Staying at the foot of Wushan Mountain Original text:
Last night at the foot of Wushan Mountain, the sound of apes could be heard in my dream. Peach blossoms fly over the green water, and I go down to Qutang in March. The rain-colored wind blows away, and the king of Chu travels south. Gao Qiu cherishes the jade of the Song Dynasty, and visits the ancient times to wear clothes. Translation and annotation of Staying at the foot of Wushan Mountain
Translation I stayed at the foot of Wushan Mountain last night. The mountain was full of apes, and I seemed to hear their cries even in my dreams. Peach blossoms float on the green water in March, and I dare to go to Qutang at this time. The strong wind blew the rain to the south, soaking the clothes of the King of Chu. I was on a high mountain, missing Song Yu and why he wrote such a beautiful article for the King of Chu. Seeing this historic site made me burst into tears.
Note 1 "Book of Tang Geography": Wushan in Kuizhou has Wushan. 2 Song Yu's "Gaotang Fu": "I am in the sun of Wushan, blocked by high hills." "Chu Ci": "I mourn the lack of girls in Gaoqiu." Wang Yi notes: "Chu has mountains with high hills. Or it goes: Gaoqiu, Langfeng Mountain. "Old saying: Gaoqiu is the name of Chu place. "Taiping Huanyu Ji" Wushan County has Gaodu Mountain. "Jiang Yuan Ji" says: "Chu Ci" said that the sun of Wushan is blocked by high hills. Gaoqiu also covers Gaodu. Song Yu, according to "Historical Records: Biography of Qu Yuan" records: "After Qu Yuan's death, there were disciples of Song Yu, Tang Le, and Jing Chai in Chu, all of whom were good at diction and were famous for their poems. However, they were all descended from Qu Yuan's calm diction, and eventually Don't dare to remonstrate directly." The description is very brief. Appreciation at the foot of Wushan Mountain
When staying in Wushan, "the sound of apes is heard in dreams". Li Bai's understanding of the sound of apes is the same as that of the poets of previous generations. When he was a boy, he did not have much life experience. Sympathizing but only expressing emotion, Li Bai "went to his country with his sword, said goodbye to his relatives and traveled far away". The sad cry of the ape evoked Li Bai's sorrowful thoughts. Where did his sorrow come from? He was stranded because of the lack of navigation, and he had no friends around him who were worth talking to. The ideals and ambitions in the heart can only be temporarily shelved, and the thoughts feel relatively empty. The induction of the surrounding things is not based on the impulse of the soul, but on the rational perception. What caused Li Bai's mood was related to the fact that after returning to Jiangling, he was about to "travel south to meet the King of Chu" and stay away from his hometown.
On the other hand, "Peach blossoms fly over the green water, and I descend to Qutang in March." Spring has arrived and the Three Gorges has been opened to navigation. This makes Li Bai feel a little relieved, because Li Bai can leave Wushan, where he has been stranded for several months. . This poem describes the scene with emotion and expresses emotion with scene. In terms of artistic expression, we choose the most characteristic aspects of natural scenery and highlight the aspects that we feel the most deeply, such as "peach blossom". In the rich subjective color atmosphere, it contains infinite charm, which is also the highlight of the whole poem. pen.
"Gao Qiu cherished Song Yu". Song Yu was an outstanding writer after Qu Yuan. He is the only one who has masterpieces handed down from generation to generation and has certain achievements. Later generations will refer to him as Qu Yuan. Liu Xie said that "Qu and Song Dynasty used the "Chu Ci" to express their talents" ("Wen Xin Diao Long·Cai Lue"). Li Bai thought of Song Yu in Wushan. It can be seen from this that Li Bai appreciated Song Yu's literary quality and character.
Li Bai's "Summer at the foot of Wu Mountain" is a picture of the poet's personality transformation and idealization. The whole poem focuses on grasping the overall momentum and atmosphere, "Last night at the foot of Wushan Mountain, the sound of apes was heard in the dream." It relies on personal sentiments and splash-ink freehand brushwork, such as "The color of the rain is blown away by the wind," and "Visiting the ancient times, a piece of clothing." The specific details are omitted. Even the order of visual transfer of observing the scenery is often ignored: "Peach blossoms fly over the green water, and they go down to Qutang in March." This lyrical poem by Li Bai infiltrates and blends the scenery of Qutang Gorge and Wushan with specific emotions, expressing his own state of mind between the situation of "scenery" and the characteristics of "emotion". The creative background of Staying at the foot of Wushan
In the winter of the 13th year of Kaiyuan, Li Bai was stranded in the Wushan area due to the closure of the Three Gorges. Therefore, he stopped in Wanxian and climbed to Xishan (later renamed Taibaiyan), where he waited until the 14th year of Kaiyuan. He was able to leave only when the spring floods came that year, and wrote "Staying at the foot of Wushan Mountain". Poetry works: Staying at the foot of Wushan Mountain Poetry author: Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty Poetry classification: Expressing emotions through scenery, nostalgic for the past