Listening to the spring rain in the small building all night, apricot blossoms were sold in the Ming Dynasty in the deep alleys
Song Dynasty Lu You's "The First Spring Rain in Lin'an"
The current translation is lying in the small building and listening After a stormy night, in Tiandan, the sound of selling apricot blossoms could be heard in the deep alley.
Appreciation This was written by Lu You in Lin'an when he was sixty-two years old. The poem describes the spring night in the south of the Yangtze River, and expresses the unique scenery of Lin'an through the apricot blossoms and spring rain. The beauty of this couplet is that it is "concentrated and vivid" (Zhu Dongrun, "Selected Works of Lingyou"). The upper and lower sentences do not describe two events and scenes in isolation, but they connect with each other and describe the relationship between things. This is called a "flowing pair" in the rhythm of poetry. It was this night of pattering spring rain that nourished the apricot blossoms. In the Ming Dynasty, apricot blossoms were sold in the streets and alleys. The artistic conception of this couplet is fresh and full of beautiful connotations, but when viewed in conjunction with the whole poem, it also conveys the feeling of spring and the world. Therefore, Shu Wei, a native of the Qing Dynasty, said in his book "Jiannan Poetry Collection": "The sound of flowers selling in the deep alleys of small buildings, the seven-character spring sorrow arises overnight."
The original work is as thin as gauze over the years, who makes the horse riders Jinghua? The small building listens to the spring rain all night, and the deep alley sells apricot flowers in the Ming Dynasty. Low paper is laid out diagonally, grass is being made leisurely, and tea is served with fine breasts under the clear window. Wear plain clothes and don't sigh in the wind and dust. It's still time to arrive home during the Qingming Festival.
The first spring rain in Lin'an, Lu You
The world is as thin as sand in the past few years, who makes the horsemen ride in Beijing?
Listen to the spring rain in the small building all night, and sell apricot flowers in the deep alley in the Ming Dynasty.
The short paper is slanted while listening to the grass, and the fine breasts are played in the clear window to share the tea.
Don’t sigh in plain clothes because of the wind and dust, you will still be home at the Qingming Festival.
Lu You's poem "The First Spring Rain in Lin'an" was written in the thirteenth year of Chunxi (Shi 186). At this time, he was sixty-two years old and had been idle for five years in his hometown of Shanyin (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang). Year. The high-spiritedness of the poet's youth and the madness of his youth have gone forever with the passage of time. Although his ambition to regain the Central Plains has not diminished, he has become increasingly aware of the weakness and darkness of the small court of the Southern Song Dynasty. In the spring of this year, Lu You was appointed as the prefect of Yanzhou. Before taking up his post, he first went to Lin'an (now Hangzhou, Zhejiang) to meet the emperor. He stayed in an inn by the West Lake and waited for the summons. In boredom, he wrote this popular poem. A recited masterpiece.
Since Xiaozong summoned Lu You in the fifth year of Chunxi, he has not been reused. He only served two terms in Fujian and Jiangxi to promote Changping Tea and Salt. After five years at home, he stayed away from politics, but He has a deeper understanding of the strife and changes in the political arena and the harshness of the world. Therefore, an ingenious metaphor is used at the beginning of the poem, lamenting that the world and human relationships are as thin as translucent gauze. Since the world is so weak, why bother to become an official? So the next sentence says: Why did you ride a horse to the capital and live this lonely and boring life?
The couplet "small building" is a famous sentence by Lu You, and the language is fresh and meaningful. The poet lived alone in a small building, listening to the patter of spring rain all night long; in the early morning of the next day, the sound of selling apricot blossoms came from the deep alley, telling people that spring was deep. The continuous spring rain is written by the poet's hearing; while the indifferent spring light is revealed in the sound of flower sellers. Written vividly and profoundly. Legend has it that these two lines of poetry were later introduced to the palace and were highly praised by Emperor Xiaozong, which shows that they were widely recited at that time. People who have always commented on this poem think that these two sentences are meticulous and appropriate, depicting a bright and vivid picture of spring, but they have not noticed that its role in the whole poem is not only to depict spring, but also to be integrated with the poetic meaning before and after. In fact, "the small building listens to the spring rain all night" exactly means that the continuous spring rain is like a sad thought. When reading this line of poetry, don't let go of the word "one night". It implies that the poet has not fallen asleep all night, and the worries about national affairs and family affairs have come to his mind along with the sound of rain. Li Shangyin's poem "The autumn clouds linger and the frost flies late, leaving the withered lotuses listening to the sound of rain", so the withered lotus listening to the rain implies the longing for friends. Chao Juncheng's "Light rain suddenly appears, and the sound of horses eating grass is used to describe the scene where the author cannot sleep all night long." Lu You's writing here is more subtle and profound. Although he uses brighter words, his intention is still to express his depression and melancholy. Moreover, it is the bright spring scenery as the background that forms a sharp contrast with his lonely feelings. . In this bright spring light, what was the poet doing? So he wrote five or six sentences.
"Diao paper" refers to short paper, small paper, and "草" refers to cursive writing. Lu You was good at cursive writing. From the existing handwriting of Lu You, it can be seen that his cursive writing was sparse, clear and graceful. This sentence is actually an allusion to Zhang Zhi. It is said that Zhang Zhi is good at cursive writing, but he usually writes regular characters. When people asked him why, he replied, "I am in a hurry and have no time to write in cursive." This means that writing cursive script takes too much time, so I have no time to write. The mainland tourists living in Beijing were extremely bored, so they used cursive writing to amuse themselves. Because it is the beginning of light rain, it is called "eye window", and "fine milk" is the small white foam on the water when making tea. "Dividing tea" refers to identifying the grade of tea, which here means tasting tea. Writing cursive scripts while having nothing to do, and sipping the clear tea under the eyes. On the surface, it is a very leisurely and tranquil state. However, behind this, the poet's infinite emotions and complaints are hidden. Lu You has always had the ambition to do something vigorous for the country, but the position of Yanzhou magistrate is not in line with his ambition. What's more, to meet the emperor once, he doesn't know how long he has to wait in the guest house! The country is in troubled times, but the poet is killing time by writing books and drinking tea. It is really boring and sad! So I could no longer suppress the resentment in my heart and wrote the last two sentences.
Lu Ji's poem "Giving a Wife to Gu Yanxian" says: "There is a lot of wind and dust in Beijing and Luo, and the plain clothes turn into silk", which not only refers to the hardship of traveling in the wind and frost, but also contains the filthy turbidity in the capital, and living there for a long time. The meaning of transformation. Lu You used his own meaning here, which was actually self-deprecating. "Don't sigh in the wind and dust" because you can go home without waiting for the Qingming Festival. However, going home is not the poet's wish. Because living in Beijing is boring and my ambitions are unfulfilled, it is better to return to my hometown and work hard. "You can get home as early as the Qingming Festival" is really an exciting statement. Hangzhou is such a big city that there is no room for poets to make a difference, and the sadness and indignation can be seen beyond the words.