Three Poems on Ageing

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Han Yu's poem uses the word ji 紀, which denotes a twelve-year cycle.

“The word Han uses is ji 紀, a cycle of 12 years.”

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The Han Yu poem repeats the word luo ('to fall out, to lose') in successive lines, a striking feature.

“but the repetition of the word luo, 'to fall out, to lose' in one line after the other is striking.”

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The Han Yu poem's language is closer to speech than that of his predecessors.

“speech than that of his predecessors”

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In the Han Yu poem, the graphs ya 牙 and chi 齒 function as synonyms.

“These two verses use different graphs, ya 牙 and chi 齒, which together make up the most common word for tooth.”

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  “Here they are evidently synonyms.”

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The Han Yu poem is conversational and informal.

“It is conversational and informal.”

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The third poem, written by a man near the end of a very long life, shows no anxiety about physical ageing.

“The third, on the other hand, by someone near the end of his very long span of life, shows no concern about physical ageing.”

• AssumptionRests on an assumption: The speakers of the three poems are the authors themselves, so the poems can be read as autobiographical statements about the authors' ageing.

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The Han Yu poem is sourced from Han Changli shi xinian ji shi, volume 2, pages 81-82.

“This poem is from Han Changli shi xinian ji shi 韓昌黎詩繫年詩集 (Poetry of Han Yu, chronologi cally arranged, with critical notes; Shanghai: Gudian Wenxue Chubanshe, 1957), 2: 81-2.”

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The Han Yu poem was probably composed in 803, when Han Yu was 35.

“It was probably written in 803, when Han was only 35.”

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When Bai Juyi wrote 'My Eyes Grow Dim' in 814, he was 42 and in poor health.

“When he wrote this poem, he was only 42, but his health was poor.”

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A Han Yu poem from 812 reports that at age 44 he had slightly more than ten teeth left, and his estimate of losing one tooth per year up to then was fairly accurate.

“A poem of 812 tells us that at the age of 44 he had a little over ten teeth left; his estimate of a tooth to be lost a year was-up to that point-rather accurate (ibid., 8: 369).”

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• AssumptionRests on an assumption: The speakers of the three poems are the authors themselves, so the poems can be read as autobiographical statements about the authors' ageing.

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Bai Juyi's brief poem has a meaning beyond anxiety about his eyesight, expressed in its last two lines.

“The point of this brief poem goes beyond his worry about his eyesight.The last two lines express it.”

• AssumptionRests on an assumption: The speakers of the three poems are the authors themselves, so the poems can be read as autobiographical statements about the authors' ageing.

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Even though Bai Juyi as a high official could consult the best physicians of his era, medicine did not stop his eye deterioration.

“Although as a high official, Bai had access to the best physicians of his time, medicine had failed to halt the deterioration.”

• AssumptionRests on an assumption: The speakers of the three poems are the authors themselves, so the poems can be read as autobiographical statements about the authors' ageing.

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In the Zhuangzi story, a large tree survives because it is useless.

“Master Zhuang said, 'Because of its worthlessness, this tree is able to live out”

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  “Yesterday there was a tree on the mountain that gets to live out the years.Heaven gave it because of its worthlessness.”

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Zhu Dunru spent about twenty years at court, first as a middling official and later as a teacher of poetry and painting.

“He spent a couple of decades there, first as an official of middling rank and then as a teacher of poetry and painting.”

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The first two poems, which describe their authors' physical decline, were written by men under 45 who lived to considerable ages.

“It is interesting and ironic that the first two poems, which are eloquent about the dilapidation of their authors, were written by men who had not yet reached 45, and who lived on to considerable ages.”

• AssumptionRests on an assumption: The speakers of the three poems are the authors themselves, so the poems can be read as autobiographical statements about the authors' ageing.

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The phrase about the tree and the goose being happy alludes to a story in the Zhuangzi.

“Literally, 'the tree and the goose had something to be happy about' alluding to an anecdote in Zhuangzi 莊子 (51/20/2).”

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After retiring, Zhu Dunru spent his last twenty years surrounded by disciples, living away from the capital but not far from it.

“After retirement, in his last 20 years, he was surrounded by disciples, living away from the capital-but not very far away.”

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For Bai Juyi, the only remaining remedy was meditation and other Buddhist practices that promised to end suffering through enlightenment.

“The only solution left was meditation and other Buddhist disciplines that promised to end all suffering through enlighten ment, 'shaking off the dust'.”

• AssumptionRests on an assumption: The speakers of the three poems are the authors themselves, so the poems can be read as autobiographical statements about the authors' ageing.

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Zhu Dunru's cheerfulness may stem from having lived long enough to accept that sadness and joy can coexist.

“His cheerfulness perhaps comes from living long enough to accept that sadness does not rule out joy.”

• AssumptionRests on an assumption: The speakers of the three poems are the authors themselves, so the poems can be read as autobiographical statements about the authors' ageing.

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Zhu Dunru was a hermit poet and painter until age 55, when his poetic talent unexpectedly earned him official rank and a summons to court.

“He was a hermit poet and painter until, at the age of 55, on the basis of his poetic talent, he was unexpectedly awarded official rank and summoned to court.”

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In the Zhuangzi story, the host orders the goose that cannot cackle to be killed.

“'Kill the one that can't cackle', said the host.”

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Zhu Dunru lived from 1080 or 1081 to about 1175, came from a scholar-official family, and did not seek a civil-service career.

“Zhu Dunru 朱敦儒 (1080 or 1081 to ca. 1175), although he came of a scholarofficial family, did not strive to become a civil servant.”

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