1. "Untitled·It's hard to say goodbye when we meet" - Li Shangyin of the Tang Dynasty
The spring silkworms will not run out of silk until they die, and the wax torch will turn to ashes before the tears dry up.
Translation: The spring silkworm spins its cocoon and spins out the silk only when it dies, and the candle cannot drip dry until the tear-like wax is burnt to ashes.
2. "Song of Lime" - Yu Qian of the Ming Dynasty
Thousands of hammers carved out the deep mountains, and the fire burned them as if nothing happened.
Don’t be afraid of your bones being shattered into pieces, you must remain innocent in this world.
Translation: A stone quarried from the mountains after thousands of hammers, it treats the burning of raging fire as a very common thing. Even if you are broken into pieces, you are not afraid, as long as you keep your noble moral integrity in the world.
3. "Bee" - Luo Yin of the Tang Dynasty
After collecting hundreds of flowers into honey, it will be sweet for whomever you work hard for.
Translation: Bee, you gather all the flowers and turn them into nectar. Who do you work hard for, and who do you want to taste the sweetness?
4. "Crossing the Lingding Ocean" - Wen Tianxiang of the Song Dynasty
Who has never died since ancient times? Keep your loyalty and reflect on history.
Translation: Who has been able to live forever since ancient times? I want to leave a piece of patriotic loyalty reflected in the annals of history.
5. "Self-Mockery" - Recent Lu Xun
With cold eyebrows, he points his fingers at thousands of people, bowing his head and willing to be a bully.
Translation: Angry at those people who have lost their conscience and been criticized by thousands of people, bending down and willing to be a bully for the common people.