《Alluring Smile (Yāoráo De Wéixiào)》A Poem to A Friend, About Virtuous Women
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Li Dai : Is a reference to The Famous Tang Dynasty Poet in Li Bai
Du Gu : Is a reference to The Famous Tang Dynasty Poet Dynasty Du Fu
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A Poem from Li Dai to his colleague and dear friend, Du Gu, who pondered on The Virtue of a Woman...
" Was there anything more intoxicating than a Virtuous Woman ?
How even the finest wine wouldn't even match the bliss of her touch...
How should we withdraw from their lips ?
Should we compare The Heavenly Invitation with a Woman Call ?
My Friend, Where are the Virtuous Women ?
I have travelled Ten Thousand Li just to attain them
Where are the women that would die for their parents ?
Where is the so called Filial Piety ?
When her lover died, would she chaste herself and become a Widow?
A good disciple would die for their master, good people would die for their benefactors
That is Heaven's Rule...
I was lost, strayed in the middle of lust and passion
Where should I go ?
Who should I call ?
Ohh.. Love, why is it so tormenting...
How could Huo Yi stay sane
How could The Cowherd wait
1 year felt like 10 years without them, 1 Bu felt like 10 Li without them...
Virtuous Woman, How else would I describe you?
How strong is your love? How tough is your will?
Would you protect and embrace the Man that you loved ?
How much do you value a vow ?
Should The Heaven and Earth put you on trial should you lied ?
Ohh, My Friend, why are we scared ?
There is always footsteps in the desert
Ten-Thousand years old iron tree will bloom
As we are but a passer-by at the Inn of life
Friends and Lovers would surely meet...
But My Friends
Even The Sun, must set eventually.... "
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-Li Dai-
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Note :
Li : Is a Measurement unit used in China, at Tang Dynasty the value would be around 323 m.
Bu : Is a Measurement unit used in China, at Tang Dynasty the value would be around 1.2325 m.
Huo Yi : A Mythological Archer from Chinese Legend, he had a wife named Chang'E but due to unfortunate incident, Chang'E left Huo Yi and became the Moon Goddess, both of them couldn't meet with each other, Huo Yi could only gaze at the moon if he wanted to see her.
Cowherd : Comes from the story of The Weaver Girl and The Cowherd, The Weaver Girl was the daughter of the Jade Emperor, King of Heaven, but she falls in love with an ordinary cowherd, their love was forbidden and they were banished to the other side of the galaxy, but they were giving an opportunity to meet once in every year.
Ten-Thousand years old iron tree will bloom : came from the idiom Iron Tree In Blossom that means Something Rare, so Li Dai was trying to say that, something rare would eventually be found.
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