The weather and robes of old remain—only my heart is no longer the same.（旧时天气旧时衣，只有情怀不似旧家时。）——Li Qingzhao
“旧时天气旧时衣，只有情怀不似旧家时。”Pinyin: Jiù shí tiān qì jiù shí yī, zhǐ yǒu qíng huái bú sì jiù jiā shí.Translation: “The weather and robes of old remain—only my heart is no longer the same.”Source: Southern Song · Stars Shift (《南歌子·天上星河转》, Nán Gē Zǐ · Tiān Shàng Xīng Hé Zhuǎn)Explanation: Contrasts past and present; poignant for memoirs or personal essays.
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