Original text of Cursive Script:
The young master was named Huai Su, and his cursive script was known as Dubu in the world. The black fish flies out of the ink pool, and the strokes of the pen kill all the Zhongshan rabbits. The weather is cool in August and September, and the halls are full of drunkards and poets. There are several boxes of linen and linen silk, and Xuanzhou stone inkstones are of bright ink color. After my master got drunk, he leaned on the rope bed and swept away thousands of them in a moment. The wind and rain are blowing, and the falling flowers and snow are so vast! He stood up and faced the wall without stopping, a line of numbers as big as a bucket. It's like being frightened by gods and ghosts, and seeing dragons and snakes running away from time to time. The left pan and the right frowned like lightning, as if they were fighting with Chu and Han. Every family in the seven counties of Hunan has many barrier books and inscriptions. Wang Yishao and Zhang Boying were named after several waves in ancient times. Zhang Dian is old and dead. I follow this principle and do not follow the ancients. Since ancient times, everything has come naturally, so why should Gongsun Da Niang dance naked? Translation and annotation of cursive song line
Translation Little boy, little monk, named Huai Su. Your cursive calligraphy has a completely different style and is unique in the world. You use so much ink that you could feed whales in the Arctic Ocean. You used so many rabbit brushes, no wonder all the rabbits in Zhongshan were killed. The weather is cool here in August and September. The drunken poet fills the hall. There are several boxes of white cloth and paper on the ground, which are all things that others asked you to write on. There are stone inkstones from Xuanzhou placed on the table, emitting the black and bright light of ink. After my little master got drunk, he would take a nap on the rope bed for a while. He suddenly stood up and scanned thousands of words in a matter of seconds. Like a gust of wind and rain, the sound is frightening. It's like flowers and snow fluttering in the sky, and the sky is vast. Sometimes my hand keeps writing against the pink wall, and the words are as big as a bucket. People who watch your writing are as panic-stricken as if they have seen ghosts and gods. All I could see were flying dragons, dancing phoenixes and giant pythons swimming away. The gestures of the strokes are coiled to the left and closed to the right, rushing left and right, like lightning all over the sky. It was also like the war between Han and Chu that saw back and forth. There are so many famous families in the seven counties of Hunan. The screens and painted walls of that house don’t contain your writing? Wang Xizhi or Zhang Boying, are they also called Caosheng? Comparing with you, you will know that their reputation has been wasted for hundreds of years. My crazy drinking buddy Zhang Xu, also known as the Grass Sage, is now an old Lian Po and can't even eat, so he can no longer live up to the title of Grass Sage. My little master's writing style does not follow the rules of the ancients. From ancient times to the present, everything has relied on innate talent to reach the highest level. Why do you need to be like Zhang Xu and watch Gongsun's sword dance in "Huntuo" to be inspired?
