zeng Gong's death, although Chen Shidao met Su Shi, Zhang Lei and others, his life was always in poverty, and he was even too poor to support his family, and even became lonely.
It was not until the first year of Yuanyou (1087) of Emperor Zhezong of the Song Dynasty that Su Shi recommended him as a professor in Xuzhou. In such a life experience, how could the poet not "suffer short sorrows to turn his face white, and lose his beauty while drinking wine to make him red"?
"After the lights are turned off, I sleep in the sound of beautiful rain." In Bai Juyi's poem "Sleeping in the Autumn Rain", the poet grasps the character traits of the characters in the autumn rain and describes them in detail, successfully creating a peaceful and peaceful life. image of an old man. "Cool autumn nights" is the background of the old man. In such an environment, he appears to be very "at ease".
The word "ease" outlines the image of the "old man" who likes quietness and dislikes movement, and is indifferent and has few desires. The two sentences "Lie Chi after the lights are out, sleeping in the sound of beautiful rain" describe the scene of the old man going to bed, which is also a concrete embodiment of "ease".
"Sleeping late" is a characteristic of the elderly. It is precisely because of sleeping late that he can "sleep beautifully" in the sound of autumn rain. After the lights were turned off, he fell asleep listening to the patter of autumn rain outside the window. His heart felt peaceful and beautiful, and even his dreams were beautiful.
After waking up, he was still at ease - "The ashes stay in the bottle to warm the fire, and the incense adds to the quilt." The fuel in the baking bottle has turned to ashes overnight, so it stands to reason that the old man should get up. , but he still wanted to add fragrance and planned to continue lying down, vividly portraying the image of an old man in decline and idleness. The last two sentences, "The dawn is clear and the cold has not yet risen, and the frost leaves are all red on the steps" conclude with the scene, describing the old man's indifferent and pure heart.
At this time, the poet Bai Juyi was over sixty years old. He was frail and sick, and his official duties were idle. He was like an "old man at leisure". In addition, his close poet friend Yuan Zhen had passed away, so he was naturally in a very calm mood. . "I am an old man, but I am ambitious for a thousand miles.
In his old age, a martyr is full of ambition." When Cao Cao wrote the poem "Stepping out of Xiamen, the Turtle Lives Longevity", he had just defeated Yuan Shao and his son and pacified Wuhuan in the north. Self-satisfied, full of optimism and confidence. At this time, Cao Cao was already fifty-three years old. Thinking of his life course, he couldn't help but sigh: "Although the tortoise has a long life, it still has its time, the snake rides on the mist, and finally becomes ashes."
The author believes that although the tortoise can live for thousands of years, it will inevitably die in the end. Although the snake can ride on the clouds and mist, it will inevitably become ashes in the end. The same is true for life, which is limited. However, the poet sang the song "The old man is helpless, but he aims for a thousand miles.
The martyrs are still ambitious in their old age." He said that although Chollima is old and frail, his heart is still filled with the pride of galloping thousands of miles.
Those who are determined to do something good will still have great ambitions even in their later years, and their pursuit of grand ideals will never stop. The poet compares himself with a thousand-mile horse, expressing that he should not be depressed due to old age, but should be optimistic and energetic, proactive, constantly strive for self-improvement, and maintain his youthful vitality mentally.
These four sentences, with their vigorous writing, majestic rhythm and heroic momentum, profoundly express Cao Cao's strong and enterprising spirit. "Who says that there will be no less in life? The flowing water in front of the door can still reach the west."
Su Shi sang in "Huanxisha·Visiting Qishui Qingquan Temple": "Who says that there will be no less in life? The flowing water in front of the door Shang Nengxi." These two sentences were used as a counterexamination and as an answer.
You only have one life. Once youth is gone, it will never come back. It is precisely "flowers will bloom again, and people will never be young again." However, in Su Shi's view, although human youth cannot be reproduced, people can grow old and grow stronger and have the spirit of self-improvement. This spirit often makes people glow with the brilliance of youth. That is, life can be less, just like a stream can still flow westward. Same.
These two inspiring sentences use metaphors from the scene and express a profound philosophy of life in emotive language. "Don't sing yellow chicken with gray hair" once again sang an inspiring song.
People often use "white hair" and "yellow chicken" to describe the rush of things in the world and the prosperity of the year. However, the author used it contrary to his intention, hoping that people would not lament gray hair, lamenting that the yellow chicken reminds the dawn and that time is fleeting, which reflects Su Shi's love for life and broad-minded and optimistic character. 7. Ancient poems about the old man
The old man is helpless, but his ambition is to reach a thousand miles. In his old age, the martyr is full of ambition. ——"The Turtle Lives Longevity" Cao Cao
Peng Zu loved eternal life, but he couldn't keep it if he wanted to. Old and young died together, and there were countless wise and foolish people. ——"Shenshi" Tao Yuanming
An old man from Longzhong walked slowly to visit the Zen Palace. ——"A Summer Visit to Zen Master Ye Cao at Qinglong Temple" by Wang Wei
In his later years, I just want to be quiet and don't care about anything. ——"Reward Zhang Shaofu" Wang Wei
Sitting alone with sad temples, the hall is empty for the second time. ——"Sitting Alone on an Autumn Night" by Wang Wei
The old wife draws paper to make a chess game, and the child knocks needles to make fishing hooks. ——"Jiangcun" Du Fu
Difficulty hates the frost on the temples, and the new wine glass becomes muddy. ——"Ascending" Du Fu
The white hair is now full of desire, and it has always been easy to stop everything. ——"Books to Secretary Wang" by Zhang Ji
We are both old, so we ask ourselves, what is old age like? ——"Ode to the Elderly and Present a Dream" by Bai Juyi
When I look into the mirror today, my beards are all turned into silk. At the age of sixty-four, I am safe and sound. ——"Looking in the Mirror and Happy with Old Age" Bai Juyi
If you can just sit and wait for a long time, it will be as good as raising an old man.
——"Planting Orange Trees in the Northwest Corner of Liuzhou City" Liu Zongyuan