Tragedy reminds you how how deeply you loved the things you have lost. The pain is evidence of the existence of something beautiful and good - pointing you to true meaning and purpose in life. Perhaps the message behind the sorrow is that some things are beautiful enough to fight for preserving.
Author: Prince Cao Zhi 曹植,
Title: "Lamentations for Jīnhù" 《金瓠哀辞》
Date: 192 - 232 AD
When tragedy strikes, where can one find relief? And where can cosmic justice be found? As victims of fate, we can but look to the sky and mourn...
Author: Prince Cao Zhi 曹植,
Title: "Lamentations for Xíngnǚ" 《行女哀辞》
Date: 192 - 232 AD
Cao Zhi was the son of the famous Cao Cao, the Emperor of Wei. Cao Zhi had great political struggles with his older brother Cao Pi who viewed him as a dangerous rival to the throne due to his giant intellect and literary abilities.
Cao Zhi had a daughter named Jīnhù who died when she was only 6 months old. Two years later he had another daughter named Xíngnǚ who died when she was only 8 months old. https://www.liquisearch.com/cao_zhi/family
CHINESE ORIGINAL VERSION:
Lamentations for Jinhu《金瓠哀辞》
在襁褓而抚育，尚孩笑而未言。
Zài qiǎngbǎo ér fǔyù, shàng hái xiào ér wèi yán.
不终年而夭绝，何见罚于皇天？
Bù zhōngnián ér yāo jué, hé jiàn fá yú huángtiān?
信吾罪之所招，悲弱子之无愆。
Xìnwú zuì zhī suǒ zhāo, bēi ruò zǐ zhī wú qiān.
去父母之怀抱，灭微骸于粪土。
Qù fùmǔ zhī huáibào, miè wēi hái yú fèntǔ.
天长地久，人生几时？
Tiān cháng dì jiǔ, rénshēng jǐshí?
先后无觉，从尔有期。
Xiānhòu wú jué, cóng ěr yǒuqī.
Chinese Explanation: 金瓠哀辞_百度百科 (baidu.com)
Lamentations for Xingnv《行女哀辞》
伊上帝之降命，何修短之难哉；
Yī shàngdì zhī jiàng mìng, hé xiū duǎn zhī nán zāi;
或华发以终年，或怀妊而逢灾。
huò huáfà yǐ zhōngnián, huò huái rèn ér féng zāi.
感前哀之未阕，复新殃之重来！
Gǎn qián āi zhī wèi què, fù xīn yāng zhī chóng lái!
方朝华而晚敷，比晨露而先晞。
Fāngcháohuá ér wǎn fū, bǐ chén lù ér xiān xī.
感逝者之不追，情忽忽而失度。
Gǎn shì zhě zhī bù zhuī, qíng hūhū ér shī dù.
天盖高而无阶，怀此恨其谁诉！
Tiān gài gāo ér wú jiē, huái cǐ hèn qí shéi sù!
Chinese Explanation: https://www.tsscgsw.com/gushiwen/list/4zbg8w
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選擇翻譯在三國時代七步成詩的詩人曹植詩句.是一個很不錯的選擇.
Sorrowful reality