Meaning: It’s not that this flower is precious, it’s just that I wanted to use flowers to express my nostalgia after being apart for too long.
"This thing is not expensive, but the feeling of separation lasts forever" is the self-comfort words uttered by the protagonist helplessly, and it also highlights the theme of the whole poem. Life is short, and women are like flowers in their hands. They cannot withstand the waiting of time, let alone the wind and rain.
"There are Strange Trees in the Courtyard"
The author is anonymous? Han Dynasty
There are strange trees in the courtyard, with lush green leaves.
Climb the bar and lose your glory, leaving behind your thoughts.
The fragrance fills the sleeves, but the road is far away.
This thing is not expensive, but it will last forever.
Translation
A beautiful tree in the courtyard, full of green leaves and dense flowers, looks particularly full of spring.
I climbed the branches and picked the most beautiful bunch of flowers, hoping to give them to my relatives who miss me day and night.
The fragrance of flowers fills the lapels and sleeves of my clothes, but it is so far away that no one can deliver it to my relatives.
It’s not that there’s anything precious about this flower, it’s just that I’ve been away for too long and I want to use flowers to express my nostalgia.
Extended information:
"There are Strange Trees in the Courtyard" is a literati five-character poem produced in the Han Dynasty and one of the "Nineteen Ancient Poems". This poem describes a woman's deep nostalgia for her husband who has traveled far away, and the sadness caused by long-term hope of returning but no hope of expressing love.
The whole poem has eight sentences, the first four sentences describe the environment, and the last four sentences express emotions. Every two sentences in the poem prompts a complete image. The four images are the arrangement of origin, succession, transition and union. They are well-organized, coherent, bright in style and deep in emotion.
Creative background
"There is a Strange Tree in the Courtyard" is a poem about a woman's longing for a long time ago, and is the ninth of "Nineteen Ancient Poems". There are many opinions about the historical background of "Nineteen Ancient Poems". Yuwen Suo'an believed that early Chinese poetry was a copying system and could not find conclusive evidence that "ancient poetry" was earlier than the Jian'an period. Muzhai proposed that most of the "Nineteen Ancient Poems" and the important components of Jian'an poetry were written by Cao Zhi. Li Shan's annotation in "Selected Poems of Zhaoming·Part 1" explains clearly: "It's an ancient poem, so the author is unknown."
He also believes that it was written in the Eastern Han Dynasty, which is also the first time since the 20th century. L. Modern people comprehensively examine the emotional tendencies expressed, the social life situations reflected in "Nineteen Ancient Poems" and its proficient artistic skills. It is generally believed that the age of these nineteen poems should be several dozen years before Emperor Xian'an in the late Han Dynasty. Years. As for the specific creation time of "There Are Strange Trees in the Courtyard", it is difficult to confirm.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-There is a strange tree in the garden