In the south, there is a beautiful woman whose face is as fragrant as Rong Ruo peach blossom and as beautiful as plum blossom. In the morning, she came to the shore of Jiangbei, and she went to Xiaoxiang Island at night. The breath of the world looks down on the beautiful face, but who is cypraeae concha's smile? In a blink of an eye, the years have passed, but the beauty of youth is hard to last forever.
Translation:
There is a beautiful woman in the south. Her face is as beautiful as a peach blossom and as beautiful as a plum blossom. In the morning, she came to the north bank of Hebei to play, and in the evening, she went to Xiaoxiang Island to rest. People didn't appreciate beautiful faces at that time. Who else can she sing for and show her face for? In a blink of an eye, years have passed, but it is difficult for people's youth to exist forever.
Appreciate:
This poem, written by Cao Zhi in his later period, shows his frustration of incompetence with metaphor. Cao Zhi not only has a high literary talent, but also has political ambitions, hoping to make contributions and go down in history. Cao Cao once wanted to make Cao a prince, but it didn't come true. After Cao Cao's death, he was jealous and depressed by his younger brother Cao Pi (Wei Wendi) and his nephew Cao Chui (Wei Mingdi), and moved to fiefs many times, even his life was very unstable, far from realizing his political ambitions. This poem compares itself to a beautiful woman: a beautiful woman's appearance is as gorgeous as peach blossom and plum blossom, which means outstanding talent; The sentence "Fashion and Custom" says that the beauty and singing skills of a beautiful woman were not appreciated by people at that time, indicating that she had no talent; The word "pitch" is about how time flies, and the beauty of a beautiful woman can't be relied on for a long time, expressing her deep regret that she can't display her ambitions in her prime.