Cicada droops like a tassel on a hat, its tentacles suck the clear dew, and its voice spreads from the branches of the straight Shulang tree.
Cicada is far away from cicada because cicada is on a tall tree, not relying on autumn wind.
This is an object-chanting poem by Yu Shinan, a famous minister in the early Tang Dynasty, which is full of symbolic significance. Every sentence describes the shape, habit and sound of cicada, and every sentence implies the poet's noble character and interest. The deep meaning of chanting things is to praise people. The key is to grasp some specific characteristics of cicadas and find out the artistic correspondence. Sagging is the knotted and drooping band of ancient official hats, and it also refers to the narrow mouth of cicada chin similar to hat band. Cicada sucks dew with its narrow mouth. Because of semantic pun, it implies that Guan Ying's senior officials should abstain from corruption and pursue incorruptibility. Cicada lives on a tall and straight plane tree, which is naturally different from those insects rolling in rotten grass and mud, so its voice can flow beautifully and loudly. At the end of the poem, it is entirely because cicadas have the ability to "speak loudly from afar", rather than relying on external forces such as autumn wind. The moral of these poems is that an official and a man must stand tall and have noble virtues in order to speak loudly and enjoy a wide reputation. This great ambition comes entirely from the power of personality beauty, which can never be achieved by have it both ways or any strength, joints and support. In fact, "Chant" contains Yu Shinan's self-teaching. As one of the twenty-four ministers who hung in Lingyange during the Zhenguan period of Tang Dynasty, his reputation lies in his erudition and noble Geng Jie. He talked with Emperor Taizong about the gains and losses of the king, and he was able to speak out and make a unique contribution to the rule of Zhenguan. To this end, Emperor Taizong said that he had "five unique skills" (morality, loyalty, erudition, style of writing, and writing style), and praised: "Ministers are all like Shinan, so why should the world care!" From the fact that he is not an eagle tiger with Kun Peng, but an unknown cicada, we can see that he is mature, cautious and conscious.
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This little poem with symbolic meaning is the earliest poem chanting cicadas in Tang Dynasty, which is highly praised by later generations.
On the surface, the first sentence, "Drink clear dew", is about the shape and feeding habits of cicadas. In fact, it is to use the method of comparison to imply their prominent position and clean quality. Cicada's head has two tentacles, which look like a hat band tied by an official under his neck; The ancients thought that cicadas lived in tall trees and only drank clean dew, so they used "drinking clean dew" to symbolize people's noble character. In fact, cicadas live by sucking the juice of plants. Where can they only drink dew?
The second sentence, "Flowing as a sparse tree", writes cicadas. Why is the continuous cicada singing coming from the sparse plane tree? This is because the phoenix tree is a noble and spiritual tree in the eyes of the ancients. It is said that birds such as couples are not phoenix trees. "If you appoint a sage, Wutong was born in the East Palace." Poets compare themselves to cicadas, and their singing is extraordinary. Adding a word "sparse" before "tong" not only makes people feel that "the sound of travel" is easy to spread, but also corresponds to the last sentence "autumn wind".
"Keep your voice high and don't be blown by the autumn wind" is the crowning touch of the whole article, which is the discussion triggered by the above two sentences. It means "cicadas live in high places, and their voices will naturally spread far away." Isn't this flying with the help of the autumn wind? "Shen Deqian said:" Life is so high that every cicada sings its voice and respects its nature. "This famous sentence contains a token, which is not only a description of the scenery, but also an expression of feelings. It is the earliest chant in Tang poetry, which is highly praised by later generations. Yu Shinan is an old minister in Sui Chen. After entering the Tang Dynasty, he was highly valued by Emperor Taizong because of his literary talent and virtue. He was born with honesty, frankness, aloof and aloof, aloof from the world, showing introverted, withdrawn and deep character. Yu Shinan praised his chest with cicadas, showing that he is tall and clean, and he can make a name for himself without any reference. The scenes blend together and are very harmonious and natural. These two sentences are metaphors. The cicada's distant transmission is not through the autumn wind. What stands out here is the beauty of the poet's personality, which expresses the poet's warm praise for his inner character and shows his graceful demeanor and charm. Readers can imagine the high-standard charm of Tsinghua's personalized cicada, which is extremely ingenious. As xelloss in the code? The article says, "If you are not a good minister, you will not rely on the situation to fly, and your reputation will spread later." "Said from a distance. Don't be moved by the autumn wind shows the image of a scholar-bureaucrat who is conceited and full of ambition.
