A hundred years is like a butterfly in a dream, and it is regrettable to look back at the past. Spring has come today, the flowers will fade tomorrow, and the lamps will be extinguished at night.
Double Tune Night Sailing (Autumn Thoughts) Ma Zhiyuan
[A hundred years is like a butterfly in a dream[1], and it is embarrassing to look back on the past. Spring has come today, and the flowers will fade tomorrow. The emergency penalty is that the night lamp goes out [2].
[Qiao Mucha] Think of the Qin Palace and the Han Palace [3], all made of grass, cattle and sheep. There is nothing to say if you are not willing to fish and firewood [4]. There are ruined tombs and monuments, and you can't tell the difference between dragons and snakes [5].
[Qing Xuanhe] surrendered to the fox trail and the rabbit hole [6], how many heroes. The tripod is three points and a half folded, Wei Ye? Jin Ye[7]?
[Luo Mei Feng] Heaven teaches wealth, don’t be too extravagant. There are not many good days and good nights[8]. Look at the money slave who is as stubborn as iron[9], but he has failed to live up to the beauty of Jintang[10].
[Wind into the Pine] The red sun is setting in front of me, and it is as fast as a car going downhill. At dawn, the mirror is filled with white snow[11], and going to bed and wearing shoes are different. Don't laugh at the dove's nest plan [12], and Huluti always pretends to be stupid [13].
[Continuous dialing] The benefits and fame are exhausted, and right and wrong are eliminated. The world of mortals is not disturbed in front of the door, the green trees are suitable for covering the corner of the house, the green hills are filling the gaps at the top of the wall, and the bamboo fence is suitable for thatched cottages.
[Le Pavilion Banquet] When the crickets sing, Fang Ning sticks to sleep, and when the cock crows, everything never stops. What year is it to fight for fame and fortune [14]. Ants are lining up in dense rows, bees are brewing honey, and flies are clamoring for blood. Pei Gong Luye Hall[15], Taoling Bailian Society[16]. I love those things that come in autumn: picking yellow flowers with dew, cooking purple crabs with frost, boiling red leaves with wine, life is limited, and several climbing festivals. I told my naughty reporter: Come to Beihai to visit me [17]. Daodongli is drunk [18].
〔Notes〕
[1] Dreaming of Butterflies: "Zhuangzi? On the Equality of Things": "In the past, Zhuangzi dreamed of a butterfly, a lifelike butterfly. ... Suddenly he woke up, then This sentence means that life is like a dream.
[2] "Urgent penalty" sentence: Give the order quickly and punish the person with wine until the lights go out late at night. Late night, deep night, lingering night.
[3] Qin Palace and Han Palace: the palace of the Qin Dynasty and the mausoleum of the Han Dynasty.
[4] 不恁 (nen): Not like this, not like this.
[5] Dragon Snake: This refers to the words engraved on the stele. The ancients often used dragons and snakes to describe the flying movements of writing. Li Bai's "Songs in Cursive Script": "I only see dragons and snakes running away from time to time, with their left and right sides curled up like lightning."
[6] Toi: When it arrives, when it arrives.
[7] "Tripod" sentence: It talks about the situation of the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu, but it died in the middle. Is Wei the final winner? Who is Jin?
[8] Good days, good nights, good days, good times.
[9] Look at Money Slaves: Zheng Tingyu, a dramatist of the Yuan Dynasty, based on the supernatural novel "Sou Shen Ji", about a poor man named Zhou who, with the gift of the Emperor of Heaven, became a slave with extremely stingy and mean methods. The story of being a millionaire creates an image of a stingy man who loves money as much as his life - a money slave.
[10] Jintang Fengyue: The beautiful scenery of wealthy people. This sentence mocks the miser for his humble taste and lack of happiness to enjoy glory.
[11]Tian Baixue: Tim white hair.
[12] Jiuchao scheming is clumsy: refers to not being good at making a living. "Poetry? Zhaonan? Magpie Nest": "Wei magpies have nests, and Wei doves live in them." Zhu Xi notes: "Doves are clumsy and cannot make nests, or there are those who live in the magpies' nests."
[13] Huluti: confused.
[14]Che: It’s over, it’s over.
[15] Pei Gong: Pei Du in the Tang Dynasty. He lived in the five dynasties of Dezong, Xianzong, Mu Zong, Jingzong and Wenzong, and was responsible for the safety of the world for 20 years. Seeing that the eunuchs were in power and the national affairs were deteriorating, he built two villas in Luoyang called "Green Field Hall" and "Lvye Hall". Bai Juyi and Liu Yuxi drank and composed poems there.
[16] Tao Ling: Tao Qian. Because he once served as Peng Zeling, he was called Tao Ling. According to legend, he once participated in the White Lotus Society organized by Master Huiyuan in the Jin Dynasty at Donglin Temple in Huxi, Lushan Mountain.
[17] Beihai: refers to Kong Rong of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He once served as the Prime Minister of Beihai, so he was called Kong Beihai in later generations. He tasted and said: "The seats are always full of guests and the wine in the bottle is never empty, so I have no worries."
[18] Dongli: Refers to Ma Zhiyuan. He admired Tao Qian's secluded life, and because Tao Qian's poem "Drinking" contained the line "Collecting many things under the east fence, leisurely seeing the Nanshan Mountain", he named himself "Dongli".