From Cicada, a five-character ancient poem written by Yu Shinan, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, is a poem with symbolic significance. The whole poem is concise and vivid, and the metaphor is clever, which is thought-provoking with Qiu Chan's noble and arrogant character.
The whole poem is as follows:
Cicada droops like a tassel on a hat, its tentacles suck the clear dew, and its voice spreads from the branches of the straight Shulang tree.
Cicada is far away from cicada because cicada is on a tall tree, not relying on autumn wind.
The translation is as follows:
Cicada hangs down its tentacles like a hat tassel and sucks the sweet dew. The loud sound comes from the tall and straight branches of the buttonwood tree.
Cicada can spread far because of its high voice, not by the strength of autumn wind.
Precautions are as follows:
Rui: the drooping part of the cap tassel tied under the chin of the ancients is somewhat similar to the shape of the tentacles protruding from the cicada's head.
Dew: Pure dew. The ancients thought that cicadas lived by drinking dew, but in fact they sucked the juice of plants.
Extended data:
After Li Shimin succeeded Li Yuan, he became a bachelor of Hong Wen Museum in Shinan and became an important minister. However, he was never arrogant and diligent, which made Li Shimin full of praise for him and deeply appreciated him. Therefore, he was often invited to participate in some ceremonies. One day, Li Shimin was in a good mood and invited the bachelors of Hong Wen Pavilion to enjoy the scenery of the seawall and talk about poetry and painting. Li Shimin asked if there was a new poem, so Nan read it.
"A high voice is not affected by the autumn wind" is the crowning touch of the whole article. It is a discussion of poetry on the basis of the last two sentences. Cicadas spread in all directions. Most people often think that it is the autumn wind, but poets have different understandings, emphasizing that this is because of "high".
This unique feeling contains a truth: people with noble moral character can be famous far and near without some external support (such as power and status, the help of powerful people), just as Cao Pi wrote in Dian Lun. As the "Thesis" said, "it is not a false good historical statement, nor does it rely on the trend of flying, but the reputation is autobiographical." What is emphasized here is the beauty and strength of personality.
The word "self" and the word "non" in the two sentences echo each other, expressing warm praise and high self-confidence for people's inner character and showing a graceful demeanor.
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