Shi Puhua's poem "On Servants" said: "Three hundred poems are more interesting than others, and the Tang people still get their meaning. The same chanting, Yu Shinan's "high voice comes from a distance, not from the autumn wind", is Tsinghua people language; Wang Luobin's "his flight through the fog, his pure voice submerged in the wind world" is a much-needed language; Li Shangyin's' clear heart and hunger, you sing all night' is a grumbling language, which is different from Bi Xing. " Both of them are from the Tang Dynasty, and they all express their feelings by chanting cicadas. Due to the differences in status, experience and temperament, the two authors, although equally committed to expressing their feelings, presented different faces and formed artistic images full of individual characteristics.
Poetry and prose translation
Cicada lives on a tall and straight plane tree, which is naturally different from those insects rolling in rotten grass and mud, so its voice can flow beautifully and loudly. Cicada lives in a high place, and its voice will naturally spread far away, not by flying in the autumn wind.
Yu Shinan was a famous calligrapher in the early Tang Dynasty and served as secretary supervisor. It was named "Yu Yongxing" in Yongxing County. This poem may have been known to Emperor Taizong.
The cicada in the poem is a lofty and noble image.
The first sentence, "hang your head and drink clear dew", ostensibly talks about the shape and feeding habits of cicadas, but in fact it uses the method of comparison to imply the prominence and incorruptibility of your position.
The quality of. Cicada's head has two tentacles, which look like a hat band tied by an official under his neck; The ancients thought that cicadas lived in tall trees and drank only clean dew, which was solid and stable.
Use "drinking clear dew" to symbolize people's noble character. In fact, cicadas live by sucking the juice of plants. Where can they only drink dew?
The second sentence, "Flowing as a sparse tree", writes cicadas. Why is the continuous cicada singing coming from the sparse plane tree? This is due to
Because the phoenix tree is a noble and supernatural tree in the eyes of the ancients, it is said that birds such as phoenix wind will not live on it. "If the king appoints a moral person, the plane tree will be born."
Yu Dongxiang (see "Ruiying Map" quoted by Beginners). Poets compare themselves to cicadas, and their purrs are extraordinary. "Tong" is preceded by the word "sparse".
It not only makes people feel that "flowing voice" is easy to spread, but also corresponds to the song sentence "autumn wind"
"Keep your voice high and don't be caught in the autumn wind" is the discussion triggered by the above two sentences. "high"
"Height" has two meanings: first, it actually refers to the height of the phoenix tree where cicadas live, and second, it means Kaku Takashina, who drinks clear dew. Compared with people, it not only
High status, high character. If the character is not high. Even ugly, even high status, will not be respected. Only high status and character.
Gao, his voice has great influence, and he can spread his reputation far and wide without some outside support. The poet expressed this meaning through the image of cicada.
Here it comes. A Qing poet Shen Deqian said in his Tang Poetry: "The will of life is lofty. Every time a cicada sings its voice, it respects its sex alone. " Today's Liu Shuiji's Tang Dynasty
The essence of the sentence says: "Three or four sentences convey feelings through cicadas, and those who can stand upright and incorruptible can be famous far and near."
Besides this poem, Li Shangyin's Cicada and Luo's A Political Prisoner Listening to Cicada are also famous. Shi Li said, "It is futile for a pure heart to starve because of this.
Don't want to waste your voice Oh, this last broken breath is in the green and indifferent trees! . Yes, I disappeared like a driftwood. I made my garden full of weeds. I thank you for your advice and let you live a pure life like you. "The first four sentences are written.
Elephants are similar to Yu Shinan's poem Cicada, but they show the cold environment. The last four sentences are about thoughts and feelings, expressing Guan Bo's wandering and returning to his heart.
Love. Luo Shi: "The cicadas are singing in the west (referring to autumn), and the guests in the south crown (referring to prisoners) are thinking deeply. An unbearable shadow hung over the temple, breaking the heart of a white-haired prisoner. He struggled to fly in the fog,
His pure voice was drowned in the wind world. Who knows if he is still singing? Who will listen to me? ? "The poet used cicada as a metaphor to combine Qiu Chan's embarrassment with his own misfortune. Qing people make up for it
China's Poems on Servants says: "Poetry is more than 300, and the Tang people still have this idea. The same chanting, Yu Shinan's high-pitched voice spread far away. Without the autumn wind'.
Tsinghua people; Luo's "His flight is heavy through the fog, and his pure voice is drowned in the world of wind" is a person in need of help, while Li Shangyin's "Pure heart is hungry, and it is futile for you to sing all night" is an unhappiness.
Language. Bixing is different. "Because of the author's different positions, experiences and temperament, the three famous" Singing Cicada "have different eyes and moods for observing cicadas.
And form artistic images with different personality characteristics.