Liangzhou Ci of William Wang in Tang Dynasty
Wine luminous glass, want to drink pipa right away.
Don't laugh when you are drunk on the battlefield. How many people fought in ancient times?
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The mellow wine at the banquet was packed in a luminous glass, and when it was about to be drunk, the pipa immediately sounded, as if urging people to go out.
If you are drunk and lying on the battlefield, please don't joke. How many people went out to fight in ancient times to return to China?
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Liangzhou Ci: the name of Tang Yuefu, which belongs to modern lyrics, is the lyrics of Liangzhou Qu and a popular title in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Liangzhou Ci: William Wang wrote two Liangzhou Ci, which are generous and tragic and widely circulated. This poem "Liangzhou Ci" was praised by Wang Shizhen in Ming Dynasty as a masterpiece in Tang Dynasty.
Glowing glass: A wine glass made of jade. Put wine in a glass and put it in the moonlight, it will glow, hence the name.
Desire: to be.
Pipa: This refers to the sound used to make horns in battle.
Urge: urge people to go out; There are also people who play for fun.
Battlefield: a flat and empty sand, used in ancient times to refer to the battlefield.
Jun: You.
Fight: Fight.
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William Wang's "Liangzhou Ci" is a timeless swan song, which touched the weakest part of countless warm-blooded men's hearts. The poet set the first sentence of this opening with passionate brushstrokes, sonorous tones and dazzling words.
"Glowing glass of wine" is like a grand banquet, with colorful, dazzling and fragrant wine. This scene gives people surprise and excitement, creates an atmosphere and sets the tone for the lyric of the whole poem.
"I want to drink the pipa right away" means that when everyone is ready to drink, the band also plays the pipa, adding a cheerful atmosphere. But the last word of this sentence, "urge", has caused many speculations and different opinions. Some people say it's a hasty start, but it seems difficult to connect with the last two sentences. Some people interpret it as: push, drink or drink. This is also not in line with the unrestrained mental state of soldiers. The word "immediately" is often associated with "beginning". In fact, among the Hu people in the Western Regions, the pipa was originally played on horseback. "pipa immediately reminds" should be a scene that deliberately renders a cheerful feast.
The last two sentences of the poem "Don't laugh when you are drunk on the battlefield. How many times have you fought in ancient times? " According to the poems in the first two sentences, it should be a banquet to drink and persuade wine. Knowing this, the whole poem is naturally integrated in both poetry and poetic context. Some people used to think that these two sentences were "to be broad-minded and sad". Others said: "Pretending to be drunk is extremely sad." Although the words are different, they are all inseparable from the word "sadness". Later, on the basis of three or four sentences, especially the last sentence, it is more useful to summarize the thoughts and feelings of this poem with words such as deep, sad, sentimental and anti-war. It is obviously an exaggeration to say that "how many people fought in ancient times". Shi Buhua said these two poems in Qing Dynasty: "Sad words are easy to read, joking words are wonderful to read, and scholars are easy to understand." ("My servant tells poems") This sentence is quite enlightening to us.
The reason why it is easy to read sad words is because it is not preaching the horror of war, nor showing disgust for military career, nor lamenting the passing of life. Looking back at the feast, the soldiers were really in high spirits, listening to the cheerful and passionate pipa. After a while, they were all a little drunk. Maybe someone wants to put a cup, and then someone in the seat shouts, What are you afraid of? Getting drunk is getting drunk on the battlefield. Please don't laugh. "How many people fought in ancient times" has long ignored life and death. It can be seen that these three or four sentences are just words to persuade wine at dinner, but they are not sad. Although some "banter", but also found the most environmental and personality characteristics of the "reason" for getting drunk. Drunk on the Battlefield shows not only bold, cheerful and excited feelings, but also the courage to die, which is consistent with the warm atmosphere shown by the luxurious banquet.
This is a joyful feast, and the scene and artistic conception are by no means one or two people drinking to drown their sorrows. The mood reflected by its bright language and fluctuating rhythm is unrestrained and fanatical; What it shows is an exciting and yearning artistic charm, which is the characteristic of frontier poems in the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
Some people think that the whole poem expresses the sadness of anti-war and reveals the tragic fact that there are few survivors since the war, but it shows a tragic mood of death with heroic and broad-minded brushwork. Through this seemingly heroic and broad-minded mind, people can better understand the sadness and disillusionment in the hearts of soldiers.