The Song of the Dusk River
Dynasty: Tang Dynasty|Author: Bai Juyi
A setting sun spreads over the water, half of the river is rustling and half of the river is red.
Poor on the third night of September, the dew is like pearls and the moon is like a bow.
Introduction to Ancient Poems
"Ode to the Dusk River" is a poem composed by Bai Juyi, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. It was about 822 years (the second year of Changqing) when Bai Juyi was on his way to Hangzhou to serve as governor. Written. At that time, the politics of the imperial court were gloomy, and the party struggle between Niu and Li was fierce. The poet had tasted the taste of being a court official and asked for a foreign post. The poem reflects the author's relaxed and happy mood after leaving the court. The poet uses novel and ingenious metaphors in this poem to create a harmonious and peaceful artistic conception, and expresses his innermost feelings and love for nature through chanting.
Translation/Translation
A ray of setting sun is reflected on the river. Under the sunlight, the waves are sparkling, half showing a deep blue color, and the other half showing a red color. What is even more lovely is the first moon night when the cool dew falls in September. Drops of dew are like pearls, and the crescent moon is like a delicate bow.
Notes
① Dusk River Yin: A poem written by the river at dusk. Yin, a form of ancient poetry.
②The setting sun: the light of the sun that is about to set. Also refers to sunset.
③Sese: The original meaning is blue-colored treasure, here it refers to green.
④Poor: cute.
⑤The third day of September: the third day of September in the lunar calendar.
⑥Zhenzhu: Pearl.
⑦The moon is like a bow: The Emei moon is curved like a bow.
Sentence and Paragraph Analysis
A setting sun spreads over the water, half of the river is rustling and half of the river is red:
The poet captured the sunset on the river in the evening and presented the scene The two different colors show the splendid scene of the sparkling waves on the river surface and the rapid changes in light color.
The meaning of this poem is: In the evening, the setting sun, which is about to set, spreads softly on the river. The river water reflected in the sunset looks bright red, but green waves are rolling on top of the red.
Poor on the third night of September, the dew is like pearls and the moon is like a bow:
The poet here compresses the two scenes of heaven and earth in the poem, through the comparison of "dew" and "moon" "The description of the visual image creates a harmonious and tranquil artistic conception of autumn night.
The meaning of this poem is: How lovely this night is on the third day of September. The dewdrops on the grass stems and leaves on the shore are round and crystal clear, like pearls, and the rising crescent moon is like a A delicately curved bow.
Appreciation/Appreciation
"Ode to the Dusk River" is one of Bai Juyi's "Miscellaneous Poems". The wonderful idea of ??the whole poem lies in the combination of two beautiful pictures of nature. One is the gorgeous scene of the setting sun and the sunset reflecting on the river; the other is the hazy night with the crescent moon rising and the dewdrops crystal clear. The two have beautiful scenery when viewed separately, and the scenery is even more wonderful when read together. The poet also appropriately adds metaphors to the poems to make the scenery more vivid. Because this poem permeates the poet's relaxed and joyful liberating mood and personality after voluntarily leaving the court, the whole poem becomes an artistic carrier of the poet's aesthetic and psychological functions under his specific circumstances.
The first two sentences describe the river water in the setting sun. "A ray of setting sun spreads over the water." The setting sun shines on the river. Instead of saying "shine", it says "spreading". This is because the "setting sun" is close to the horizon and is almost touching the ground. It really looks like "spreading" on the river. It is very vivid; the word "Pu" also appears euphemistic and gentle, describing the unique softness of the autumn sunset, giving people a friendly and relaxed feeling. "Half the river is rustling and half the river is red", the weather is clear and windless, the river flows slowly, and the surface of the river wrinkles with small ripples. The parts that receive more light show a "red" color; the parts that receive less light show a deep blue color. The poet grasped the two colors appearing on the river surface, but showed the scene of the fine waves of the dusk river under the setting sun, and the light and color changing rapidly. The poet was intoxicated and placed his own joy in the description of the scenery.
The last two sentences describe the night scene of the rising new moon. The poet lingered until the first moon rose and the cool dew fell, and a more beautiful realm appeared before his eyes. The poet leaned over and saw that the grass by the river was covered with crystal dewdrops. The drops of clear dew on the green grass are like pearls inlaid on it. Using "real pearls" as a metaphor not only describes the roundness of dewdrops, but also the shining luster of dewdrops under the clear light of the new moon. The poet looked up again and saw a crescent moon rising, like a delicate bow hanging on the blue sky. The poet compressed these two wonderful scenes of heaven and earth into one poem - "The dew is like pearls and the moon is like a bow." From the bow-like crescent moon, the author remembered that it was the "third night of September" and couldn't help praising its cuteness. He expressed his emotions directly, pushing his feelings to a climax and causing waves in the poem.
The poet creates a harmonious and peaceful artistic conception through the description of the visual images of "dew" and "moon", and uses such novel and ingenious metaphors to carefully color and describe nature, giving it a The reader is presented with a wonderful picture. From describing the dusk river to praising the moon dew, there seems to be a missing connection in time, and the "night" in "the third night of September" invisibly connects time. It connects with "twilight" on the top and "twilight" on the bottom. "Dew" and "Moon" are connected, which means that the poet has been admiring the moon from dusk to the dew above and below, which contains the poet's love and love for nature.
Yang Shen's "Sheng'an Poetry Talk" of the Ming Dynasty commented: "The poem has rich charm. It is said that the setting sun spreads over the water, half of the river is blue, like a rustling color; half of the river is red, reflected by the sun. It can be said that the craftsmanship is subtle and the painting is pure." "Poetry of the Tang and Song Dynasties" "Comment: "The beautiful scenery is a picture of the colorful autumn river." Wang Shizhen of the Qing Dynasty commented in "Selected Ten Thousand Quatrains of the Tang Dynasty": "It is beautiful and charming, and it is fascinating."
In addition, it is worthy of readers Note the issue of time in this poem.