The original poem is as follows
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Tang dynasty: anonymous
I advise you not to cherish golden clothes, and to cherish youth.
You can fold flowers straight, don't wait until there are no flowers.
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I advise you not to cherish those luxurious dresses, and I advise you to cherish your youth. When the flowers are suitable for folding, we should fold them quickly. Don't wait for the flowers to wither before you break an empty branch.
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This poem is engraved on the pillar of Wanghai Building in Hangzhou. The author's first and last names are not available, but we can experience a complex emotion from them. This is not ordinary homesickness, but the loneliness caused by the author's long-term travel abroad. Its author is controversial. All Tang poems are anonymous, and 300 Tang poems are named Du Qiuniang.
The meaning of this poem is relatively simple, and it repeatedly emphasizes cherishing time. Don't miss your youth. Literally, it is a bold singing of youth and love, and a frank expression of enthusiasm. However, behind the letter, the theme of "cherishing time" remains. So, what is the purpose of "eating and drinking in time"? It seems low. If you regard it as "cherishing time", it will be swaying and intriguing.
This poem, also called Jin Lu Qu, Jin Lu Ci and Miscellaneous Poems, is a very famous exhortation poem. Literally, it is a bold tribute to youth and love, and a frank expression of enthusiasm. However, behind the letter, people are advised not to covet wealth and glory, but to cherish the good times of teenagers. Tell people that youth is hard-won, we should cherish our time, seize the opportunity and strive for progress. ?
This poem warns people not to be greedy for money and to cherish their youth. Youth is only once for anyone, and it will never return. If you waste time, you will accomplish nothing. It can be said that "young people don't work hard, and the elderly are sad." Later generations often cite it to show that we should cherish our youth or pursue love in time.
This is a popular poem in the middle Tang Dynasty, which exhorts people to cherish time and youth with the tone of dialogue and rhetorical devices of metaphor. The main idea of the poem is to advise you not to be greedy for money, but to cherish the precious time of teenagers. When the flowers are in full bloom and can be climbed, you should pick them quickly, and don't wait until the flowers fade before picking branches.