first day of the lunar month
Song Dynasty: Wang Anshi
The roar of firecrackers, the old year has passed; The warm spring breeze ushered in the New Year, and people happily drank the newly brewed Tu Su wine.
The rising sun sheds light on doors of each household, New peachwood charm is put up to replace the old.
This poem describes the moving scene of excitement, joy and Vientiane renewal on New Year's Day, and expresses the author's thoughts and feelings of reforming politics.
This poem was written when the author first worshipped the Prime Minister and started his New Deal. 1067, Song Shenzong succeeded to the throne, and Wang Anshi was appointed as the magistrate of Jiangning, and then he was appointed as a bachelor and lecturer of Hanlin. In order to get rid of the political and economic crisis faced by the Song Dynasty and the constant intrusion of Liao and Xixia, in A.D. 1068, the gods called Wang Anshi to "enter the DPRK again and again", and Wang Anshi immediately wrote a letter advocating political reform. The following year, he devoted himself to politics and presided over the political reform. During the Spring Festival in the same year, Wang Anshi saw that every household was busy preparing for the Spring Festival, and he wrote this poem with emotion when he thought of the new atmosphere at the beginning of the political reform.
Except at night.
Song Dynasty: Wen Tianxiang
Dry kunkong, years go to the church;
The end of the road is stormy, and the poor side is full of ice and snow.
Life disappears with the years, and the body is forgotten;
There is no such thing as killing Su Meng. It's still early at night.
This poem was written in the 18th year of Yuan Dynasty, namely 128 1, and it was the last New Year's Eve that Wen Tianxiang spent in his life. This poem is diluted and peaceful, without the heroism of "heaven and earth are righteous" and the generosity of "keeping the heart of Dan as a mirror of history". It just shows the hero's desire to get together with his family to enjoy Tu Su's fine wine on the New Year's Day, and even reveals a trace of loneliness and sadness between the lines. It is in the tender moment when Dan Xin is like an iron man that the authenticity of the human body under the strong iron will is reflected. The "fragility" involved in this kind of affection makes us deeply realize the greatness of human nature and the immortal personality of a clanking man.
Except at night, there is no carved language, no trivial sentences and no high slogans. However, we still felt a strong shock inside. No matter how the times change, no matter how the ethnic composition expands, no matter how the concept of moral right and wrong changes, Wen Tianxiang, as a symbol of our national spirit and a great totem of the personality of loyalty, filial piety and righteousness, will still be a moral model to inspire generation after generation in the future.
It is very cold in Taiyuan except at night.
Ming Dynasty: Yu Qian
I'm a stranger, so don't worry about the cold.
The spring breeze is not far away, just to the east of the house.
Taiyuan is very cold except at night, which was written by the poet on New Year's Eve when it was cold. On New Year's Eve, the family should be reunited. But the poet lives far away and coincides with the cold, which is really unbearable. Although the environment is extremely difficult, the poet thinks that spring will come soon in the cold winter, and hopes that "Tianyake" will not be sad and show an optimistic attitude towards life.
This poem is about the cold at night, but it gives people joy and warmth in spring. In poetry, symbolism is used to express the optimism of the poet who is not afraid of any hardships, despises the harsh climate and struggles with the harsh environment with confidence. The language of this poem is simple and profound. Therefore, this little poem is symbolic and contains certain philosophy. The poet expresses his lofty sentiments in a plain and relaxed style, which shows the indomitable spirit and resolute enterprising spirit of the poet.
Yearning for New Year's Eve
Tang Dynasty: Liu Yuxi
If Mi Nian is not proud, what about Chinese New Year?
How many fellow travelers are there now?
Take leisure as your own comfort, and you will waste your life.
Spring scenery is ruthless and I have seen it in seclusion.
Generally speaking, people often look forward to all good luck and prosperity in the coming year on the night of observing the old age (that is, New Year's Eve). However, this poem is abnormal. The first couplet says, "I am not proud of my New Year. What about the New Year?" It means: after years of ups and downs, what about the new year? The implication is that there will be no new hope.
Zhuan Xu said, "How many fellow travelers are there now?" Travelers here refer to political innovators, such as Liu Zongyuan, Wang, Han Tai, Lu Wen, Li Jingjian, Han Ye, Ling Zhun, Cheng Yi. Some of them were killed, some died of illness, and some were never heard from. Therefore, this "number" is of course a mourning for the early death of all friends, and more importantly, a mourning for Liu Zongyuan, a close friend; It shows the deep affection of "one person dies suddenly and his eyes are empty".
On the surface, the necklace describes its own frustrations, showing feelings of inaction, but in fact it is words of complaint and angry feelings. The poet studied hard in his early years, did not admire glory, and paid attention to character cultivation; Middle-aged people actively participate in political innovation, strive to innovate politics, and become one of the core figures in Yongzhen's innovation, known as the "two kings Liu Liu"; The innovation failed and the refugees went to the border States. He never stopped fighting. He never "relaxed". This indomitable spirit of putting life and death at risk can never be said to be a "waste of life." Therefore, it can be said that this couplet expresses an extremely painful indignation and accusation, which is just the opposite of the original intention.
Tail couplet: "There is nothing new in spring, and I have seen seclusion." On the surface, spring scenery is the same every year, and so is seclusion. But what it really means is that the spring in nature doesn't matter, but unfortunately we can't see the political spring coming to the world and the country is prosperous. Although Liu Yuxi is brilliant, he is not willing to be a scribe, but hopes to make a difference in politics in order to benefit the national economy and people's livelihood. He struggled all his life, but his ambition was not rewarded and he was depressed. On the surface, this poem seems to show the poet's calmness, leisure and even some frustration; But between the lines, it reveals the poet's extreme anguish.