If the young don't work hard, the old will be sad, that is to say, if you don't work hard when you are young, it's useless to be sad when you are old.
"Long Songs" is a poem in Han Yuefu, which belongs to the chorus, warning the world to cherish time and forge ahead. This poem mainly says that the seasons change quickly and time is gone forever, so people are advised to cherish their youth and make efforts to make a difference.
Full text:? The trees in the garden are lush, and the crystal dew rises in the sun. Spring fills the earth with hope, and everything presents a scene of prosperity. I am always afraid that when the cold autumn comes, the trees in Ye Er will turn yellow and the grass will wither. The river runs to the sea, and when will it return to the west? A lazy youth, a lousy age.
Translation:
Green vegetable gardens, green sunflowers and early morning dew will all disappear into the sun. Warm spring has generally given grace, and everything on the earth is full of vitality.
Everyone is afraid of the arrival of cold autumn, which will frighten yellow leaves and withered flowers. Time is like countless rivers flowing in the sea. When will any of them return to the west? If people don't work hard in time when they are young, they will only be sad in vain when they are old!
Creative background:
Yuefu is an ancient musical organ, which was established by the imperial court to manage music since the Qin Dynasty. Yuefu Order was established in the Western Han Dynasty in 1 12 BC. It was formally established in the period of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, collecting and sorting out Han folk music, arranging and composing music, and singing and playing. It not only sings the poems of literati, but also undertakes the task of collecting folk songs.
During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, a large number of poems were collected from the people, which were rich in content and wide in subject matter. This poem is one of Han Yuefu's poems. There are three ancient poems in A Long Song, and this poem is the first one, which was first seen in Xiao Tong's Selected Works. Zhang Yugu thinks that "the poem of this policeman abandoning school".