From: "Autumn Moon"
Author: Cheng Hao [Song Dynasty]
Translation:
The clear stream flows through the green hills , hanging in the air and pouring down, the night sky and the stream flowing in the melting moonlight are as clear and clear as autumn colors. This autumn color separates the human world thirty miles away. The white clouds in the sky and the red leaves in the mountains are leisurely. This quiet autumn color is so intoxicating!
Appreciation
"The clear stream flows through the top of the green mountain, and the clear water is full of autumn colors." The first two sentences use the reflection in the water to describe the scene. These two lines of poetry actually use the artistic conception of the two lines of Xie Lingyun's "Ascend the Lonely Island in the River", "The clouds and the sun reflect each other, and the sky and water are clear and fresh." Because it is impossible for a clear stream to flow through Bishantou, what flows through can only be the reflection of Bishantou in the water.
The clear stream flows slowly around the green mountains, and the blue sky is reflected in the water. It is so clear and pure, and the two merge into one color. Without the bright moonlight that fills the sky and the earth, the poet would not be able to appreciate the clearness of the water, the greenness of the mountains, and the freshness of the water in the autumn night.
"Thirty miles away from the world of mortals, white clouds and red leaves linger." The last two sentences express the scene. While quietly observing the autumn moonlight, the poet spontaneously felt a sense of transcendental, leisurely and contented state of mind. "White clouds" and "red leaves" are not only illusions with symbolic meaning, but also the real scene of the mountains and forests that the poet saw under the autumn moon. From a symbolic sense, the free wandering of the "white clouds" and the elegant and contented "red leaves" are true portrayals of the poet's leisurely and peaceful mood.