Li Shangyin, a great talent, has many love stories, one of which is still not accepted by the world. It was after this bumpy and unhappy love that the sad Li Shangyin wrote a famous article, which is Untitled? The creative background of time was long before I met her, but is longer since we parted. Next, let's enjoy this masterpiece!
untitled? Time was long before I met her, but is longer since we parted
time was long before I met her, but is longer since we parted, and the east wind has arisen and a hundred flowers are gone.
and the silk-worms of spring will weave until they die, and every night the candles will weep their wicks away.
mornings in her mirror she sees her hair-cloud changing, yet she dares the chill of moonlight with her evening song.
There are no multiple routes from Pengshan to oh blue-birds, be listening!-Bring me what she says!.
Translation
It's already hard to meet each other. I didn't expect it to be even sadder when I left, not to mention the weak east wind and the withering flowers. Poor spring silkworms can't finish spitting silk until they die, and wax oil can't drip dry until candles are burned to ashes. When I get up in the morning to dress up, I am very worried that this beautiful black silk will change its color and lose its appearance. Lonely night can only pass the time by reciting poems, but also feel that Leng Yue has invaded people. Although Penglai Mountain is not too far from here, there is no way for me to walk, so I can only ask the messenger like a bluebird to check it out for myself.
It can be said that every sentence in this article is a masterpiece, and every sentence is a famous sentence that has flowed through the ages. In addition, from the name of this poem, we can know what a complicated mood Li Shangyin was at that time. At the same time, because Li Shangyin's poems only know his writing mood at that time, he can truly understand the profound meaning expressed in the poems.
In the first two sentences, this masterpiece describes the unfortunate experience of love and the real helpless mood of lyrical Li Shangyin. Similarly, other poets have poems with the same meaning, such as? Why will it be difficult on another day? (Cao Pi's "Yan Ge Xing")? Don't be easy, will it be rare? (Song Wudi's "Ding Du Hu Ge") and other sentences, but Li Shangyin did not simply imitate it, but deepened it. In fact, other poems can basically find similar poems from the ancients. At that time, Li Shangyin, who had profound skills, used more beautiful words to describe his helpless feelings at that time.
From this poem, we have reason to believe that without Li Shangyin's rich literary accomplishment and his exploration of artistic conception and means of expression, this kind of poem would not have been circulated in the world. It can also be speculated that Li Shangyin's favorite woman is Song Huayang, a female Taoist, and this fruitless love is extremely important in his life.