Quilt cold, incense spent—new dreams end, forcing the sorrowful to rise.（被冷香消新梦觉，不许愁人不起。）——Li Qingzhao (1084 – 1155)
“被冷香消新梦觉，不许愁人不起。”Pinyin: Bèi lěng xiāng xiāo xīn mèng jué, bù xǔ chóu rén bù qǐ.Translation: “Quilt cold, incense spent—new dreams end, forcing the sorrowful to rise.”Source: Magnolia Flower · Lonely Courtyard (《念奴娇·萧条庭院》, Niàn Nú Jiāo · Xiāo Tiáo Tíng Yuàn)Explanation: Inescapable routines of grief; existentialist undertones.
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