1 九月初夜月當空 Early nights of the month of nine, when the moon is up in the sky,
2 蓮池烟霧再莫紅 The fog upon the lotus pond – no longer red.
3 輕紗紈扇金鏤箱 Light gauze and the silk fan are now kept in the gold engraved boxes,
4 後庭何趣伴古松 Of what fun is there in the back courtyard accompanying old pine trees?
1 Implies that summer is over and autumn is here.
2 Lotus or water lilies represent summer. Literally, the fog is hiding the lotus blooms from view or that summer is over and no more blooming occurs.
3 Light silk clothing are worn in summer and silk fans are used by ladies in the old times to catch butterflies as some kind of sporting fun. Figuratively to mean that when love is no longer needed, they are discarded or kept away.
4 Now that the colors of summer is gone (youth), it’s no fun looking at old age!
Monday, September 18, 2023
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