What do you mean, mud turns into swallow, sand warms and mandarin ducks sleep together?

"Muddy swallows, warm sand sleeps." With the arrival of spring, the soil melts and softens, swallows nest with mud in their mouths, and couples of mandarin ducks fall asleep on the warm beach.

The source of this poem is: two quatrains of Du Fu in Tang Dynasty.

The original work is like this:?

Jiangshan bathed in spring, how beautiful, flowers send flowers.

Swallows are busy nesting in wet mud and sleeping in pairs on the warm beach.

The water waves in the river, the white feathers of waterfowl, the green and red flowers on the mountain are in contrast, and you want to burn.

This spring is coming to an end. When will I go home?

Translated into vernacular Chinese, it is like this:

The mountains and rivers bathed in spring are particularly beautiful, and the spring breeze brings the fragrance of flowers and plants.

With the arrival of spring, the soil melts and softens, swallows nest with the soil in their mouths, and couples of mandarin ducks fall asleep on the warm beach.

The green river makes the birds' feathers whiter, the mountains are green, and the red wildflowers seem to be burning.

This spring is coming to an end. What is the date of my return to China?

Here are some important words, please explain them separately:

Evening: spring.

Mudification: This means that the soil is moist and moist.

Yuanyang: a kind of waterfowl, in which hermaphroditic birds often appear.

Bird: refers to seagulls.

Flowers are burning: flowers are as red as fire.

What is the background of the author's writing this poem?

This group of five-character quatrains is the poet's early work Wandering Southwest, written in the late spring of 764 AD (Guangde two years), and Du Fu was in Chengdu Caotang.

Knowing the creative background, we can appreciate it better:

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Tao Yukai, a poetry theorist in the Qing Dynasty, pointed out in his book On Du Fu that there are many works in Du Fu's anthology that "take poetry as painting". This five-character quatrain written in Chengdu Caotang is a very poetic masterpiece. At the beginning of the poem, I began to use ink from a big place, depicting the beautiful spring scenery around Huanhuaxi under the bright sunshine in early spring. This pen is simple and colorful. "Late day" means spring day, which means "spring night" in The Book of Songs, Wind and July. Here is used to highlight the sunshine in early spring, so as to control the whole. At the same time, the word "Li" is used to dye "Jiangshan", which shows the beautiful scenery of beautiful spring and green streams reflecting the sun. Although this is a sketch, the bottom of the pen is a spring swing.

In the second sentence, the poet further demonstrated the beautiful spring scenery with warm spring breeze, blooming flowers, lush grass and rich fragrance. Because the poet organically organizes the spring breeze, flowers and plants and their fragrance, through association, we can have the feeling of being greeted by the wind, bloom, and being sent flowers by the wind, and receive the artistic effect as if we were on the scene. On the basis of bright and broad pictures, three or four sentences turn to a concrete and vivid description of the early spring scenery.

In the third sentence, the poet chooses the most common and distinctive dynamic scenery in early spring to sketch. In spring, the flowers bloom, the soil melts, the soil is wet, and the swallows that come from autumn to spring are busy flying around and building nests with the soil. This vivid description makes the picture more vibrant, full of the breath of spring, and has a dynamic beauty. Du Fu's observation of swallows is very detailed, and "mud melting" is closely related to the first sentence, because spring returns to the earth and the sun shines brightly, which is "mud melting"; The new Yanzi made a nest out of the mud in his mouth and kept flying, showing a feeling of spring.

The fourth sentence is to outline the static scenery. Spring melts, the sun is shining and the beach is warm. Yuanyang should also enjoy the warmth of this spring and sleep on the sandbar by the stream. This is also closely related to the first sentence, because "the sun came late" warmed the beach, and the warmth of the beach attracted couples of mandarin ducks to come out of the water and bathe in the bright sunshine, which was so leisurely. From the description of the scenery, it is in contrast to the dynamic flying swallow in the third sentence, which is dynamic and static, and sets each other off. These two sentences depict the flying swallow with mud and the sleeping mandarin duck with meticulous brushwork, and cooperate with one or two sentences to outline the broad and bright scenery, which makes the whole picture harmonious and unified, forming a colorful, prosperous and aesthetic early spring scenery map. As far as the thoughts and feelings contained in the poem are concerned, it reflects the poet's pleasant mood of temporarily settling down in the thatched cottage after "four battles at one year old" and "three years of famine mountain", and also shows the poet's joy at the vitality and prosperity of nature in early spring.

This five-character quatrain is bright and beautiful in artistic conception and fresh in style. The whole poem is neat, but natural and smooth, without carving; Describing the beautiful scenery without trace is a unique chapter in Du Fu's collection.

Secondly,

This is a lyric poem written by Du Fu when he was living in Sichuan. The poet painted a beautiful spring scene for us, but also expressed his heavy homesickness.

The first two sentences describe the scenery. The first sentence describes rivers and waterfowl. The river is green, which sets off the whiter feathers of birds. The word "Guo" reveals its color by setting off. The second clause describes the mountain flower, the word "desire", which highlights its posture by setting off, and paints the four things "river", "bird", "mountain" and "flower" with a layer of green, green, white and crimson oil. The scenery is fresh, refreshing and dynamic.

The last two sentences are lyrical, and the third clause says that spring scenery is good, which has flown in a hurry and touched the scene. And it took a lot of effort to tick off the fourth sentence, "When is the year of return?" The people who have not returned in spring are deeply sad and sorrowful, and a surge comes from the depths of their souls. What I have said is endless and memorable.

The artistic achievement of this poem is, first of all, the blending of scenes. Among them, the first and second sentences describe the scenery, the third and fourth sentences are lyrical, and the scenery is full of emotion and profound feelings. The second is to send homesickness by narrative. In the warm colors of spring, the poet's homesickness was revealed when he could have been delighted by things. The writing is profound and unique.

Finally, about the author Du Fu? I believe everyone is familiar with it. Here I will briefly introduce:

Du Fu (7 12-770), with beautiful words, is called "Du Gongbu" and "Du Shaoling" in the world. Born in Fugong County, Henan Province (now gongyi city, Henan Province), he was a great realistic poet in the Tang Dynasty. Du Fu is regarded as a "poet saint" by the world, and his poems are called "the history of poetry". Du Fu and Li Bai are called "Du Li" together. In order to distinguish them from the other two poets Li Shangyin and Du Mu, that is, "Little Du Li", Du Fu and Li Bai are also called "Big Du Li". He is concerned about the country and the people and has a noble personality. About 65,438+0,400 of his poems have been preserved, and his poetic skills are exquisite, and he is highly respected in Chinese classical poetry and has far-reaching influence.