The story of pipa
This poem comes from the brilliant Pipa Story and Chronicle of Qing Poetry in Yuan Dynasty. This book is a large-scale chronicle document of Qing poetry edited by Mr. Qian Zhonglian, a famous modern literature and history expert.
I extracted the most famous paragraph from the original sentence for your reference.
A few words of advice to my father in Chapter 31 of Pipa-"This tit is rude, but his words will collide with me. My words are not in the right place, son. My husband's words are contrary to my father's. I hate children's knowledge. I should have trusted the moon, but the moon shines on the ditch. "
The translation of this sentence
"I shine on the moon with all my heart, and the moon shines on the ditch", which means that I am kind to you, but you are indifferent and ungrateful. My sincere efforts have not been rewarded and respected.
Falling flowers deliberately follow the flowing water, and the flowing water has no heart for falling flowers: it originally refers to the scene of falling flowers drifting away with the flowing water, which is a Buddhist Zen term. Now refers to wishful love. With "falling flowers are intentional, running water is ruthless." Close.
The quotation of this poem is
"I give my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch" is a seven-character quatrain in the last line of "Leaf Sweeping Record" (Volume 2 1), page 15 106.
Chapter 19 of the Romance of Gods-Let's talk about da ji's deep hatred: "What ordinary people! The light one is like this. I entrusted my heart to the moon, but the moon filled the ditch. On the contrary, he humiliated me. If I discipline you to pieces, I will hate you to death! "
"Surprise at the First Moment" Volume 36-"Women have never booked Du Lang face to face, and only listen to his deceptive words, so it is. With what he said, she believed, and the Tao was determined from now on, so she could meet Du Lang, which she had always hoped. Exactly: I will trust the moon with my heart, but who knows that the moon shines on the ditch? "
The fourth episode of Jin Ping Mei-Yu Rou sees that the truth and meaning of this world are firm, and she cries and sighs: "Alas! Just, exactly, I would have believed in the moon, but the moon shines on the ditch! Slaves have the intention to follow their brothers, but brothers are so heartless; Now, in front of you, I exposed my ugliness and made you laugh. How can I have the face to be a man? What's the use of keeping this picture? It is better to follow the painting and erase the ridicule in the world. "
Wu's "National Colors and Scenes" Volume 8-Zhen's author bowed his head and whispered: "I am waiting for the bright moon, and the bright moon shines on the ditch! 」
Shi Hui, the author of "Tale of the Boudoir" (also known as "Moon Pavilion"), went out on the 37th, hoping to entrust her heart to the bright moon. But the bright moon shines on the ditch, and there is marriage in it. I don't know when I will meet you. Master, old lady, official matchmaker, kowtowing in the yard.
Qiong Yao-Ji Yuan, the author of Chapter 13 of "Crescent Moon Gege", wrote the same two sentences on several propaganda papers: "Believe in the bright moon, and the bright moon shines on the ditch."