This sentence comes from the "Two Poems Continued by My Nephew Pu to Appreciate the Wine and Encourage Drinking" written by Chen, a poet of the Song Dynasty. It is the first of them.
The whole poem is:
The flowers will bloom again, and no one will be young again.
There is no need to be fragrant and fresh when we meet.
Translation:
Even if the flowers wither, they can bloom again the next year, but it is different for people. Every day passes and the day is lost. The youthful days are gone forever!
Since relatives and friends meet, they have to drink a lot. There is no need to prepare sumptuous dishes, otherwise there will be no fun. Extended information
While drinking with others, Chen Zhu saw the blooming flowers in the yard and thought that he was already in his twilight years. He was filled with emotion and composed two poems on the spot. One of them is this poem.
Chen Zhu (1214~1297) was born in Xushi on June 13th. His nickname was Xiangsun, whose nickname was Ziwei, whose nickname was Qianzhi. His nickname was Bentang, and in his later years, he was named Songxi Yisheng. Ningbo), native of Wukang County.