1. We are both fallen people at the end of the world, so why should we have known each other before?
Source: "Pipa Xing/Pipa Yin" by Bai Juyi in the Tang Dynasty
Translation: We are all people who have fallen into the world. Now that we meet, no matter whether we have known each other before, we will all feel sympathy for each other and respond with the same voice. .Then why care about whether we have known each other before?
2. After collecting hundreds of flowers and turning them into honey, it will be sweet to whomever you work hard for.
Source: "Bee" by Luo Yin of the Tang Dynasty
Translation: Bee, you have collected all the flowers and turned them into nectar. Who do you work hard for, and who do you want to taste the sweetness?
3. The spring silkworms will not run out until they are dead, and the wax torches will not dry until they turn to ashes.
Source: "Untitled·It's Hard to Say Goodbye When We Meet" by Li Shangyin of the Tang Dynasty
Translation: The spring silkworm spins its cocoon and spins out the silk only when it dies, and the candle looks like when it is about to burn to ashes. The wax oil like tears can drip dry.
4. People at that time did not know the Ling Yun tree, and they waited until Ling Yun began to grow.
Source: "Little Pine" by Du Xunhe in the Tang Dynasty
Translation: People in the world don't know that this is a tree that can reach the sky in the future. They have to wait until it has already reached the sky. Acknowledge its majesty.
5. The moon waxes and wanes, the flowers blossom and wither, and I think of farewell as the most painful thing in life.
Source: "Putian Le·Yong Shi" by Zhang Mingshan of the Yuan Dynasty
Translation: The moon is full and missing, the flowers are blooming and withering, and I think that the most painful thing in life is to say goodbye.