Notes 1 Huaisu (725-785, one theory is 737-799): Zi Zangzhen, whose surname was Qian, was born in Lingling. At the age of seven, he became a monk at "Shu Tang Temple" and later lived in "Lvtian Temple" outside the east gate. He loved calligraphy since he was a child and studied hard. Besides Zen, he practiced calligraphy diligently. Because he had no money to buy paper, he stayed next to the temple. Planted many banana trees and used banana leaves instead of paper to practice calligraphy. After a long period of intensive study and practice, the bald pens were piled up and buried at the foot of the mountain, which is known as the "Bi Zhong". There is a small pool next to his tomb, and the water used to wash inkstones turns black, so it is called "Mochi". He was fond of drinking. When he was drunk, he would write on temple walls, clothes, belts, and utensils whenever he came across them. When he was in a mood to write, his emotions would flow through the pen, and his thoughts would follow the words. He traveled several times to "meet all the famous men of the day" and learn calligraphy skills. Huaisu is world-famous for his cursive calligraphy. He inherited Zhang Xu's writing style and developed it. He "succeeded Dian with madness" and was also called "Dian Zhang Zuisu". Huaisu's existing works in Yongzhou include "Ruishi Tie", "Thousand Character Essay", "Eight Poems of Autumn" and so on. 2 Mochi: "The Essential Records of Dharma Books" records: "Hongnong Zhang Zhi was good at cursive writing and changed to Lin Xue Shu, and the water in the pool was exhausted." "Taiping Huanyu Ji": "Mochi is also the pool where Wang Youjun washed inkstones." "Fangyu Shenglan" It is recorded: "The former residence of Wang Xizhi in Chengzhu Temple, Shaoxing Prefecture. There are two pools outside the door, namely Mochi and Goosechi." 3 Zhongshan Rabbit: "Yuanhe County Chronicles" records: Zhongshan is located fifteen miles southeast of Shuixian County, Xuanzhou. Rabbit hair is a delicate pen. 4 Jianma: Paper from the Tang Dynasty. It is dyed with five colors, or calendered, or painted with gold and silver clay to make paper. The paper uses linen as the material and is called hemp paper. Silk element: the name of silk fabric. Among silk fabrics, those of medium to low quality are called silk, and the fine white fabrics in silk are called plain. 5. Rope bed: formerly known as Hu bed, also known as hand bed. A foldable, lightweight seat. "Hu beds" were introduced to the Central Plains from outside the region during the Eastern Han Dynasty. There is a record in "Customs" that "Emperor Ling liked Hu beds". The biggest feature of this kind of seat is that it can be folded crosswise. The chair was developed on the basis of the rope bed. 6 胡ǎng: vaguely, unclearly. 7 Seven counties: The seven counties of Hunan refer to Changsha County, Hengyang County, Guiyang County, Lingling County, Lianshan County, Jianghua County, and Shaoyang County. These seven counties are all in the south of Dongting Lake, so they are called "Hunan". 8 Wang Yishao: Wang Xizhi (303-379), courtesy name Yishao, was a native of Linyi, Langye (now part of Shandong), and was a calligrapher of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Born into a noble family, he rose to the rank of general of the Youjun Army, internal history officer of Kuaiji, and became known as the King of the Youjun Army in the world. His calligraphy is elegant and vigorous, with an original round and fluent style. He is good at Li, Cao, Zheng and Xing styles, and is regarded as the "Sage of Calligraphy". Zhang Boying: Zhang Zhi, courtesy name Boying, was born in Hongnong (now Lingbao County, Henan Province) and was good at cursive calligraphy. He inherited the tradition and was proficient in cursive writing techniques. He would definitely use all the clothes and silk at home to practice calligraphy. I studied calligraphy near the pond, and the water in the pond was dyed ink. Wei Zhong will call him Caosheng. 9 Zhang Dian: Zhang Xu, "Old Book of Tang Dynasty" records: Zhang Xu of Wu County was good at writing cursive script and liked to drink. Every time he got drunk, he would run wildly and scream, asking for a brush to write with endless changes, as if he had magical powers. People at that time called him "Zhang Dian". Shihun Tuowu: a dance name from the Tang Dynasty. Changsun Wuji used black sheepskin as a Huntuo felt hat. Everyone imitated it and called it Zhao Gong Huntuo. Later it evolved into a dance. Huntuo refers to items made of whole sheepskin.
Du Fu's "Preface to Watching Aunt Gongsun's Disciples Dance with Swords and Utensils" said: "In the past, Zhang Xu, a native of Wu, was good at cursive calligraphy. He often saw Aunt Gongsun dancing with Xihe Swords in Ye County. From then on, his cursive writing improved, and he became heroic and grateful. That is to say, Gongsun Ke knows it. ""Yuefu Miscellaneous Records" records: "In Kaiyuan (713-741), there was a lady named Gongsun who was good at dancing swords. The monk Huai Su saw her, and her cursive script grew. This is a sign of her sudden defeat." Cursive Script Song. Appreciation
This poem depicts Huaisu's drunken brushstrokes, like a sudden rain and whirlwind, running wildly and freely, giving people the artistic enjoyment of leaping dragons and tigers, running snakes and horses. "Cursive script is unique in the world." Li Bai spoke highly of Huai Su's calligraphy.
