Source
"The true ancient well without waves, the festival with knots is Qiu Yun" comes from the work "Linjiang Immortal·One Farewell to the Capital and Three Changes of Fire" by the Song Dynasty poet Su Shi, the full text of his ancient poem As follows:
One farewell to the capital and three changes to the fire, the world is over. Still smiling as a spring warmth. There is no wave in the ancient well, but there is Qiu Yun in it.
Melancholy, I sailed all night long, seeing off the moonlight with faint clouds. There is no need to have green eyebrows in front of the bottle. Life is like a journey against the odds, and I am also a traveler.
Notes
Dumen: refers to the gate of the capital.
Gaihuo: In ancient times, wood was drilled to make fire, and different woods were used in the four seasons, which was called "gaihuo", which refers to the change of the year.
Spring temperature: refers to the warmth of spring.
Gujing: dry well. It is a metaphor for inner tranquility and emotions not being affected by external things.
Jun: Bamboo.
Translation
It has been three years since we were separated in the capital, and you have traveled far and wide across the world. When we meet and smile, it is still as warm as spring. Your heart is as calm as the water in an ancient well, and as bright as a bamboo pole in autumn.
My heart is melancholy because you have to sail away all night long. When you say goodbye, the clouds are dim and the moon is faint. The geisha accompanying you doesn't have to look too sad at the wine glass. Living in this world is like staying in a hotel, and I am one of the travelers.
Appreciation
This is a farewell poem by Su Shi, which was given to her good friend Qian Mufu.
The first part of the poem is about reuniting with a friend after a long absence. In the early years of Yuanyou, Su Shi was in the court as a living person, and Qian Mu's father was a Zhongshu person. They had good temperaments and a deep friendship. In the third year of Yuanyou, Mu's father went to Yuezhou and had a drink in the capital tent. Su Shi wrote a farewell poem. Time flies by, and this reunion in Hangzhou is already the third year after we said goodbye. In the three years since separation, Mu's father traveled between Beijing and Wuyue, and this time he went to Yingzhou. It can be said that he has "traveled to the end of the world". Although we have been separated for a long time, our friendship has become stronger. We laugh when we see each other, just like the warmth of spring. What's even more gratifying is that both friends and themselves can keep their moral integrity and maintain integrity. To borrow a poem from Bai Juyi's "Gift to Yuan Zhen", that is, "water from an ancient well has no waves, but bamboo poles have knots in autumn." This sentence uses the rhetorical methods of metaphor and antithesis to express that the friend has cultivated to the point where his heart is as calm as an ancient well and has no trouble, and he is as upright and upright as a bamboo pole in autumn. He praised his friend's indifferent and honest character. The author believes that Mu's father went to defend Yuezhou, just like himself, because he liked to discuss political affairs in the court and was attacked by the officials.
The above sentences are written in time, recalling the previous parting, and then ink in space, summarizing the official career. Next, the author expresses the author's optimistic attitude towards official frustration and long-term adversity, and uses parallel metaphors. The sentence structure shows his indifferent state of mind and steadfast integrity by praising his friends for their integrity and honor. The first part of the poem is not only a comfort and support for a friend to assist the king in governing the country and uphold integrity, but also a self-portrait of the poet's half-life experience and integrity. It is the poet's self-encouragement and contains a strong sense of life experience. The host is written clearly, and the guest is implicitly included; the host is used to comfort the guest, and the guest and the host are the same, showing that the author and his friends are sincere and like-minded.