The Song of the Dusk River
Tang Bai Juyi
A setting sun spreads over the water, half of the river is rustling and half of the river is red.
Poor on the third night of September, the dew is like pearls and the moon is like a bow.
Notes:
①The setting sun: the setting sun.
②Sese: green.
③Pity: love.
④Zhenzhu: Pearl.
⑤The moon is like a bow: On the third day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar, the first quarter moon looks like a bow.
⑥ Shop: (pū)
Bai Juyi (772-846), whose courtesy name was Letian and also known as Xiangshan Jushi, was a native of Weinan, Shaanxi today. During the Yuanhe period, he served as Hanlin bachelor, Zuo Shiyi and Zuo Zanshan. In the 10th year of Yuanhe, he was demoted to Jiangzhou Sima, and later moved to Zhongzhou as governor. During the reign of Mu Zong, people from Zhongshushe served as the governor of Hangzhou and the governor of Suzhou. In his later years, the prince's guest and the prince's young master were divided into divisions in the Eastern Capital.
Translation:
A ray of setting sun spreads on the river. Under the sunlight, the waves are sparkling, half showing a deep blue color, and the other half showing a red color. What is even more lovely is the first moon night when the cool dew falls in September. Drops of dew are like pearls, and the crescent moon is like a delicate bow.
Appreciation:
●This landscape poem was written around the second year of Changqing in the Tang Dynasty (822). In July of this year, Bai Juyi was appointed as the governor of Hangzhou from Zhongshushe. He passed through Xiangyang and Hankou and resisted on October 1. This poem was written on his way to Hangzhou. The wonderful idea of ??the whole poem lies in the combination of two beautiful pictures of nature. One is the gorgeous scene of the setting sun and the sunset reflecting on the river; the other is the hazy night with the crescent moon rising and the dewdrops crystal clear. The two have their own beautiful scenery when viewed separately, and they are even more wonderful when read together. Because this poem permeates the poet's relaxed and joyful liberating mood and personality after he was forced to stay away from the court, the whole poem has become an artistic carrier of the poet's aesthetic and psychological functions under his specific situation.
●Qi Jue's "Ode to the Dusk River" is a masterpiece of scenery. It was written on the way to Hangzhou to serve as governor in about the second year of Changqing (822 AD). At that time, the government was dim and the party struggle between Niu and Li was fierce. The poet was familiar with the taste of officialdom and asked for a foreign post. This poem reflects the poet's relaxed and happy mood after leaving the court. The first two sentences describe the scenery on the river before the sun sets. The setting sun shines on the water, the waves flash, half of the river is green, and the other half is red, just like an oil painting. The word "Pu" is used wonderfully, vividly showing the slanting sun; the last two sentences are written on the night of the third day of September, on the first day of the new month, it is curved like a bow, the dewdrops are crystal clear, like pearls, and the scenery at dusk is like a fine painting Finely painted meticulous paintings. The language of this poem is clear and fluent, the style is fresh, the shadows and colors are vivid, detailed and true.
●Mujiang Yin is one of Bai Juyi's "Miscellaneous Rhythm Poems". The characteristic of these poems is that they can express their innermost feelings honestly and naturally through the chanting of one moment and one thing, with a smile and a chant.
●The poet chose two groups of scenery to describe from the time when the red sun sets in the west to when the new moon rises in the east. The first two sentences describe the river water in the setting sun. "A setting sun spreads over the water." The setting sun shines on the river. Instead of saying "shine", it says "spreading". This is because the "setting sun" is close to the horizon and is almost touching the ground. It really seems to be "spreading" on the river. It is very vivid; the word "Pu" also appears gentle, describing the softness of the autumn sunset, giving people a friendly and relaxed feeling. "Half the river is rustling and half the river is red", the weather is clear and windless, the river flows slowly, and the surface of the river wrinkles with small ripples. The parts that receive more light show a "red" color; the parts that receive less light show a deep blue color. The poet grasped the two colors appearing on the river surface, but showed the scene of the fine waves of the dusk river under the setting sun, and the light and color changing rapidly. The poet was intoxicated and placed his joy in the description of the scenery.
●The last two sentences describe the night scene of the rising new moon. The poet lingered until the first moon rose and the cool dew fell, and a more beautiful realm appeared before his eyes. The poet leaned over and took a look: Haha, the grass by the river is covered with crystal dewdrops. The drops of clear dew on the green grass are like pearls inlaid on it! Using "real pearls" as a metaphor not only describes the roundness of dewdrops, but also the shining luster of dewdrops under the clear light of the new moon. Look up again: a crescent moon rises, it's like a delicate bow hanging on the blue sky! The poet compressed the two scenes of heaven and earth into one poem - "The dew is like pearls and the moon is like a bow." From the bow-like crescent moon, the author remembered that it was the "third night of September" and couldn't help praising its cuteness. He expressed his emotions directly and pushed his feelings to a climax, causing waves in the poem.
●What a harmonious and peaceful artistic conception the poet created through the description of the visual images of "dew" and "moon"! It is amazing to use such novel and ingenious metaphors to carefully color and describe nature. From describing the dusk river to praising the moon dew, there seems to be a missing connection in time, and the "night" in "the third night of September" invisibly connects time. It connects with "twilight" on the top and "twilight" on the bottom. "Dew" and "Moon" are connected, which means that the poet has been enjoying the moon from dusk to the dew above, which contains the poet's joy and love for nature.
●This poem was written by Bai Juyi on his way to Hangzhou to serve as governor in the second year of Changqing (822). At that time, the government was dim and the party struggle between Niu and Li was fierce. The poet was familiar with the taste of officialdom and asked for a foreign post. This poem reflects the poet's relaxed and happy mood after leaving the court.
What I saw on the road, I chanted it casually, the style is fresh, natural and gratifying, and it gives people a beautiful enjoyment after reading it.