Poems expressing longing

1. Flowers float and water flows. One kind of lovesickness, two places of idle sorrow. Li Qingzhao·Northern Song Dynasty's "A Cut Plum Blossom·The Fragrance of Red Lotus Roots and the Remaining Jade Mat in Autumn"

Translation: Flowers drift freely, and water drifts freely. A kind of parting lovesickness, between you and me, affects the sorrow of both places.

2. Only lovesickness is like the beauty of spring, sending you home from the south to the north of the Yangtze River. "Sending Shen Zi Back to Jiangdong" by Wang Wei·Tang

Translation: Don't hate those who only miss lovesickness. Like the boundless spring scenery, I will always send you home regardless of the south or north of the Yangtze River.

3. There is no reason to miss lovesickness, and look forward to the cool breeze with regret. Li Bai·Tang "The Lotus Is Given as a Gift"

Translation: I miss each other bitterly but have no hope of meeting each other, looking melancholy in the bleak autumn wind.

4. Mountains are one step away, and water is one step away. Walking towards the bank of Yuguan, there are thousands of tent lights in the night. Nalan Xingde·Qing's "Sauvignon Blanc·A Journey in the Mountain"

Translation: Traveling through mountains and rivers one journey after another, the soldiers marched non-stop towards Shanhaiguan. The night was already deep, and there were thousands of tents All lights were lit.

5. Ten years of life and death are so vast that you will never forget them without thinking about them. Su Shi·Northern Song Dynasty "Jiang Chengzi·Dreams on the Night of the Twentieth Day of the First Month of Yi Mao"

Translation: It has been ten years since we parted ways. We cannot bear to miss each other, but we will never forget each other.