Miscellaneous Poems of Ji Hai·Part 5

Dynasty: Qing Dynasty

Author: Gong Zizhen

Original text:

The sun is setting in the daytime of the mighty Li Chou, chanting the whip to the east and pointing to the end of the world.

The falling red is not a heartless thing, it turns into spring mud to protect the flowers.

Translation:

The vast sadness of farewell extends to the distance where the sunset sets in the west. After leaving Beijing, I wave my riding whip eastward and feel as if I am at the end of the world. When I resign and return home, I am like a fallen flower falling from a branch, but it is not a heartless thing. It turns into the soil of spring and can also play a role in nurturing the next generation.

The falling flowers are by no means ruthlessly scattered, in order to turn into spring mud and cultivate more new flowers. [Luohong: Luohua. The flowers are mostly red. Therefore, fallen flowers are also called fallen flowers. ]

People use the method of empathizing with objects to find new meanings through fallen flowers, showing us an extremely magnificent realm: "Falling red is not a heartless thing, it turns into spring mud to protect the flowers"! In the poet's view, as an individual, the life of a fallen flower has ended; but once it turns into spring mud, it can protect and nourish new flower branches, and its life will continue in the next generation of groups, reflecting the true meaning of The value of life - will eventually give birth to a blooming, brilliant spring! Where is Luo Hua's funeral message? This is clearly a song of new life!

The poet expressed his positive attitude towards life by borrowing the flowers to return to their roots and turn into spring mud. These two poems also contain this philosophy: "Falling red" seems to have become a useless thing, but from another perspective, it can turn into mud and protect flowers, and still has value and function. It contains the balance of everything in the world. It has two sides, "useful" and "useless" are not absolute, but relative. The key lies in the perspective of the observer, and in its own value and function.

'Falling red is not a ruthless thing, it turns into spring mud to protect flowers' also metaphors that although the poet resigned from office, he will still care about the fate of the country. This vividly and appropriately demonstrates the author's dedication to serving the country.