Think of my brothers on a moonlit night.
A vagrant heard the drums heralding the battle, which was the first call of a wild goose on the border in autumn. The dew turns to frost tonight, and the moonlight at home is bright! Brothers are scattered, and no one can ask about life and death. Letters sent to Luoyang city are often not delivered, and wars often do not stop.
Appreciate:
1. Sister-in-law: Call your brother humbly.
2. Guard Drum: Little snare drum.
3. Breaking people away: refers to the curfew after the drum sounds.
4. Autumn border: one is "border autumn", the edge of autumn, and the autumn when the border is congested.
He knows that the dew tonight will be frost: it refers to the "white dew" night of integrity day.
6. Ah, my brothers, lost and scattered, there is nowhere to ask about life and death: brothers are scattered, their homes are gone, and the news of life and death is unknown.
7. Dragon: All the time.
8. David Attenborough: Yes.
9. The situation is: What's more.
10. No truce: the war is not over yet.
The drums of the garrison building are louder, and there are no traces of pedestrians on the road. The border town is deserted, the autumn wind is cool, and only the lonely geese moan. The frost and dew are particularly white tonight, which is still the kindness of my hometown, and the moon is also the brightness of my hometown. When brothers are separated, the family is ruined. Where can I find the news of life and death? Letters have not arrived for a long time, and the war has not stopped.
This poem was written by Du Fu in Qin Zhou in the autumn of the second year of Gan Yuan (759). In September this year, Shi Siming led the troops south from Fan Yang, captured Bianzhou and moved west to Luoyang. Shandong and Henan are at war. At that time, Du Fu's younger brothers were scattered in this area, and because of the war, there was no communication, which made him feel intense anxiety and yearning. Remembering Brothers on a Moonlit Night is a true record of his thoughts and feelings at that time. Homesickness for relatives and friends is a common theme in classical poetry. In order to avoid mediocrity and originality, it is not enough to rely solely on the author's life experience, but also to be ingenious in expression. It is in dealing with this common theme that Du Fu reveals his true colors.
"He knows the dew will be frost tonight" not only describes the scenery, but also points out the season. It was on the night of the Millennium Festival. It's clear and full of dew, which makes people feel chilly. "The moonlight at home is how bright!" It is also a landscape painting, but it is slightly different from the previous sentence. What the author writes is not completely objective, but incorporates his own subjective feelings. It's a bright moon in the world, and it makes no difference. Determined to say that the moon in my hometown is the brightest; It's obviously my own psychological illusion, so I have to be so sure, no doubt. However, this fantasy-based approach will not make people feel unreasonable, because it profoundly shows the author's subtle psychology and highlights his feelings for his hometown. These two sentences are also very skillful in refining sentences. All they want to say is "tonight is white" and "the moon in my hometown". Only by changing the word order, the tone is particularly vigorous and powerful. So Wang Dechen said: "Zi Mei is good at using things and common language. If she is isolated or inverted, her language will be healthy and firm, and her meaning will be profound and stable." ("Bird History") From here, we can also see Du Fu's ability to turn the tablet into magic.