1. Poppy · When is the Spring Flowers and Autumn Moon
Five Dynasties: Li Yu
When is the Spring Flowers and Autumn Moon? How much do you know about the past? There was an east wind in the small building last night, and the motherland could not bear to look back at the bright moon.
The carved railings and jade inlays should still be there, but the beauty has been changed. How much sorrow can you have? Just like a river of spring water flowing eastward. (Dialan Pass: Lan)
Translation:
When will this year end? I don’t know how many past events there are! Last night, the spring breeze blew again from the small building. How could I endure the pain of recalling my homeland on this bright moonlit night?
The finely carved railings and jade steps should still be there, but the person I miss is already aging. Ask me how much sadness is in my heart, just like the water of the endless spring river flowing eastward.
2. Spring Hope
Tang Dynasty: Du Fu
The country is broken by mountains and rivers, and the city has deep spring vegetation.
I am moved to tears by the flowers, and the birds are frightened by the hatred.
The war rages on for three months, and a letter from home is worth ten thousand gold.
The white-headed scratches are shorter, and the lust is overwhelming.
Translation:
Chang'an fell, the country was shattered, and only the mountains and rivers remained; spring came, and the sparsely populated Chang'an city was lush with vegetation.
Feeling the defeated situation, I burst into tears when I saw the flowers blooming, feeling melancholy and resentful in my heart, and I was frightened when I heard the singing of birds.
The continuous war has lasted for more than half a year. Letters from home are rare, and one letter is worth tens of thousands of taels of gold.
Wrapped in melancholy, I scratched my head and thought. The more I scratched my head, the shorter my white hair became. It was almost impossible to insert a hairpin.
3. One of two poems about returning home
Tang Dynasty: He Zhizhang
When the young man left home and his elder brother returned home, his local pronunciation remained unchanged and his hair on his temples faded.
Children don’t recognize each other when they see each other, and they laugh and ask where the guest is from.
Translation:
I left my hometown when I was young and returned home only when I was old. Although my local accent has not changed, the hair on my temples has become sparse.
When the children in my hometown saw me, no one recognized me. They smiled and asked me: Where did this guest come from?
4. Reduced character Mulan·Liu Lang is old
Song Dynasty: Zhu Dunru
Liu Lang is old. Regardless of the peach blossoms, she still smiles. Listen to the pipa. The orioles in the main courtyard look for Xie's family. ?
At the end of the song, people are drunk. More like tears on the Xunyang River. Thousands of miles of east wind. The country is broken and the mountains and rivers shine red.
Translation:
The "peach blossom" has not changed, it is still blooming brilliantly; but "my" mood has changed and become older. Under the control of this miserable and depressed mood, I am bored and want to listen to pipa. But unlike some high-ranking officials in the Song Dynasty who had a family of singers and dancers, I had no choice but to go to the geisha courtyard to listen.
When the song ended, I was so emotionally intoxicated that I could not extricate myself from the music for a long time. It made me understand Bai Juyi’s excitement when he hurt himself and fell into despair on the Xunyang River, but found his best friend.
The east wind in front of us is still the same, but the Central Plains has fallen, the mountains and rivers are broken, and half of the mountains and rivers are shrouded in the afterglow of the setting sun. Although there is still a faint ray of red, after all, the sun is setting and dusk is approaching.
5. Huanxisha·Who misses the west wind and feels the coolness alone?
Qing Dynasty: Nalan Xingde
Who misses the west wind and feels the coolness alone? The rustling yellow leaves close the windows, Meditate on the past and set the setting sun.
Don’t be frightened by the wine and fall into a deep sleep. Gambling on books will make the fragrance of tea disappear. At that time, I just thought it was ordinary.
Translation:
Who laments the desolation alone in the west wind, can't bear to see the rustling yellow leaves and closes the window. Let the sunset shine in the independent house and immerse yourself in the memories of the past. Taking a nap after drinking, the spring weather is blooming, gambling games are taking place in the boudoir, and the clothes are filled with the fragrance of tea. The once beautiful and happy memories seemed to be the most ordinary at the time, but now things have changed.
6. Nanling Farewell Children Entering Beijing
Tang Dynasty: Li Bai
The white wine is newly ripe and he returns to the mountains, and the yellow chickens peck at the millet in autumn. The children cook chicken and drink white wine, while the children laugh and hold people's clothes.
Sing high to get drunk and masturbate, dance to the sunset for glory. It is not early to persuade people to take advantage of all the hardships, and to travel long distances on horseback with a whip.
The foolish woman in Kuaiji bought the minister lightly, so I resigned from home and went west to the Qin Dynasty. I looked up to the sky and laughed loudly and went out. How can I be a Penghao person?
Translation:
I came back from the mountains when the white wine had just been brewed, and the yellow chickens pecking at the grains had grown fat in the autumn. I called the servants to pour white wine for me to stew yellow chicken, and the children laughed and tugged at my common clothes.
While singing loudly, while drinking heavily, I want to express my happiness through drunkenness; when I am drunk, I dance, and the gleaming sword light can compete with the setting sun. Suffering from not lobbying the King of Ten Thousand Chariots earlier, I could only hurry up and catch up and start running a long way.
The foolish woman in Kuaiji looked down upon the poor Zhu Maichen. Now I am also leaving my home and going west to Chang'an, hoping that the clouds will rise.
I turned my head to the sky and laughed loudly as I walked out the door. How could I be a person who has been in the grass for a long time?