What does it mean that people harvest in April?
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While listening to a song titled “If There Is an Afterlife,” sung by Tan Weiwei, it mentions that people used to harvest in April. What does that mean? Solve it, and then what does it mean that you won’t reply to my letters? If There Is an Afterlife Lyrics by Gao Xiaosong, Music by Ge Fei, Performed by Tan Weiwei In the past, people would start harvesting in April, lying on high stacks of grain and smiling. I walked through the golden wheat fields to sing to the scarecrows, waiting for the mountain breeze to blow. You passed by a town called “I”; just then, the snow on the rooftops melted into rain. You wore transparent clothes and sang for me alone—all were songs I liked. We went to the lake by the prairie, waiting for the migratory birds to return. When we grew up, we would have a child; he would grow up and leave on his own, and we too would go our separate ways. I wrote you letters, but you wouldn’t reply. That’s how it is. In the past, people would start harvesting in April, lying on high stacks of grain and smiling. I walked through the golden wheat fields to sing to the scarecrows, waiting for the mountain breeze to blow. You passed by a town called “I”; just then, the snow on the rooftops melted into rain. You wore transparent clothes and sang for me alone—all were songs I liked. We went to the lake by the prairie, waiting for the migratory birds to return. When we grew up, we would have a child; he would grow up and leave on his own, and we too would go our separate ways. I wrote you letters, but you wouldn’t reply. It was agreed, right? To go to the lake by the prairie, waiting for the migratory birds to return. When we grew up, we would have a child; he would grow up and leave on his own, and we too would go our separate ways. I wrote you letters—please don’t reply. That’s how it is. La, huh… That’s how it is
I thought of T.S. Eliot’s \"The Waste Land,\" which begins with the line \"April is the cruelest month,\" as well as Lin Huiyin’s famous work \"You Are the April of This World.\" You are the April of this world — a tribute to love. I say you are the April of this world ； Laughter illuminated the winds in all directions ； Graceful movement transforms within the brilliance of spring. You are the misty clouds of early April, the gentle breeze at dusk, the stars that shine inadvertently, and the light raindrops falling on the flowers. So light, so graceful – you are that; you wear a crown of blooming flowers. You are innocence and dignity; you are the full moon night after night. That goose-yellow hue after the snow melts, you are like ； The green of freshly sprouted buds, you are ； Tender joy, with a shimmering glow, holds the white lotus you long for in your dreams. You are the flowers blooming on every tree, you are the swallows chirping among the beams – you are love, warmth, and hope; you are the beautiful April day of this world!
Oh my, it’s actually the word for short and stocky; I’ll have to ask him then.
This post was last edited by ylb913 on 2016-5-14 23:36. The song depicts a beautiful world that one longs for; where will there be a reply in the future? People start harvesting in April; the April here refers to the fourth month of the lunar calendar. The lyrics mention a \"golden wheat field,\" and it seems that wheat is the crop being harvested.