Nation broken, mountains and rivers are still there; Grasses and trees in the city had grown high in the spring. The blossoming flowers made me in tears when thinking of the current situation; The chirping birds aroused me to hate the separation from family. The fire of war had burnt three months, A letter from family would be worth ten thousand gold. My gray hair is fewer as my keep scratching, It almost couldn’t hold the hairpin.
春望
杜甫 〔唐代〕
国破山河在，城春草木深。
感时花溅泪，恨别鸟惊心。
烽火连三月，家书抵万金。
白头搔更短，浑欲不胜簪。
Viewing in the spring
Author: Du, Fu [Tang Dynasty]
Nation broken, mountains and rivers are still there;
Grasses and trees in the city had grown high in the spring.
The blossoming flowers made me in tears when thinking of the current situation;
The chirping birds aroused me to hate the separation from family.
The fire of war had burnt three months,
A letter from family would be worth ten thousand gold.
My gray hair is fewer as my keep scratching,
It almost couldn’t hold the hairpin.
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