O Yangtze River, which snowflake does not come from the sky, which wave does not return to the ocean, and which time does not have your majestic image deep in my heart?
Mother, which spring is without flowers, which night is without stars, and which time in my memory is not your loving advice?
O Yangtze River, which river is without water? , which tree has no leaves, and which time is there not your rolling waves in my meditation?
Extended information:
The sea can refer to mother, hometown and other things related to homesickness. This is a particularly important thing for the author, just like light is to stars and fragrance is to flowers, but here it is said that stars do not have light and flowers have no fragrance. This shows that in the days when the author was far away from home, the author's thoughts were far away from home. And lost the connection with my hometown.
The author is like a star that has lost its light, a flower that has lost its fragrance, and his thoughts have lost their soul. This sentence expresses the importance of the author's hometown to him and also shows that the author misses his hometown.