Song of Tomorrow is a poem by Qian Fu, a poet in Ming Dynasty. Taking himself as an example, this poem advises the world to cherish every day, live in the present and not waste time waiting for tomorrow forever. The whole poem is rich in content, fluent in language, easy to understand, convincing and shocking.
Full text:
Tomorrow after tomorrow, there are so many tomorrows. Tomorrow will never come. Worried that tomorrow, the world will go to Qiu Lai as a veteran in spring. Watch the water flow eastward and the sunset at dusk. What will tomorrow be like in a hundred years? Please listen to my song tomorrow.
Translation:
Always waiting for tomorrow, tomorrow tomorrow, how many tomorrows! Waiting for tomorrow every day, but doing nothing, wasting time. If the world suffers from "tomorrow" like me, it will soon find itself old as the days go by.
Only by living in the present can we appreciate the joy of watching the river flow eastward in the morning and the sunset in the evening. A hundred years tomorrow, how much can there be? Please listen to my song tomorrow, don't waste today's time.
Extended data:
The poem is called "Song of Tomorrow", and "Tomorrow" is an excuse for many people to be lazy and a reason to indulge themselves. How many "tomorrows" are there in life? If everything is put off until tomorrow, then the whole life will be wasted.
"I live until tomorrow, and everything will be wasted" is a very painful understanding. The author takes himself as an example to illustrate the importance of "what can be done today, what can be accomplished today". In fact, people's life is short, and there are not so many "tomorrows". The most important thing is to seize "today" so as not to live a short life.
This poem mentions "tomorrow" seven times, repeatedly warning people to cherish time, do today's work well, don't put it off until tomorrow, and don't waste time. Poetry has simple meaning, clear language, easy-to-understand reasoning and great educational significance. It gives people the enlightenment that many things in the world can be fought for and recovered as much as possible, and only time is hard to retain.
There is only one life, and time never looks back. Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today and the day after tomorrow. Say, "Do what you can do today." The poet warned people to firmly grasp the fleeting today. What can be done today must be done today. Don't pin any plans and hopes on the unknown tomorrow. Otherwise, "the day after tomorrow" will only end up as "all in vain" and accomplish nothing.