English Rendering
After the lotus flowers bloom,spring sighs,
after the lotus flowers wither,autumn sighs.
I know the love will haunt me as long as i live,
so i just silently listen to the sound of river,trying to get a gleam of you.
After the lotus flowers bloom
- Poetry of Li Shangyin
《暮秋独游曲江》Original Text (中文原文)
荷叶生时春恨生，荷叶枯时秋恨成。
深知身在情长在，怅望江头江水声。
Meaning & Analysis
By Li Shangyin
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