Dongpo
Song Dynasty: Su Shi
The rain washed Dongpo, the moonlight was clear, and the city people walked like savages.
Don't be too sure about the slope, but love the sound of your stick.
Dongpo translation
Raindrops fell one after another, washing Dongpo exceptionally clean, and the brilliance of the moon became clear. Everyone in the city has already left, and only the middleman in Shan Ye is loitering here.
Don't dislike that these rough slopes are not as flat as the city. I just like the loud sound of crutches.
Dongpo notes
Savage: generally refers to people in rural areas; Farmer.
Indeed: grotesque rocks are rugged or hard.
Loud and clear: loud and clear.
Appreciation of Dongpo
Dongpo is a place name. At that time, Huangzhou Prefecture ruled the east of Huanggang (now Hubei). It is not a scenic spot, but for the author, it is a life world full of hardships and deep feelings. In the early years of Yuanfeng, Song Shenzong, the author was demoted to Huangzhou, abandoned and laid idle, and his life was very embarrassing. My old friend Ma Zhengqing can't stand it. He applied to the county for an abandoned old camp, and Su Shi rectified it and plowed it. This is Dongpo. The poet not only manages crops, fruits and trees here, but also builds a living room, Tang Xue, and writes the four characters "Dongpo Tang Xue" in his own handwriting, calling himself Dongpo layman. Therefore, he fell in love here.
At the beginning of the poem, Dongpo is placed in a clear scene. A lonely mountain and a quiet slope, the moonlight day is already lovely. The bright moonlight after the rain, through the dust-free blue sky, is applied to everything with new bath snow, and the pearl water is crystal clear. What a clear state! It's really a "clear" word. Xie Lingyun described the image of the jungle after the rain and said, "The jungle is full of clear water." . The poet's words can be traced back to the next step.
The poet's writing at night is not meaningless. This realm is beyond the reach of "city people". "Japan and China are the city", people in the city are forced to make money and can only run around in the hot sun. Only the poet "Savage" who is divorced from the market and beyond the circle of fame and fortune can enjoy this scene alone. Only quiet people have elegant affairs, so "city people walk like savages." This poem, which is very natural and plain to read, makes us smell a noisy atmosphere from the "city people" and a feeling of seclusion and self-sufficiency from the "savage". The meaning of self-satisfaction and self-satisfaction is self-evident. The poet said in another poem: "I also know that creation has profound significance, so I sent a beautiful woman to an empty valley." Although it is a poem about Haitang in Dinghuiyuan, it is actually borrowed from the life experience of Haitang, which just helps us understand the artistic conception contained in this poem.
So, in this unique world of poets, isn't there any regret? Yes Stones crisscross, and the road at the top of the slope is rugged and difficult to walk. But what's the big deal? Put the crutch on it, and with a loud noise, it will support the vigorous pace and move forward more vigorously. Without danger, there is no joy of conquest! There is no "correct slope head road" and no "loud drag stick sound"! A "no doubt", a "self-love", the heroic spirit of taking risks for pleasure and taking them as easy are all highlighted in this strong emotional contrast. Isn't this Right Slope the author's bumpy career? The author has always held this cheerful, optimistic and high-spirited attitude towards official career setbacks and will never be discouraged. This spirit can give people inspiration and strength. The reason why poetry is so touching is that the poet integrates this precious spirit with the objective scenery, forming a seamless realm; Every sentence is a scene, and there is not a sentence that is not a sentiment. Contains the feelings in the scene, deep and chewy. At the same time, the author has a statement written in the wind and rain in Dingfengbo: "If you don't listen to the sound of beating leaves in the forest, why not sing and walk slowly?" Bamboo poles and sandals are more dexterous than riding horses. What's to be afraid of? A misty rain is a lifetime. "It's similar to this poem, which is quite interesting by comparison.
The first paragraph of the poem, through the description of the scenery, highlights the silence at that time. Explain the author's love for rural life, disdain for worldly fame and fortune, and hope to get drunk forever.
A brief introduction to the author of Dongpo
Su Shi (1037-1101) was a writer, painter and gourmet in the Northern Song Dynasty. Zi yue Zhan, no Dongpo lay man. Han nationality, Sichuanese, was buried in Yingchang (now Jiaxian County, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province). I have a bumpy career, profound knowledge, extremely high talent and excellent poetry, calligraphy and painting. His writing style, Wang Yang, is unrestrained and fluent, and he is also called Ou Su with Ouyang Xiu, one of the "Eight Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties"; Poetry is fresh and vigorous, making good use of exaggeration and metaphor, and its artistic expression is unique. Together with Huang Tingjian, they are called Su Huang. The uninhibited school has a great influence on later generations, and it is called Su Xin with Xin Qiji. Calligraphy is good at running script and regular script, and it can be innovative. Writing with a pen is ups and downs, full of childlike interest. And Huang Tingjian, Mi Fei and Cai Xiang are also called Song Sijia. Painting is the same as literature. In painting, we advocate spirit likeness and "literati painting". He is the author of The Complete Works of Su Dongpo and Dongpo Yuefu.