Dynasty: Tang Dynasty

Sitting: Anonymous

Translation:

I suggest you don't cherish these luxurious dresses,

I suggest you cherish your youth.

When the flowers are suitable for folding, we should fold them quickly.

Don't wait for the flowers to wither before breaking an empty branch.

Original text:

I advise you not to cherish witch hazel,

I advise you to cherish your youth.

There are flowers that can be folded straight,

Don't wait until there are no flowers to break branches.

This is the expression of art, thinking in images. Missing youth will lead to endless regrets. This kind of meaning can be expressed by the idiom "the big disciple is sad", but it closely advances to the metaphor of folding flowers, and then creates such an unheard-of strange language as "no flowers are empty". There is not a word of regret, but the word "empty branch" is intriguing and full of artistic appeal.

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Creation background

This is a popular lyric in the middle Tang Dynasty. It is said that Li Kun, the envoy of Zhenhai in Yuan Dynasty, loved this word very much, and often ordered my concubine Du Qiuniang to sing at banquets (see Du Mu's Poems of Du Qiuniang and his own notes). The author of the lyrics has been unable to verify. Some anthologies of Tang poetry are titled Du Qiuniang's works or Li Yong's works, which is inaccurate.

This is a philosophical poem by the richest man, with profound implications. It tells people not to pay attention to wealth, but to cherish their youth. It can be said that it exhorts people to pick the fruits of love in time, and it can also be said that it encourages people to make contributions in time. It is more meaningful because it is not very specific.