"Untitled" (Tang Dynasty) Li Shangyin
It is difficult to say goodbye when we meet, the east wind is powerless and the flowers are withered.
Spring silkworms will not run out of silk until they die, and wax torches will not dry until they turn to ashes.
When you look into the mirror at dawn, you are worried about the clouds on your temples. When you sing at night, you should feel the cold moonlight.
There is not much way to get to Pengshan, and the blue bird is diligent in visiting.
Translation of "Untitled":
The opportunity to meet is really rare, and it is even more difficult to part ways. Moreover, the weather of late spring is about to turn away from the east wind, and the flowers have faded, which makes it even more difficult. People are sad.
The spring silkworm spins its cocoon and spins out the silk only when it dies, and the wax candle like tears cannot drip dry until it burns out and turns to ashes.
When a woman dresses up and looks in the mirror in the morning, she is only worried that her lush, cloud-like hair will change color and her youthful appearance will disappear. If a man moans and cannot sleep at night, he must feel the cold moon encroaching upon him.
The other party's residence is not far away from Penglai Mountain, but there is no way to get there and it is out of reach. I hope there will be a messenger like a blue bird who will diligently visit my lover for me.
Appreciation of "Untitled": This is a love poem. By recalling a banquet in the back hall of a noble family that he attended last night, the poet expresses his nostalgia and melancholy of meeting the person he likes at the dinner table and creating a conflict. This poem is a mixture of pain, disappointment, lingering, and persistent emotions from beginning to end. Each couplet repeatedly expresses the complex emotions throughout the poem from different aspects, and at the same time, it is characterized by the close connection between them. Vertically reflect the psychological process with this complex emotion as its content. This kind of lyricism, continuous and subtle, successfully reproduces the deep feelings in the heart.
About the author of "Untitled": Li Shangyin, courtesy name Yishan, nickname Yuxisheng, was born in Xingyang, Henan Province during the Tang Dynasty, and was a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty. About 600 of Li Shangyin's poems have been handed down, and a considerable proportion of them directly touch on current political themes. Li Shangyin's epic poems have great achievements.