The branches of the frost tree are all empty, and the lilac knots are broken in the heart. Definition: On a cold night, the trees are full of empty branches, full of melancholy, like lilac buds.
1. Original text
In front of the independent stage, there are stars and moon, and the curtains are bright and clear.
The branches of the frost tree are all empty, and the lilac knots are broken in the heart.
2. Definition
I stood alone in front of the steps at night, with the bright moonlight shining through the window.
On a cold night, the trees were full of empty branches, full of melancholy, like lilac buds.
3. Source
From Feng Yansi's "Drunk Flower Room·The Stars and Moon in front of the Independent Stage" by Feng Yansi.
Extended information:
1. Introduction to the author
Feng Yansi (903-960), also known as Yanji and Yansi, with the courtesy name in the middle, was the capital of Jiangdu in the Five Dynasties A native of Fu (now Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province), he was a famous poet and minister in the Southern Tang Dynasty during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. He served as an official in Liezu and Zhongzhu of the Southern Tang Dynasty for two dynasties. He became prime minister three times and ended up as Crown Prince and Taifu. He died with the posthumous title of Zhongsu. Feng Yansi formed a clique in the court for personal gain, was domineering and domineering, and was called the "Five Ghosts".
His poems are mostly about leisure and leisure, with a strong literary atmosphere, which had a relatively large influence on the poets in the early Northern Song Dynasty. "Diaoji Litan" in the early Song Dynasty commented that he was "profound in knowledge, brilliant in writing, and full of debates", and a collection of poems "Yangchun Collection" has been handed down to the world.
2. Creative background
Collection of words, one volume. The author was an official in the Southern Tang Dynasty and became prime minister, and his poems were written by the upper class, so he collected them with elegant song names. Chen Jinxiu's "Preface to the Yangchun Collection": "When Jinling was in its prime, there was nothing going on inside or outside, and friends would gather for old times or have banquets. They would use their ideas to create new Yuefu lyrics for the singers to sing on silk and bamboo, so they would entertain the guests and entertain them. "There are versions of "Collection of Ci by Ten Famous Masters", "Ci of Si Yin Zhai" and "Complete Song Ci".