wenly's notebook entry: May 18, 2011
My friend took my name write a poem
文豪墨客多辞赋，(wen)
蓉城古曲洗凡尘。(rong)
Wants friends's to help me and explain what mean ,TKS:)
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wenly's notebook entry: May 18, 2011
文豪墨客多辞赋，(wen)
蓉城古曲洗凡尘。(rong)
Wanted
1. Don't use short forms, especially non standard ones and those found on the internet. Not everyone can understand them; especially beginners of English. Be considerate. We are all here to learn.
Your profile says you are a Chinese from China and you don't understand the poem? Strange. For those who don't understand Chinese, here's a translation. Note: The first character of each line when taken together forms Wenly's real name - meaning refined and cultured hibiscus.
From poets1 come lyrics and odes aplenty.
From the faerie2 city comes an ancient melody to wash this vulgar3 mortal world.
1. The literal meaning of the 1st 4 characters are great scholars and calligraphists. In Chinese culture being a scholar automatically means that they are calligraphists and painters. In the old days, learning to paint is not allowed until his calligraphy is up to par. This is because both writing and painting uses the same brush. At the same time scholars are poets too because their mastery of the language. Therefore I chose the word poet instead of scholars or calligraphist.
2. Hibiscus City, an imaginary abode of the immortals.
3. Here I am using the archaic meaning of the word. It meant "common" as in the common people. It was a word used by upper class English to call those in lower classes than themselves. Hence one of the modern meaning is "lacking sophistication".
Basically what the poem means you are "a breath of fresh air to the world." Without you in their lives, their world would be drab and uninteresting. Wenli you are indeed lucky to have such a talented friend to compose such a lovely poem for you. Wish someone can do the same for me.
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