English Rendering
After you left me for your dream,
i just stop touching the loom.
My yearning to you is like the full moon,
it just keep waning evening by evening.
After you left me for your dream
- Poetry of Zhang Jiuling
《赋得自君之出矣》
Original Text (中文原文)
自君之出矣，不复理残机。
思君如满月，夜夜减清辉。
Meaning & Analysis
This poem is a work in the ancient style by the High Tang poet Zhang Jiuling, written from a woman's perspective to express feelings of longing, full of tender emotion and melancholic beauty. Zhang Jiuling, styled Zishou, was a native of Qujiang, Shaozhou (present-day Shaoguan, Guangdong). He served as a famous chancellor during the Kaiyuan era of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, known for his uprightness and outspoken admonishments.
Reader's Companion
The Essence of the Verse
Classical Chinese poetry thrives on Concision and Ambiguity. Without tense or number, the words create a timeless space where the reader becomes the co-creator of the poem's meaning.
Reading Between the Lines
Look for Contrasts: light and shadow, movement and stillness. Don't just translate the words; feel the Yijing (artistic conception) that lingers long after the last character.
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