For some reason this is one of the ones my brain has decided to memorise.
I have a vague memory of lines 5 and 6 being said to have a backhanded meaning, kind of 'I didn't want to be known for my poetry; I wanted to be known for being a good official. It's true that I am ill and elderly, but the true reason for my retirement is that I was ostracised at court'.
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Re: 32. 旅夜書懷 Lǚ yè shū huái
Date: 2021-11-14 07:54 pm (UTC)I have a vague memory of lines 5 and 6 being said to have a backhanded meaning, kind of 'I didn't want to be known for my poetry; I wanted to be known for being a good official. It's true that I am ill and elderly, but the true reason for my retirement is that I was ostracised at court'.