"问世间情为何物, 直教生死相许" an ancient Chinese poem from Jin and Yuan dynasty, written by the famous writer Yuan Haowen. There are several different translations in English. Some say it means "What on earth is LOVE? Why do people abandon themselves to it?" and other say it means "What is love all about? people live and die for it". What's your definition of LOVE?
This is the original poem:
摸鱼儿·雁丘词
This poem was inspired by what the writer witnessed when he was 16. A pair of wild goose was shot at by a hunter. One was killed while the other survived. The one that survived flew very high and dived down to die next to its pair. The writer was so emotionally touched by this act of LOVE in life and death, The writer then bought both wild geese from the hunter and buried them together and called the grave "雁丘" - "Wild Goose Hill" and is the name of the poem.
This is the original poem:
摸鱼儿·雁丘词
问世间情为何物，直教生死相许？天南地北双飞客，老翅几回寒暑。欢乐趣，离别苦，就中更有痴儿女。君应有语：渺万里层云，千山暮雪，只影向谁去？
横汾路，寂寞当年箫鼓，荒烟依旧平楚。招魂楚些何嗟及，山鬼暗啼风雨。天也妒，未信与，莺儿燕子俱黄土。千秋万古，为留待骚人，狂歌痛饮，来访雁丘处。
