Yangzhou's ten years, like a dream, wake up, but in the brothel women this is a fickle reputation. English translation of 300 Tang poems
Frustrated and down, wandering the rivers and lakes with wine, addicted to the thin-waisted woman favored by King Chu Ling and Zhao's light dance. Ten years of debauchery in Yangzhou seemed like a dream. When I woke up, I got a fickle reputation among prostitutes.
Appreciate this work recalling Yangzhou years. In 833-835 AD (the year of Emperor Wenzong Daiwa in 7-9), Du Mu was appointed as the shogunate of Niu Senru, our ambassador to Huainan, transferred to the post of minister, and lived in Yangzhou. At that time, he was only thirty-two years old, and the banquet was quite good. As can be seen from this poem, he has a lot of contacts with prostitutes in Yangzhou, and he is a degenerate. Therefore, the memory of the future is a dream and a sigh of nothingness. This is a work of a poet who regrets that life has hurt him and he has no talent. It is not as frivolous, decadent, vulgar and dissolute as some literary histories say, like a dance academy. The essence of quatrains in the Tang Dynasty said: "A talented person can't see that it is more important than the times. He wrote this poem, but when he read it, he saw its arrogance and injustice. The world calls Du Mu's poems heroic, and they are not petty, so you can see them. "
The first two sentences of the poem are memories of Yangzhou life in the past: down and out, with wine as a companion; Qin Lou Chu, a beautiful girl, leads a romantic and dissolute life. "Chu people have a thin waist and a light palm", using two allusions. Chu waist refers to the thin waist of a beautiful woman. "King Chu Ling's waist is thin, and there are many hungry people in the country" (Han Feizi's handle). The palm refers to Zhao Yanfei, the queen of Emperor Han Chengdi, who is "light and can dance on the palm" (see the legend of Feiyan). Literally, the two allusions praise Yangzhou * * *, but if we carefully ponder the word "down and out", we can see that the poet is very dissatisfied with his situation of sinking into a servant position and relying on others, so he does not have a pleasant feeling about the memories of his former dissolute life. "A dream of Yangzhou in ten years" is a heartfelt sigh of the poet. Seemingly abrupt, it is actually consistent with the above two poems. "Ten years" and "one sleep" are relative in one sentence, giving people a strong contrast between "a long time" and "extremely fast", which shows the poet's deep affection. And this feeling comes down to the word "dream" of "Yangzhou Dream": In the past, I was debauched and bohemian; The prosperity on the surface and the depression in the bones are painful memories and sadness after awakening. This is what the poet gave. Ten years later, Yangzhou was just a big dream. "Brothel with a fickle place of interest"-finally, even the brothel that I once secretly loved blamed myself for being fickle and ungrateful. The word "win" contains bitterness, self-mockery and self-blame. This is a further negation of Yangzhou Dream, but it seems so relaxed and humorous. In fact, the poet's spirit is very depressed. Ten years is not short in a man's life, but he has accomplished nothing and left nothing behind. This is a poem that reveals pain. If you don't recite it repeatedly, you can't understand the feelings that the poet deliberately hides.
Du Mu (AD 803-852), born in Fanchuan, Mu Zhi, Han nationality, Jingzhao Wannian (now Xi, Shaanxi), was a poet in the Tang Dynasty. Du Mu is called "Xiao Du" to distinguish him from Du Fu. Also known as "Little Du Li" with Li Shangyin. Because he lived in South Fan Chuan Villa in Chang 'an in his later years, he was later called "Du Fanchuan" and wrote "Collected Works of Fan Chuan". Du Mu
I don't know when Japan changed. This place has become an important road and Tianjin. The world is long and muddy, and Ran Ran is so young. Sit around and grieve for you and sigh for me, how long is life short for a hundred years! The moon is on the white rabbit's back, autumn and spring, and who is the neighbor of Chang's lonely life? Ten years of life and death are two boundless, disapproving and unforgettable. Never blame yourself for being surprised thousands of miles away, but remember to make friends for ten years. The peaks and valleys block the prosperity and excitement of urban life, and it feels like Feng lives in our small village. With the quiet memory of last autumn, the tung tree fell on the head of the stream. Last year, I was walking on the mountain road, and the plum blossoms in the drizzle were falling into deep sadness. Lanterns are flying and carved saddles are shooting. Who remembers the heroic behavior of that year? I really miss my female companion in Yuexi Hu Sha every year; Song laughed and picked hibiscus casually. Farewell is like yesterday, and the eaves have been exposed. I dreamed of crossing the river in the middle of the night last night. Last year, not now, it was spring, and I don't know how much hair I have on my sideburns. I remember last evening, wine kiosks and light moon clouds came and went.