Chang' an fell, the country was broken, and only the mountains and rivers remained; Spring has come, and the sparsely populated Chang' an city is densely forested.
Sad state, can not help but burst into tears, amazing birds, leaving sorrow and hate.
The war lasted for more than half a year, and letters from home were rare, with a hundred thousand gold.
Twisting with melancholy, scratching my head and thinking, the more I scratch my white hair, I can hardly insert a hairpin.
Translation:
Chang' an fell and the country was broken, leaving only mountains and rivers; Spring has come, and Chang 'an, which is sparsely populated, has dense vegetation.
Feeling defeated, I burst into tears when I saw the flowers bloom, disappointed and resentful, and scared when I heard the birds singing.
The continuous war has lasted for a spring, and there are few letters from home. A letter is worth twelve thousand gold.
Worried, scratching my head, my white hair is getting shorter and shorter, and I can't insert it.
Poetry appreciation
The whole poem expresses the poet's feelings of worrying about the country, hurting his time, homesickness, self-pity and missing his loved ones. The whole poem is calm, sincere and natural, which embodies the poet's feelings of loving the motherland and caring for his family.
Although a country is divided, mountains and rivers still exist. Trees and grass turn green again in spring. At the beginning, write down what they saw in spring: the capital fell and the city was destroyed. Although the mountains and rivers are still there, there are grass everywhere and the trees are gray. A word "broken" makes people stunned, and another word "deep" makes people sad. The poets here clearly describe the scenery, but in fact they express their feelings, pinning their feelings on things and scenery, creating an atmosphere for the whole poem.
The general explanation of "Where to cry" and "Singing Sorrow with Lonely Birds" is that flowers shed tears in troubled times, and birds are frightened to leave their worries. The author touched the scene, empathized with it, and saw the richness of good poetry. And use intertextuality.