"Good flowers must be picked when they are ready, don't wait until there are no flowers and the branches will be empty." This means that when the flowers bloom and can be picked, you must pick them. Don't wait until there are no flowers to pick and face the empty branches. It is too late to regret it. It is a metaphor that when love comes, you must be brave enough to pursue it, and you must harvest love in time.

From "Golden Threaded Clothes" by Du Qiuniang in the middle Tang Dynasty, the whole poem: I advise you not to cherish your golden threaded clothes, I advise you to cherish your youth. Flowers are ready to be broken when they bloom, but don’t wait to break branches when there are no flowers left.

Notes:

1. Gold-threaded clothes: Gorgeous clothes made of gold threads.

2. Can: Yes.

3. Naosu: No need to hesitate.

Rhyme translation:

I advise you not to cherish the luxurious gold-threaded clothes.

I advise you to cherish your youth.

When the flowers are blooming and it’s time to break them, hurry up and break them.

Don’t wait until the flowers fade and only break an empty branch.

Commentary:

The author of "Complete Poems of the Tang Dynasty" is anonymous. The meaning of this poem is relatively simple. It repeatedly chants and emphasizes cherishing time.

Don't miss your youth. Literally speaking, it is a bold singing of youth and love, and a passionate and frank expression

. However, behind the words, there is still the main theme of "cherishing time". Therefore, if the purpose of "enjoyment in time" seems low, if viewed as "cherishing time", it will be colorful and thought-provoking.

"I advise you not to cherish your gold-threaded clothes, and to cherish your youth." The poet used two "persuading you" at the beginning to express his position and opinions, which seemed to be sincere and sincere.

Then "Golden Thread Clothes" and "Youth" are compared, and the two completely different attitudes of "mo cherish" and "must cherish" are used to outline that time is the most precious, please be sure to Poem theme of cherishing.

Each verse seems to be repeating the single meaning of "Don't let the good times pass you by!" and each verse contains subtle changes, repetition but not monotony, looping but slow, forming a beautiful melody. , repeatedly chants and emphasizes cherishing time and not missing your youth.

About the author

Du Qiuniang, known as Du Zhongyang in "Zizhi Tongjian" and often called "Du Qiuniang" in later generations, was a native of Jinling in the Tang Dynasty.

At the age of 15, she became Li Qi's concubine. In the second year of Yuanhe (807), Li Qi officially launched an army to rebel. Later, Li Qi's rebellion failed and Du Qiu was included in the palace. Later, he was favored by Emperor Xianzong of Tang Dynasty. In the fifteenth year of Yuanhe (820), Tang Muzong ascended the throne and appointed her as the wife of his son Li Chou. Later, Li Min was deposed as King of Zhang, and Du Qiuci returned to his hometown. When Du Mu passed by Jinling, he saw her poor and old condition, so he wrote "Poems of Du Qiuniang", the preface of which briefly describes Du Qiuniang's life experience.

Du Qiuniang’s famous sayings

1. When you are young and pursue your dreams, you will have a little worry, a little worry and a little hesitation. With one finger on the quicksand, time flies by in an instant.

2. What is there on earth, and what is beyond the sky? What is the point of catching, what is the foot of running. What are the ears for hearing, what are the eyes for peeping.

3. Who is the lonely lamp in the middle of the night thinking about the past?

4. If you don’t know yourself, what else can you think about?

5. I advise you not to cherish your gold-threaded clothes; I advise you to cherish your youth.