Meaning: If you are willing to get someone who treats you wholeheartedly, (then even when you are gray-haired) you will not leave him.
This is a famous line from the work "Baitou Yin" by Zhuo Wenjun, a talented woman from the Han Dynasty. "Baitou Yin" was first seen in "New Odes of Yutai", and "Song Book·Le Zhi" contains lyrics performed by Jin music. The contents of the two articles are roughly the same, with the latter being longer. "Collection of Yuefu Poems" is also included in "Xianghe Ge·Chu Diaoqu". (In Zhuo Wenjun's "Baitou Yin", the original sentence should be: I wish to have the person of my heart, and we will never be apart when we grow old.)
The original poem is as follows
Baitou Yin
< p>Han Dynasty: Zhuo WenjunIt is as white as snow on the mountain and as bright as the moon among the clouds.
I heard that you had two opinions, so I came to resolve it.
Today’s drinking party, Mingdangou Shuitou.
The ducks are dancing on the ditch, and the ditch water flows east and west.
Desolate and miserable, there is no need to cry when getting married.
I wish to have the person of my heart and stay together forever.
The bamboo pole is so curling, and the fish tail is so __!
A man cares about his spirit, why use money and a knife!
Translation
Love should be as pure as the snow on the mountain and as bright as the moon among the clouds. I heard that you have second thoughts, so I came to break up with you. ?Today is like the last gathering, and tomorrow we will part ways in Gootou. I moved my steps slowly along the ditch. My past life was like water flowing eastward, gone forever. When I left home with you, I didn't cry miserably like other girls.
I thought that if I married a sweetheart who was affectionate and devoted, I would be able to love each other till old age and be happy forever. The love between a man and a woman is as light and long as a fishing rod, and the fish is as lively and cute. Men should put affection first. The loss of sincere love cannot be compensated by any money or treasure.
Extended information
Appreciation of works
Every four lines in the whole poem constitute a meaning group. The poetry is progressive, steady and regular. It can be roughly divided into two parts. "The ditch water flows from east to west" previously described the scene of a woman and a man's decision, and the following "Mourning and Misery" describes her understanding of what a woman's standards for choosing a mate are based on the twists and turns of her own love life. The organic combination of these two parts not only creates a complete image of a woman with a slim and beautiful appearance, a soft and strong character, and rich and sincere emotions for readers, but also provides practical, profound and useful information to women who are not deeply involved in the world. Life lessons. The combination of narrative and instruction has become an obvious feature of this poem.
"It is as white as snow on the mountain and as bright as the moon among the clouds." These two sentences have two meanings. One is that the heroine uses it to metaphor and confess the purity of her love. The other is that she uses the white snow and the clear moon to describe her beauty. They are the beginning of an article. It says that the love between a man and a woman should be pure and flawless, as spotless as the white snow on the mountains;
It should be bright and eternal, like the bright moon in the clouds. This is not only a beautiful symbol of human relationships in general, but also a testament to the original vows made by the heroine and her husband. Just as Wang Yaoqu of the Qing Dynasty said: "As pure as snow, as bright as the moon, it is a metaphor for the brightness of the oaths made in the past." However, there are also interpretations as "With the 'snow on the mountain' and the 'moon in the clouds' that are easy to disappear and obscure, Compared with people who have two minds. "One's mind can also be understood. Playing with the poetic meaning carefully, the interpretation is that the opposite side rises, and the desire to suppress first rises, which seems to be more interesting.
So "I heard that you have two minds, so I came to make a decision." The second sentence suddenly changed: Since your love for me has been mixed with impurities, since you have two minds and are not single-minded and persistent, That’s why I’m here to say goodbye to you and sever our relationship forever. "Have two meanings" not only coincides with the first two lines of "snow" and "moon", forming a turning point, but also contrasts with the following "one-hearted person", which reflects nature before and after, and also has a clear meaning of condemnation, revealing the whole poem. of decisive purpose.
The poem "Today's drinking party, tomorrow's ditch is full of water" means that this is the last time we get together to drink. After the banquet is over, everyone will go their separate ways, like running water, things will never merge. "Today" and "Tomorrow" are wordings chosen in order to pursue vivid expressions in poetry. If the sentence "Mingdan" is understood to mean "we can break up by the ditch tomorrow", it will be too rigid in the meaning of the words and will lose the poet's sense of expression. True meaning.