This is a narrative poem that depicts the scene of a veteran who "left home when he was young and returned home" when he returned home and what happened after he arrived home. It expresses the veteran's emotions and reflects the social reality at that time. , has a certain typical significance. The opening line is extraordinary: "You join the army at the age of fifteen and return home at the age of eighty." These two sentences bluntly say that the veteran joined the army at the age of "fifteen" and returned home at the age of "eighty". It seems ordinary, as if it was said inadvertently, It's solid but intriguing, and quite capable. He "joined the army at the age of fifteen" and where he went is not explained in the poem. What his military life was like and what the battle conditions were like are also not explained in the poem. This leaves a lot of room for the reader's imagination. But one thing is clear, that is, his "military conquest" was motivated by war, and he had been there for decades! The contrast between "eighty" and "fifteen" highlights the long period of his "military expedition"; the echo of "beginning to return" and "military expedition" indicate that he never came back midway.
It is precisely because he joined the army in the 15th year and returned in the 80th year. During this period, he lost contact with his family for decades and knew nothing about the situation at home. The veteran was eager to know the situation at home, so , which naturally leads to the following - the conversation between the veteran and the villagers on his way back home. The old soldier, "meeting a fellow countryman," couldn't wait to ask: "Who is there at home?" The "townshipman" replied: "Looking from a distance, it is Jun's house, with numerous pine and cypress tombs." A poem by Song Zhiwen, a poet of the Tang Dynasty: " "I am even more timid when I'm close to my hometown, and I don't dare to ask the stranger" ("Crossing the Han River"), which reflects his ambivalence on the way back to his hometown after a long absence. The writing style of this poem is different, but he reaches the same destination by different routes. Song Zhiwen's poem expresses his urgent desire to understand the situation at home on his way back home, while this poem is straightforward. Both show the true emotions of people who have returned home after a long absence. The answer of the "countryside people" in this poem is very clever. It does not explicitly say who else is in the veteran's family, but just points to the numerous high graves covered with pines and cypresses in the distance and says: "That is your home." The implication is that The meaning is: "There is no one else in your family." In fact, the "countryside people" answered this way because they couldn't bear to tell the truth, fearing that the veteran would not be able to bear the pain of family ruin and death. Such ink is obviously used to describe sadness in a sad scene, which also echoes the following text.
Author's biography:
The Yuefu was originally an official office in charge of music established during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. In addition to setting and singing poems in praise of literati, it was also responsible for collecting folk songs. These movements and lyrics were later collectively referred to as "Yuefu poems" or "Yuefu poems".
There are only more than 40 folk songs in the Yuefu of the Han Dynasty that have survived to this day. Most of them came from the mouths of the lower class people. They reflected certain social contradictions at that time and have high cognitive value. At the same time, their style is simple and straightforward, without any refinement. It has a unique aesthetic interest.