original work
I love this land.
If I were a bird,
I should also sing with a hoarse throat:
This land hit by the storm,
This river of sadness and anger will surge forever,
This endless wind,
And the gentle dawn from the forest ...
-And then I died,
Even feathers rot in the ground.
Why do I often cry?
Because I love this land deeply. ...
Writing background
I love this land, which was written in 1938, 165438+ 10/7 and published in "Ten Days of Literature" published in Guilin in the same year. 1938 10, Wuhan fell, and the Japanese invaders trampled on China. The author and many literary and art figures at that time withdrew from Wuhan and gathered in Guilin. The author wrote this poem with love for the motherland and hatred for the invaders.
Literary appreciation
This poem begins with "if", which is abrupt, novel and thoughtful. The "bird" in the poem is a general term and a name of * * *. It is different from the cuckoo and partridge repeatedly sung by poets in past dynasties, and has a natural and special charm and significance, but it is entirely up to the author to pursue new art without relying on it. Moreover, the "hoarse throat" in the poem is quite different from the oriole, the weeping cuckoo and the soaring egret in the classical poetry. It is purely due to the influence of the tragic atmosphere of the times in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War on the author, and it is also the affectionate expression of the special temperament and personality of this "sad poet" (the author calls himself).
The first sentence of this poem shows the author's sincere love for the land. In order to express his sincere and deep love for the land, the author imagines himself as a "bird", flying tirelessly all over the motherland forever. The whole poem presents a kind of "melancholy" emotional feature, which is a natural expression of deep love for the troubled motherland. It stems from the suffering of the nation, so it is particularly touching. There is a profound sense of hardship, a broad historical mind and a strong patriotic feeling here. This kind of melancholy is manifested in two points: First, it is strongly lyrical. This poem can be said to be a confession of the author. The author expresses his feelings for the land in a "direct" lyrical way. It is as serious as an oath, as solemn as blood, very strong and shocking. The poet summed up the mission of "I" with four symbolic poems. These four poems have no specific reference, but they have expanded and deepened the connotation of this mission with more vivid and broader general reference. The land that the author loves deeply is experiencing a great historical struggle and great changes. The people are rising, the nation is awakening, and the "incomparably gentle dawn" is just around the corner ... As a bird, the author will sing for this great era. Second, realism and symbolism are intertwined. The author uses realism and symbolism to describe a group of vivid poetic images, and gives different symbolic and suggestive meanings to images such as "earth", "river", "wind" and "dawn" respectively. However, the author also has optimistic belief in the "dawn" of the motherland and made a wonderful description.
This poem constantly strengthens its feelings in a lyrical way, so as to strike a chord for a long time. This poem begins with "if", which is the first layer of reinforcement. Who doesn't know the beautiful and crisp songs of birds? This poem is described as "hoarseness", which is the second layer of reinforcement. It is not enough to have these two layers of reinforcement, so the objects of singing have appeared in the poem one after another: land, river, wind and dawn. It is particularly noteworthy that when describing these images, the author has reached the point where he is poor and full of enthusiasm, which fully embodies the artistic characteristics of this liberal poet. When writing poetry, most people avoid or use the word "de" less, because the word "de" is too much and slow, which dilutes the taste of poetry. The author Ai Qing is not. He dares to use a series of long sentences composed of the word "de" to express his lingering feelings, and likes to add a lot of adjectives and modifiers in front of the objects he describes to express the appearance of the objects, forming a special three-dimensional sense and sculpture sense, which is an important feature that distinguishes writer Ai Qing's free poetry creation from other free poetry writers (such as the field). The poem I Love This Land is no exception. If you look at the modifiers such as pathos, ferocity and gentleness that the poet deliberately added before the headwords such as land, river, wind and dawn, you can see the mystery. These long sentences describing landscapes such as land and rivers mentioned above can be said to be the third layer of reinforcement. Just when the author was impressed by his constant singing-tenacious vitality, the poem suddenly took a big turn. After a dash, "I am dead" is highlighted, making the body fertile. As a result, there is a strong contrast before and after death, and in this strong contrast and contrast, it is the persistent love of the "bird" for the land. It was born in Sri Lanka, sang in Sri Lanka, was buried in Sri Lanka, and missed it until death did us part.