Due to the straightforward language, this poem is slightly different from Li Bai's previous poetic style, which has aroused suspicion and controversy among scholars of all ages. Su Dongpo, a great scholar in the Song Dynasty, once concluded that this poem was not written by Li Bai on the grounds that "the sentence "number of boxes of hemp silk is arranged in rows" reflects the village spirit." Zhu Changwen, a calligrapher who was a contemporary of Su Shi, believed that "the original version of this poem was written by Huai Su himself, who was named Taibai." Wang Qi of the Qing Dynasty "demoted Wang Yishao and Zhang Boying because they were young masters in order to commend them, which greatly failed to discredit them. By the time Zhang Xu and Taibai were on a wine tour with the Eight Immortals, they wrote a poem saying that they had "breasts" The phrase "I don't know how to hide the wind and clouds in the world" suddenly comes to mind as "old age and death are not enough", Taibai will definitely conclude that it is a forgery, believe it or not." In fact, these are mostly speculations and are not enough to judge this poem. Not written by Li Bai. Modern scholar Mr. Guo Moruo holds the opposite opinion and believes that "Li Bai and other poets often have frank sentences, which is not the reason." It affirmed Li Bai's poems.
From the comparison of the theme and form of this poem, this poem was written in the form of the old title of Yuefu's "Miscellaneous Songs and Songs". Li Bai is famous for his poetry and wrote nearly a thousand poems. Throughout his life, he was best at composing poems with old titles of Yuefu songs, and he had the highest achievement in writing poems with old titles of Yuefu songs. The greatest characteristic of his poetry is that it is natural, without any artificial ornamentation, and exudes a strong flavor of folk songs. The specific manifestation is the straightforwardness and naturalness of language. This poem is written in the style of old Yuefu songs, which happens to be consistent with Li Bai's specialty. The line "Several boxes of hemp silk are arranged in rows" in the poem reflects his straightforward side. This is a good response to Su Shi's "Village spirit is pleasant"
Comparing the style and expression techniques of this poem, this poem is bold, elegant in style, rich in imagination, intricate in syllables, and unrestrained in language. Some expression techniques of the Qi Liang style are incorporated into the folk song style, and they are unified with Li Bai's own unique elegance. It typically expresses the poet's characteristic of "clear water emerging with hibiscus" and is in line with the characteristics of Li Bai's poetic style. Li Bai likes to use exaggerated sentences in his poems. In this poem, "Thousands of pictures can be swept away in an instant", "A row of numbers is as big as a bucket" and other famous poems by Li Bai, such as "Flying down three thousand feet", "Yanshan snowflakes are as big as a mat", etc. Different approaches but similar results.
From the analysis of the creative state of this poem, this poem was written in a drunken state. In the poem, "fishes fly out of the ink pond, and all the rabbits are killed by the stroke of the pen", which is the expression of the poet's drunken and imaginative temperament. In the poet's drunken eyes, the small ink pond was transformed into the vast North Sea. The scene of the calligrapher writing furiously seemed like he was about to kill all the Zhongshan rabbits. This kind of fanciful language description is related to Li Bai's lifelong habit of drinking and being addicted to alcohol, and he was often in a state of drunkenness. Therefore, the creation status of this poem is very consistent with Li Bai's poetry style that writes a lot about wine. The creative background of "Songs in Cursive Script"
There has been debate among later generations as to whether "Songs in Cursive Script" was written by Li Bai. Huang Xigui said: "The editor cannot delete it, because there is no left to verify." According to Guo Moruo's textual research: Li Bai's "Cursive Script Song" "was regarded as Changliu Yelang, and was pardoned and released in the second year of Qianyuan (759 AD). Year) during the autumn trip to Lingling.
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Poetry work: Cursive Script Poetry Author: Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty Poetry Category: Praise