Introduction: A Chinese literary genre popular in the Song Dynasty, Song lyrics are one of the new style poems relative to the ancient style poetry, marking the highest achievement of Song Dynasty literature. Now I will share with you the original text and appreciation of Jiang Kui's "Shu Ying" for your reference and study.
Original text
In the winter of 1911, I carried the snow to the Shihu Lake. When the moon stopped, I was given simple sentences and asked for new voices to compose these two songs. Shihu played with it endlessly and made the prostitutes learn it. The syllables were harmonious and euphemistic, so they named it "Dark Fragrance" and "Sparse Shadow".
The mossy branches are decorated with jade①, and there are small green birds, sleeping together on the branches②. We met as guests, it was dusk at the corner of the fence, we were silent and leaning on the bamboos. Zhaojun was not used to Hu Shayuan, but he secretly recalled Jiangnan and Jiangbei. I want to wear the ring and return on a moonlit night, turning it into this lonely flower.
I still remember the old things in the palace. The man was sleeping and flew close to the moth green⑤. Nothing is like the spring breeze, regardless of the waxing and waning, it arranges the golden house as early as possible⑥. He also taught me to go with the tide, but resented it. Jade Dragon's Lament Song⑦. Waiting for a while, looking for the fragrance again, it has entered the small window banner ⑧.
Notes
① Mossy branches decorated with jade: Fan Chengda's "Plum Blossom Book" said that the ancient plum blossoms in Shaoxing and Wuxing areas "have moss hanging down between the branches, or several inches long, and the wind blows , the green silk is floating and playable. "Zhou Mi's "Living in Qian Chunqi": "There are two kinds of moss plums, the one in Zhanggong Cave, Yixing, has very thick moss and the flowers are very fragrant. . ”
②There are two sentences about Kingfisher: using the allusion of Luofu’s dream. According to Liu Zongyuan's "Dragon City Records" written by Liu Zongyuan, Zhao Shixiong visited Luofu Mountain in the Sui Dynasty and dreamed of having sex with a woman wearing plain makeup at night. The woman's fragrance was overwhelming. There was another boy in green, laughing, singing and dancing. When Zhao woke up, he found himself lying under a big plum tree. There was a kingfisher singing happily on the tree. He saw "the moon is falling across the sky, but it is just melancholy." Yin Yaofan's poem "Plum Blossoms in the Friends Mountain": "The good wind wakes Luo Fu from his dream, don't Listen to the sound of green feathers in the sky. "Wu Qian's poem "Sparse Shadows": "Thinking about old regrets, someone is drunk, and the green trees are green." ③ Silent sentence: Du Fu's poem "Beauty": "It's cold and the green sleeves are thin, and I lean against the bamboo at dusk."
④ Zhaojun's four sentences: The third of the five poems in Du Fu's "Ode to Ancient Relics": "Once I leave the purple terrace and the desert, I only leave the green tomb facing the dusk. . Draw pictures to recognize the spring wind and rain, and return to the moon in the sky. "Wang Jian's poem "Ode to Plum Blossoms on the Wall": "There are plum blossoms on the roadside of Tianshan Mountain, and the flowers are blooming under the yellow clouds every year. Zhaojun has no return from the Han Dynasty. Who is the horse?"
⑤ I still remember three people: Princess Shouyang.
⑥Arrange a golden house: "The Story of Han Wu" records that Emperor Wu said to his aunt when he was a child: "If I get Gillian as a wife, I will store it as a golden house."
⑦Jade Dragon's Lament: Ma Rong's "Flute Ode": "You can't see yourself in the water when a dragon roars, but the sound of cutting a bamboo and blowing it is similar." Jade dragon is a jade flute. Li Bai's poem "Listening to the Flute Playing in the Yellow Crane Tower with Shi Lang Zhongqin": "The jade flute is playing in the Yellow Crane Tower, and the plum blossoms fall in May in Jiangcheng." The mournful song refers to the flute song "Plum Blossoms Fall".
⑧Small window banner: Cui Lu's "Plum Blossom Poems" in the late Tang Dynasty: "When they first bloom, they are already painted in carved beams, and before they fall, they are worried about the jade flute blowing." Chen Yuyi's poem "Ink Plum Blossoms": "The eye window is painted The horizontal and slanting branches are the best when it snows in the village at night." This translation uses its meaning.
Translation
The branches of the moss plum blossoms are decorated with plum blossoms, as bright as jade. Two small kingfishers live in the plum blossom bushes. I saw her beautiful figure when I was traveling in a foreign country, like a beautiful lady in the dusk when the setting sun slanted against the fence, silent and lonely, leaning on the slender green bamboo. Just like Wang Zhaojun married the Huns and was not used to the desert in the north, Shi Shi secretly missed his hometown south of the Yangtze River and north of the Yangtze River. I think she wore a jingdong ring and returned on a moonlit night, turning into a ghost of plum blossoms, misty and lonely.
I still remember the old things in Shouyang Palace. Princess Shouyang was in a spring dream, and a flying plum blossom fell on her eyebrows. Don't be like the ruthless spring breeze, which blows away the wind and rain no matter how beautiful and fragrant the plum blossoms are. She should be given a golden house as early as possible so that she can have a good home. But it was all in vain, and she just went with the flow piece by piece. Then the jade flute will play sad music. At that time, I wanted to look for the fragrance of plum blossoms again, but what I saw was a branch of plum blossoms, fragrant independently.
Explanation
Written in the second year of Shaoxi reign of Emperor Guangzong of Song Dynasty (1191). In the winter of that year, the author visited Fan Chengda and composed a new voice at the request of the master. Kui Zidu's "Secret Fragrance" and "Sparse Shadows" are poems about plum blossoms, which are actually sentimental about his life experience and express his gloomy and uneven feelings.
Appreciation
This is a hymn of plum blossoms and an aria of plum blossoms. The poem first depicts the unusual appearance of the plum blossom, and then expresses her solitary beauty and noble feelings, and then uses the poetry of Du Fu and Wang Jian to mythologize the story of Zhaojun who was far away in a foreign land and could not return to the Han Dynasty, and his attachment to his homeland. Zhaojun's soul and Hanmei's Youdu soul merge into one, which has a profound tragic meaning and a very poignant state. In the next film, the plum blossoms are in full bloom in front of us, and they are expected to fall. The story of Princess Shouyang and Chen Ajiao is used to convey the meaning of infinite pity and cherishment. The sad music of the plum blossoms in the flute is also used to deepen the melancholy feelings. The last two lines think of the plum blossoms withering, but only The phantom of the remaining empty branches is reflected in the small window, and the meaning is sad. Although the whole word has many meanings, it is perfectly cast, has ethereal luck, and can change reality and reality very freely. The article makes good use of empty words, with twists and turns, swaying and colorful. Zhang Yan highly praised this poem and "Secret Fragrance": "No one has ever done it before, and no one will come after it. It has independent new ideas, and it is truly a masterpiece" ("Etymology").
Many critics believe that this piece reflects the sadness of the Hui and Qin emperors' northern expedition, but it is difficult to pinpoint the truth. Wu Qian, a patriotic minister who advocated fighting against the enemy, had a friendship with Jiang Kui. After Jiang's death, Wu Qian once rhymed the words "Secret Fragrance" and "Sparse Shadow", but there was no explicit or implicit sentimentality or support for the two emperors. .