“The Cicada in Autumn” [Author] Fan Chengda [Dynasty] Song
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“Autumn Cicadas” by Fan Chengda, Song Dynasty: The setting sun casts a slanting light, stirring feelings of sorrow; at the long pavilion, I scratch my head in quiet melancholy as the evening drags on. The most hateful thing in the world is the cicada, which ushers in autumn as it sees travelers off.
The cicadas keep chirping incessantly; their resonant sounds have faded away. Why should it be? Autumn began recently. ;P
Good poem, well written. Why ask?
Uh, it was a typo; when I saw the cicadas, I thought of Hero Liu. ;P
I’ve never read this poem before; at first glance, it seems as though the cicada is resenting the approach of autumn, fearing it will freeze to death...;P