Do you know the ancient poem Xiaochi? This is an eternal quatrain written by Yang Wanli, a poet from the Song Dynasty. Especially the little lotus has just revealed its sharp corners, and dragonflies have already stood on it. Loved by most people. Do you know the meaning of Koike's ancient poem? In fact, the whole text of this poem is relatively easy to understand. Today I will take you to understand the meaning of this ancient poem.
Small Pond
[Song Dynasty] Yang Wanli
The spring is silent and cherishes the trickle, and the shade of the tree shines on the water, which is clear and soft.
The little lotus has just revealed its sharp corners, and a dragonfly has already stood on it.
Notes
① "Shade" and "shade" have the same meaning, and the words in ancient books and documents should prevail.
②For the sake of rhyme, "tou" is not pronounced softly, but "tóu".
Translation
The spring is quiet because it is reluctant to let go of the thin water, and the shadow of the tree reflects on the water surface because it loves the sunny weather and the gentle wind. As soon as the delicate little lotus leaf revealed its sharp corners from the water, there was already a naughty little dragonfly standing on it.
Appreciation
Yang Wanli (1127-1206), courtesy name Tingxiu and nickname Chengzhai, was a famous writer and patriotic poet in the Southern Song Dynasty. He was known as the great poet of his generation. His poems mainly describe ordinary natural scenery and daily life, with simple and clear language, natural and smooth, humorous and lively.
The seven-character quatrain "Little Pond" describes what the poet saw in summer, focusing on describing the scenery, expressing the poet's love for the natural scenery. The author uses rich and novel imagination and anthropomorphic techniques to delicately describe the characteristics and changes of the natural scenery around the pond. The first sentence says that the small pond is connected with living water. The second sentence writes that there is a green shade above the small pond. The third sentence writes that the lotus comes out of the water and stays with the pond. The concluding sentence is that the dragonfly is affectionate and flies to be with Xiao He.
Yang Wanli starts from the "small" and depicts the very common small things in nature such as pools, springs, streams, lotuses and dragonflies, as if they are dependent on each other, harmonious and natural, just like a brightly colored ink painting. The poem "The little lotus has just revealed its sharp corners, and a dragonfly has already stood on it." It captures the fleeting changes in the scenery and is very interesting.
The Chinese paintings in the text match the ancient poems, and the scenes in the poems correspond one-to-one with the scenes in the paintings. The fusion of poetry and painting is fresh and elegant, with a far-reaching artistic conception, giving people the influence of traditional culture. The language of this poem is easy to understand, and the contrasts are neat, making it suitable for chanting and accumulation.
"Little Pond"
Yang Wanli of the Song Dynasty
The spring is silent and cherishes the trickle, and the shade of the tree shines on the water, loving its clearness and softness.
The little lotus has just revealed its sharp corners, and a dragonfly has already stood on it.
Notes
Spring: the outlet of spring water.
Cherish: Cherish.
Qingrou: The soft scenery on a sunny day.
Xiaohe: refers to the young lotus leaves that have just grown out of the water.
Sharp corners: the sharp corners of young lotus leaves that have not yet unfolded.
Head: Above
Translation
The spring is silent because it cherishes the thin water flow.
The shadow of the tree reflects on the water surface because it likes sunny days. The gentleness of the breeze.
As soon as the delicate lotus leaf revealed its sharp tip from the water,
a lovely dragonfly had already flown and stood on it.
This poem shows the bright early summer scenery, natural and simple, and truly touching.
The poet composed a spring, a trickle, a pool of shade,
a few small lotus leaves, and a small dragonfly,
A vivid and beautiful picture,
showing the intimate and harmonious relationship between all things in nature.
Children, after reading this poem, can you pick up the brush and draw it on the paper?