It expresses the author's infinite bitterness and resentment towards his situation of being demoted and abandoned. From:
Author: Tang Dynasty litterateur Liu Yuxi
The desolate land of Bashan and Chushui has been abandoned for twenty-three years.
Nostalgically reciting the poems on the flute in the air, and when I go to the countryside to read it, I feel like a dead person.
Thousands of sails pass by the side of the sunken boat, and thousands of trees spring in front of the diseased trees.
Listen to a song of Junge today, and let me have a glass of wine for the time being.
Vernacular translation
I spent twenty-three years in desolate places like Bashan Chushui.
Reciting the poem Wen Di in vain in memory of my old friend, I feel that the scene is no longer the same after I returned from exile for a long time.
Thousands of ships are passing by beside the sunken ship, but thousands of trees are blooming in front of the diseased trees.
I listened to the poem you recited for me today, so let me cheer myself up with this glass of wine.
Extended information:
"Rewarding Lotte at the First Banquet in Yangzhou" shows his open-minded mind about the changes in world affairs and the ups and downs of officials, and expresses the poet's firm belief and optimism Spirit, and at the same time implicit philosophy, shows that new things will inevitably replace old things.
Liu Yuxi's response poem takes over from Bai Juyi's poem and focuses on expressing his own feelings in this specific environment. In Bai's poem as a gift, Bai Juyi lamented Liu Yuxi's misfortune. The last two sentences said: "I also know that he has been ruined by his talents. Twenty-three years have been too much." On the one hand, he lamented Liu Yuxi's unfortunate fate, and on the other hand, he praised Liu Yuxi. Liu Yuxi's talent and fame. These two lines of poetry contain both sympathy and praise, which is very euphemistic.