Just like under the lamp, an old friend from thousands of miles away returns to see his shadow. ——Huang Tingjian, Song Dynasty, "Pin Ling·Tea Ci" Just like under the lamp, an old friend from thousands of miles away returns to see his shadow. Phoenix dance group cake. Hate the separation and teach the lonely order. The body of the golden canal is pure, only the wheels grind it slowly, and the jade dust is shining brightly. The soup sounds like the pine wind, and the symptoms of alcoholism have been reduced early.
The flavor is strong and fragrant. Zuixiang Road, a beautiful place. Just like under the lamp, an old friend from thousands of miles away meets his shadow after returning. The mouth cannot speak, but the heart is happy and introspective. Chanting things, writing thoughts about tea Translation and annotations
Translation
Several phoenixes were flying around on the phoenix cake tea. I just wish someone would break the tea cake apart, and the Phoenix would be divided into north and south, all alone. The tea cake was carefully ground into fine powder and jade crumbs with a clean golden canal, and the color of the tea powder was pure, clear and crystal clear. Add good water and cook it. The boiling sound of the soup is like the wind blowing through the pine forest, which has reduced the feeling of drunkenness.
The cooked tea has a mellow taste and long-lasting aroma. Drinking tea can also make people drunk, but not only will they not suffer from the pain of drunkenness, but they will also feel refreshed and gradually get better. Just like when we are alone facing a lonely lantern, old friends come from thousands of miles away to meet each other. This kind of beauty can only be understood and cannot be expressed in words. Only the drinker can understand the taste. Appreciation
The upper part of the word says Tencha to make tea. It begins with the preciousness of tea. In the early Song Dynasty, tribute tea was first made into tea cakes, then sealed with wax and covered with dragon and phoenix patterns. Emperors often gave small amounts of this kind of dragon and phoenix tea to their ministers, which shows how precious it is. The next two sentences "fenpo" refer to this. Next, it describes Tencha. People in the Tang and Song Dynasties were very particular about tea tasting. The tea cakes must be crushed into powder before being put into the water. The three sentences "Jinqu" describe the fine processing and the pure color. Grind it into jade powder and shavings, add some water and boil it. The water will boil for a while like the sound of pine waves. The brewed tea is fragrant. No need to drink, you have to wake up first.
The head changing place is connected with the front and back with "strong flavor and lasting fragrance". Just when he was about to write about the beauty of tea, the author suddenly came up with something unexpected: "Drunken on the road to the countryside, it becomes a beautiful place. Just like under the lamp, seeing the shadow of an old friend from thousands of miles away." The comparison is like drinking mellow wine, like meeting an old friend, which shows how comfortable he is. Creative background: The Song Dynasty where Huang Tingjian lived had a historical background of advocating and loving tea, which provided creative material for Huang Tingjian's lyrics. Huang Tingjian's life was full of ups and downs, wandering in many places, and drifting further and further away from his hometown. The smell of tea imbues the author with a sense of nostalgia and vicissitudes of life. The author wrote this tea poem to express his love for tea and his nostalgia for his hometown. Huang Tingjian (1045.8.9-1105.5.24), courtesy name Luzhi, nicknamed Valley Taoist, later nicknamed Fu Weng, was born in Fenning, Hongzhou (now Xiushui County, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province). He was a famous writer and calligrapher in the Northern Song Dynasty. The founder of the Jiangxi Poetry School at that time, together with Du Fu, Chen Shidao and Chen Yuyi, was known as the "one ancestor and three sects" (Huang Tingjian was one of them). Together with Zhang Lei, Chao Buzhi, and Qin Guan, they all studied under Su Shi's sect, and they were collectively known as the "Four Scholars of the Su School". During his lifetime, he was as famous as Su Shi and was known as "Su Huang" in the world. He is the author of "Valley Ci", and Huang Tingjian's calligraphy is also unique, and he is one of the "Four Calligraphers of the Song Dynasty".
Huang Tingjian Encountered Qinan, I was alone in the cold weather, with an old friend in my arms. But looking eastward, old friends look up. Jiangnan has nothing, just give me a spring branch. I am happy to have an old friend waiting for the imperial edict, and I plan to get drunk in Beijing with spring wine. An old friend from Chang'an asked me, "The road is ordinary and the wine remains." The flower path has never been swept by visitors, and now the gate is opened for you. Once an old friend is gone, there will be no appointment. The ruler's book was suddenly sent to Feihe in the west. I don’t know where we will meet again next year when we have peonies. The sea is like a close friend, and the world is like a neighbor. It is the beautiful scenery in the south of the Yangtze River, and we meet you again when the flowers are falling. The water in Peach Blossom Pond is a thousand feet deep, and it is not as deep as Wang Lun's love for me. The captain of the brigade is drunk, and he is afraid of the dawn bell. Occasionally, I visited Lin Sou, chatting and laughing for a long time. On the Songjiang River, I miss my old friend and lie down in idle clouds. When we meet under the clear dew, the flowing shadows wet the skirts of our clothes.