Jamson Zeng
The smelting state is light, the fragrance is swaying and the painting column is beautiful. Deep in the rosy clouds, the bright and bright sun shines. You have to ask the old story of agarwood, and you have to persuade me not to be ashamed. Affectionate is that the shadow is low and the cloud curtain is light and cool. On the earth, spring is better, planting a branch obliquely is still crazy. Today, Pan's temple is dark. Pleasure must be young. Why not fight and drink a thousand cups? Drunk and drunk, the pot is late, and spring thoughts are melodious.
Peony not only flourished in the Tang Dynasty, but also got people's love in the Song Dynasty. It is also a common description subject in literati's works. Ouyang Xiu wrote in the poem "The Peony Map of Luoyang": "The flower of Luoyang is the most suitable, and peony is especially strange in the world. I used to remember dozens of things, but I have forgotten them in the past ten and a half years. If I open a photo, I will see the faces of my old friends, some of which I have never seen before. " In the Song Dynasty, many other literati sang peony songs. Zeng Yi's song "Man Ting Square" has its own characteristics in many works.
"The smelting state is light, the fragrance is swaying, and the painting column is beautiful." The poet described the beauty and fragrance of peony with a pen. The first sentence describes the beautiful appearance of peony, the second sentence describes the rich aroma of peony, and the third sentence explains the good environment in which peony is located. Among the hundreds of flowers, peony is extremely enchanting, "a thousand pieces are red and rotten, and a hundred branches are bright with crimson flames" (Bai Juyi's Peony Fang), "pink and purple are greasy, and the flesh color is red and charming" (Wang Jian's Peony Flowers in the House). This radiant, thick lips tone can only be summarized by the word "smelting". So the first word, the poet put pen to paper, was used too skillfully and accurately. Only peony can be used as the word, and only this word can express the state of peony. Peony is famous for metallurgy, which goes without saying. This is its most prominent feature. At the same time, its "low charming smile covers the mouth" and "low arrogance" (Bai Juyi's "Peony Fang") is swaying in the wind and very light, which is another feature of peony and has also been pointed out by poets. This is the word "light". It can be seen that the word "light smelting" is very expressive, which makes peony enchanting and light, which is a national color and has a strong aroma, which is different from ordinary flowers. Bai Juyi said that "when the wind can't solve the orchid musk sac" (peony square), it is said that "the fragrance is not as good as burning orchid" ("Look at the peony flowers of Yunjia, give Li 20"), while the poet Zeng Shuo said here that "the fragrance is swaying". Its fragrance has turned into "wind", which can "shake", showing the intensity of its fragrance. Peony is so beautiful and fragrant, and it is in a good environment, catching up with a good time: when the fragrance is in full bloom, it is sunny mid-spring, and at this time, the daytime (Shu Jing) is getting longer and longer, so peony can show its charm and people can appreciate it more.
The next two sentences: "Deep in the rosy clouds, gorgeous flowers capture the bright sun." Further describe the beautiful peony. "Zhaoyang" was originally the name of Han Palace. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had Zhaoyang Hall in the eighth district of the harem. When he came to see Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he asked Zhao to live there. Zhao is a peerless beauty, as light as a swallow. According to legend, she can sing and dance in the crystal plate held by the imperial secretary, which won the favor of Emperor Han Chengdi. "Zhaoyang" here obviously refers to Zhao Yanfei. Instead of referring to the palace, in the poet's view, the peony under the rosy clouds is so bright and beautiful that it is simply more beautiful than Zhao, a peerless beauty of the Han Palace. In front of this beautiful country, it's really like Li Bai's "poor swallow" can't help but "lean on new makeup". The next two sentences: "If you want to ask about the old story of Aquilaria sinensis, please advise me not to be ashamed." It is the beauty of peony and the poet's own feelings triggered by the story. "agarwood" refers to the agarwood pavilion, which is an allusion. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty ordered the peony (wood peony) to be transplanted to the front of the Aquilaria Pavilion, and stayed here with Yang Guifei to enjoy it in spring. Once when appreciating peony, Xuanzong said, "To appreciate famous flowers for concubines, new words must be used" (Chronicle of Tang Poetry). Li Guinian was sent to invite Li Bai to write a new poem with golden flowers. Li Bai was drunk and wrote three poems with a clear tone, one of which was: "Famous flowers fall in love with their country and smile at you. Explain that the spring breeze is infinitely hateful, and the agarwood pavilion leans against the fence in the north. " Faced with this gorgeous peony flower, the poet was inspired by the "old story" of Tang Xuanzong and Yang Guifei enjoying peony and listening to new words in Chenxiang Temple. I think we should never live up to this beautiful spring scenery. You should eat, drink and enjoy yourself. But when the poet faced up to reality, his mood changed again: "Affectionate is that he looks down on the shadows, and the clouds are light and the wind is light." Well, I'm really romantic. Wandering in front of the flowers for a long time, looking at myself, the enthusiasm has gone down again. The phrase "the cloud curtain is light and cool" is not a simple description of the scenery, but actually a portrayal of the poet's gloomy mood. Why is this? The poet hasn't confessed yet, so he can only wait for the following.
At the beginning of the next film, the poet wrote: "The spring scenery in the world is better, and one branch is obliquely inserted, which is still proud." This is nostalgia. Bohemian means bohemian life. The poet thinks of his own years, and the world is like this: the spring breeze, the bright sun, the beautiful peony flowers, blooming in the wind, emitting intoxicating fragrance, and he was young and lively at that time, obliquely inserting a peony flower, wandering wildly, unrestrained, having fun, very happy! But what about now? "So far, Pan Bian, dark Wu Shuang." "Pan Shi's sideburns" is synonymous with middle-aged people, whose hair turned white at first. Pan Yue of Jin Dynasty said in the Preface to Autumn Xing Fu: "Yu Chunqiu has two hairs in his thirties, and he began to see two hairs (white hair)." He wrote in his fu: "The blue temples are full of worries, and the plain hair hangs down." Later, there was the word "Pan Shi sideburns", which made middle-aged sideburns grow white. It is called ""because the poet is in Wu at this time. These two sentences are closely connected with the last few sentences of the last film, and they are the footnotes of the poet's concern for the shadow. When the poet sees that he is old, his hair is gray, his silver thread is like frost, he has little fun in life, and he is not in the mood to be as bohemian as he was when he was young. So the following poet went on to say, "Pleasure must be young. Why not drink a thousand cups instead of fighting?" Eat, drink and be merry is good only when you are young. What does it matter if you are still as young as then, get drunk and drink it all at once? In the last three sentences of the word, the poet used wine to drown his sorrows: "Drunk drunk, the pot is late, and the spring thoughts are melodious." "Lake sky" is what Taoism calls a fairyland. There is a saying in the poem "Ancient Style" written by Zhang Qiao in Tang Dynasty that "flowers and plants flow in the cave, and snow is collected in the lake". Among them, "Hutian" refers to fairyland. What the poet here means is that when he is drunk, he seems to have entered a wonderful fairyland. Until the evening, the longing for love in his mind was still fluctuating, not to mention how carefree it was.
This word has nothing to praise ideologically, that is, feudal literati often cherish spring and love flowers. But there are some unique artistic techniques. First, the description of the shape, fragrance and color of peony flowers is accurate and appropriate. Some places are poor in words, such as the word "ye" at the beginning. Another point is that the allusion is not obscure, but natural and appropriate, such as "Zhaoyang" and "Pan Bin".