"The Book of Songs·Zheng Feng·Zijin"
The green Zijin is so long in my heart. Even if I don't go, I would rather have no heirs!
The green purple robe makes me think about it. Even if I don't go, Zi Ning won't come!
It's a shame to be in the city gate. Not seeing you for one day is like March!
Translation
The green color is your collar, the leisurely color is my state of mind. Even though I never went to see you, would you just stop hearing from me?
The green ones are your clothes, and the long ones are my feelings. Even though I have never gone to meet you, can't you take the initiative to come?
Looking back and forth, on this high tower. A day without seeing you seems like three months!
Comments
⑴Zijin (jin): The clothing of scholars in the Zhou Dynasty. Zi, the second person pronoun, "you". Jin: That is the lapel, collar.
⑵壣(yí) sound: transmitting news. Si, through "Yi", means to give or send.
⑶ Pei: This refers to the ribbon with jade.
⑷Tiao (táo) Xi Da (tà) Xi: Walking around alone.
⑸Chengque: The viewing towers on both sides of the city gate.
Appreciation
The first sentence of the poem uses the technique of fu to directly express the protagonist's longing for his sweetheart: Do you know, these days, I think about you all the time, right in front of me. Your shadow always appears. Since we miss him so much, why don't we go find him? What is the hidden meaning behind the two sentences "Even if I don't go, Zi Ning will not inherit the sound"? This needs to be supplemented by our bold imagination.
The second stanza of the poem builds on the direct lyricism of the first stanza and adds additional exaggeration: This haunting lovesickness is too torturous. Without seeing you, I don’t want tea or food, and I can’t sleep all night long. Do you know this? Even if I didn't come to you, why didn't you take the initiative to come to me?
The third stanza is the climax of the poem. The protagonist was waiting for his sweetheart to come for a tryst with no results, so he ran to the place where the two of them often met, hoping to wait for his sweetheart here. The two sentences "picking and reaching, in the city" are about waiting anxiously: I pick up my toes and stretch my neck. I feel anxious when I can't see the shadow of my boyfriend, and I can't wait to run to his house to find him right away. Have you waited? The two sentences "One day without seeing each other is like March" can be regarded as the conversation between two people after they met, just like what lovers say today when they hug each other after meeting, "I miss me so much!"
< p>This poem uses the expression technique of "Fu" and renders it layer by layer to vividly express the feeling of lovesickness.