Song sushi
The water is boundless, and the lotus blooms at night.
Watch the lights gradually come out of the temple in the distance, and wait until the moon gets dark to see the lake.
Translation:
The lake is endless, erratic and white; The fragrance of lotus flowers slowly drifted in and bloomed in the night wind.
I quietly looked at the brightly lit temples in the distance and waited until it was dark to enjoy the beautiful lakes and mountains.
Appreciation: the first two sentences say that the boat crosses the grass: the grass is boundless, the lake is boundless, the lotus blooms at night, and the fragrance is fragrant. It is even more intoxicating to go boating among such lotus flowers on a moonlit night. Zhou Mi's "Return to the Heart and Miscellaneous Knowledge" says: "In front of the Four Saints of the West Lake, there is a Yi Deng floating in the water, which is green and red, from the south of Shishi Pavilion to the West Cold Bridge. The brighter the light in the storm, the weaker the moonlight. When lightning strikes, it competes with lightning to flash. "In the poem, what is written here is' gradually seeing the lights out of the far temple', and the words' gradually' and' out' just imply that the ship is moving. All of the above are the lake scenes under the moon. " You can't see the lake until the moon is dark, "prompting the second half of the poem to write about the lakes and mountains after the moon sets." The philosophical connotation of the landscape image in this poem is extremely unclear. It is true that the poet took the "dark moon" to "see the lake light", which was full of rational interest and provided readers with a philosophical realm of in-depth excavation.
About the author:
Su Shi (1037—110/) was born in Meishan, Meizhou (now Sichuan). Son of Su Xun. Jiayou years (1056-1063), Jinshi. He wrote a letter about the disadvantages of Wang Anshi's new law, and later he was sent to Yushitai prison and demoted to Huangzhou for satirizing the new law with poetry. Song Zhezong, a bachelor of Hanlin, is a native of Yingzhou, and is an official of the Ministry of Rites. Later, he was exiled to Huizhou and Danzhou. There are benefits everywhere. Chasing Wen Zhong after death. Knowledgeable, like to reward backwardness. Together with his father Su Xun and his brother Su Zhe, he was called "Su San". His prose is arbitrary, and he is one of the "Eight Masters in Tang and Song Dynasties". His poems have a wide range of themes, are fresh and healthy, are good at using exaggerated metaphors and have a unique style. Also known as "Su Huang" with Huang Tingjian. Bold words, and Xin Qiji called "Su Xin". He is also engaged in painting and calligraphy. There are seven chapters of Dongpo, Dongpo Yi Zhuan, Dongpo Shu Zhuan, Dongpo Yuefu and so on.
Writing background: This poem was written in July of the fifth year of Xining (1072). At that time, Su Shi was a judge in Hangzhou, and at this time, he was traveling at night with Lv Zhongfu, a judge in Hangzhou. This poem was written for this night outing.