This poem is not only superb in freehand brushwork, but also neat and orderly in antithesis, with eight correct sentences. Moreover, it can be used freely in the meter, reaching the superb realm of "one sentence is regular, one sentence is regular".
In this poem, the poet climbs high and looks far, borrows scenery to express his feelings, and feels his wandering life all his life, full of sadness and sadness everywhere. The first four sentences in the poem are elegant in artistic conception and are regarded as famous sentences through the ages. Du Fu's application of metrical rules has reached a perfect level.
Climb the peak
[Tang] Du Fu
Comparison of original translation
The wind is fast and high, the ape cries sadly, and the birds are circling in the white sand.
The endless trees are rustling leaves, and the Yangtze River is rolling unpredictably.
Li in the sad autumn scenery, a wanderer all the year round, lives alone on the high platform in today's illness.
After all the hardships and hatred, the white hair is full, and the wine glasses are damaged.
translate
It is very sad that there are birds hovering on the river with clear water and white sand.
Endless trees are rustling leaves, and endless Yangtze River is rolling in.
Sad to autumn, I feel that Wan Li has been wandering all the year round and has been sick all his life. Today, he is alone on the high platform.
After a lot of hardships, white hair is full of temples, and the cup is hanging.
To annotate ...
1. The first topic is "Climbing the Mountain in Nine Days". In ancient China, there was a custom of climbing mountains on September 9th. Selected from a detailed explanation of Du Fu's poems. It was written on the Double Ninth Festival in the autumn of 767 in Dali, Tang Daizong.
2. Wail: refers to the shrill cry of an ape.
3. Zhu (incarnation): a small continent in the water; A small piece of land in the water.
4. Birds fly back: Birds fly and hover in the wind. Back: detour.
5. Falling wood: refers to falling leaves in autumn.
6. Rustle: Simulate the sound of falling plants.
7. Wan Li: Far from home.
8. Frequent visitors: long-term wandering outside.
9. Centennial: A lifetime, which refers to old age.
10. Difficulty: also refers to national luck and its own destiny.
1 1. Bitterness and hate: very annoying and extremely regrettable. Bitter, extremely.
12. Frost on temples: white hair increases, such as frost and snow on temples. Countless, here as a verb, increase.
13. Down and out: depressed, frustrated. This refers to the old and sick, and the ambition is not stretched.
14. New station: just stopped. Du Fu gave up drinking due to illness in his later years, so he called it a "new stop".