Famous lines from Yan Shu's "Huanxi Sand":

There is no choice but the flowers fall away, and the swallows return as if they have known each other before. The fragrant path in the small garden wanders alone.

Translation: Flowers always wither, leaving people helpless. The familiar spring swallow returns again, wandering alone in the flower-scented path.

The full text is as follows:

"Huanxisha·A new song and a glass of wine" Song Dynasty? Yan Shu

A new song and a glass of wine, the weather is the same as last year. When does the sun set?

There is no choice but the flowers fall away, and the familiar swallow returns. The fragrant path in the small garden wanders alone. ?

Translation: Listening to a new song and drinking a glass of wine, or the same weather as last year. When will the setting sun come back? Flowers always wither and leave people helpless, but the familiar spring swallow returns again, wandering alone in the flower-scented path.

Su Shi's famous line from "Huanxi Sand":

There is no hope that life will last long, and the water flowing in front of the door can still flow to the west. Stop singing yellow chicken with white hair.

Translation: Who says life can’t go back to being a teenager? The stream in front of the door can still flow to the west! Don’t lament the passage of time in old age! ?

The full text is as follows:

"Huanxisha·Visiting Qishui Qingquan Temple" Song Dynasty? Su Shi

Visiting Qishui Qingquan Temple, the temple is adjacent to Lanxi River, and the stream flows west .

At the foot of the mountain, the orchid buds are soaked in the stream, the sandy road among the pines is clean and mudless, and the raindrops are crying at dusk. ?

Visit Qingquan Temple in Qishui. The temple is next to Lanxi, and the stream flows to the west.

Who said there is no less in life? The water flowing in front of the door can still flow to the west! Stop singing yellow chicken with white hair.

Translation: The new buds of orchids at the foot of the mountain are soaked in the stream, and the sandy road among the pine forests is washed by the rain and is spotless. In the evening, there is a drizzle and the sound of cuckoo. Who says life can't go back to being a teenager? The stream in front of the door can still flow to the west! Don’t lament the passage of time in old age! ?

Extended information

"There is no choice but the flowers fall away, and the familiar swallows return." These two sentences both describe spring, and the beauty is the neat contrast. It is a natural odd-even sentence. This sentence is skillful and comprehensive, fluent and implicit, with harmonious rhyme and profound meaning. The use of empty characters to form neat antitheses and the expressiveness of singing show the poet's ingenuity and deep feeling. This is also the reason why this poem is famous. .

But what is more interesting is the intention contained in this couplet. The withering of flowers, the passing of spring, and the passage of time are all irresistible natural laws. Although it is useless to linger with regret, so we say "there is nothing we can do", which is a continuation of "the sunset".

However, in this late spring air, what I feel is not just the helpless decline and disappearance, but also the gratifying reappearance. The swallows returning gracefully seem to have nested here last year. old acquaintance.

People often use "white hair" and "yellow chicken" to describe the rush of things in the world, the rush of prosperity, and the sad moan of decline. Bai Juyi once sang in "Drunk Song": "Who knows how to make you understand the song? Listen to the singing of the yellow rooster and the white sun. The yellow rooster crows to remind the dawn, and the day to remind the new year to disappear. The red ribbon around the waist is not stable, The beauty in the mirror has been lost."

Su Shi also used Lotte poetry to recite the line "Try to call out the autumn people spontaneously and make them sing the song of yellow chicken to wake up the dawn." Here the author uses it contrary to his intention, hoping that people will not sigh about hurting themselves and aging. "Who said there will be no more in life?" "Don't sing yellow chickens with gray hair!" This has the same meaning as "Don't sing yellow chickens with gray hair" in another song "Huanxisha".

It should be said that this is a declaration of resistance to aging, this is the yearning and pursuit of life and the future, and this is a call for youthful vitality. In his relegated life, he was able to turn away from the low tone of regretting his old age and sing such inspiring songs for self-improvement. This reflects Su Shi's persistence in life and broad-minded and optimistic character.

Reference source? Baidu Encyclopedia - "Huanxisha·A New Song and a Glass of Wine"

Baidu Encyclopedia - "Huanxisha·Visit to Qishui Qingquan Temple"