Translation of "The Song of the Traveling Son": A kind mother holds a needle and thread in her hand, hurrying to make a new dress for her child who is about to travel far away. Before the trip, she sewed closely, fearing that her son would come back late and his clothes would be torn. Who says that a weak filial piety like the grass can repay the kindness of a loving mother like the spring sunshine?
Source: The Song of the Traveling Son - Tang Dynasty: Meng Jiao
The thread in the hands of a loving mother, the clothes on the body of a traveling son.
The thread in the hands of a loving mother, the clothes on the body of a wandering son.
Whoever says that an inch of grass has the heart of a child, it will repay the three spring suns.
Expanded Information
1. Background of the Composition of "The Song of the Traveling Son"
"The Song of the Traveling Son" was written by Meng Jiao in Liyang. The author was a wanderer in his early years, and it was only at the age of fifty that he got a lieutenant of Liyang County, ending his long years of wandering and displacement, and then he brought his mother to live with him. The poet had tasted the world's coldness and felt the preciousness of family love, so he wrote this touching poem in praise of his mother.
2, "The Song of the Wanderer" appreciation
Deep mother's love, all the time in the bath of the children. However, for Meng Jiao, a wanderer who was often displaced and had no fixed abode, there is nothing more memorable than the painful moment of separation between mother and child. This poem describes the ordinary scene of a loving mother sewing clothes at such a time, but what is expressed is the poet's deep inner feelings.
This poem artfully reproduces the ordinary but great human beauty that people **** feel, so it has won the strong ****ing of countless readers over the centuries.