1. "Shepherd Boy's Ci"
Author: Li She of the Tang Dynasty
1. Original text
The lotus leaves come out of the forest and the spring rain is gentle, The reed pipe blows the green sedge.
If you plant basil and arrows all over your waist, you will not be afraid of tigers bullying yellow calves.
2. Translation
Going to herd cattle in the morning, herding cattle across the twists and turns of the river bank. Go grazing cattle at night and pass through several villages and valleys.
Wearing a raincoat and walking out of the woods, the spring rain is pouring down from Zhejiang. I lie down on the sedge and play the reed flute, which makes both sides of the river green. He planted basil all around and filled his waist with bows and arrows, fearing that some tiger would bully the calf.
2. "Children's Fishing"
Author: Hu Linngneng of the Tang Dynasty
1. Original text
A child with a shaggy head learns fishing, sideways Sitting on the berry moss.
Passers-by asked me to wave, fearing that I would be frightened and ignored.
2. Translation
A child with disheveled hair is learning to fish, sitting sideways on the moss with his figure silhouetted against the green grass.
When someone asked for directions, he would wave his little hand from a distance because he did not dare to answer loudly for fear that the fish would be scared away.
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1. "Shepherd Boy's Ci"
Tang Dynasty 701-800, literati The trend of learning to write folk songs has been formed. The main sign is learning folk lyrics. There is not much difference between words and poetry in the eyes of literati at this time, they are nothing more than elegance and vulgarity. "Bamboo Branch", "Willow Branch", "Langtaosha", etc., which have been included in collections such as "Huajian Collection" and "Zunqian Collection", are seven-character quatrains.
The purpose of the literati writing it is just to "encourage the good singers to promote it". This little poem by Li She was written on the basis of imitating folk songs. The form and content are very harmonious.
This poem describes the life and interest of the shepherd boy in herding. The first four sentences focus on describing the hard work of the shepherd boy grazing, and the poet uses the transformation of time and space to expand the connotation of the poem.
The last four sentences focus on describing the fun of grazing: the spring rain is continuous, and the shepherd boy walks through the forest and grassland. When he has a little leisure, he plays the melodious reed flute, and after a while, he randomly inserts wild grass into his waist. Artemisia is like a sharp sword, looking brave and free, so you will no longer be afraid of tigers bullying calves.
This kind of whimsical and comical thinking vividly expresses the childish and innocent mental outlook of the shepherd boy, which makes people laugh.
2. "Children's Fishing"
"Children's Fishing" was written by Hu Lingneng after he went to the countryside to find a friend and asked the fishing children for directions. Its specific creation time has not been confirmed.
This poem describes the scene of a child concentrating on fishing by the water. Through the description of typical details, it extremely vividly reproduces the child's seriousness, innocence and childishness. Although the first two sentences focus on the child's posture, "sitting sideways" and "berry moss" are not simply descriptions of the scene;
Although the last two sentences focus on the child's expression, they are The third sentence still contains vivid pen and ink describing the action. The whole poem vividly depicts the image of a fishing child from both physical and spiritual aspects. The words are fluent, fresh and lively, and a childlike picture is painted in just a few words. It can be regarded as a masterpiece describing children with a blend of scenes and both physical and spiritual aspects. .