"Passing through Songyuan Chenchuiqigongtian"
Song Dynasty: Yang Wanli
Mo said that it was easy to go down to the ridge, and he earned the wrong favor of passers-by. (Wrong like, one work: empty like)
Zheng enters the circle of thousands of people, and every mountain is ignored. (Shengru 1st work: Zhengru let go 1st work: Release)
Translation:
Don't say that there is no difficulty in coming down from the mountain. It will make people who come to climb the mountain rejoice in vain. field.
It's like walking surrounded by mountains. As soon as you climb one mountain, another mountain immediately appears blocking the way.
Notes:
Mo said that it would be easy to go down to the ridge, and he would be liked by passers-by. (Wrong Like, Part One: Empty Like)
Mo Yan: Don’t say it. Earn: cheat. Like in vain: Like in vain.
When politics enters the circle of thousands of mountains, every mountain will be spared. (Let go, one word: release)
Block: block, block.
Appreciation:
This poem is simple and plain, vivid and expressive. The word "empty" highlights the lost look of the "pedestrian" after being "earned". The use of words such as "release" and "block" endows "Wanshan" with human thoughts and character, making Wanshan come alive.
The first sentence is: "Don't say there will be no difficulty if you go down the ridge." This is a rich and inclusive poem. various feelings. Just because it is difficult to go up the mountain, people often think that going down the mountain is easy and relaxing. The opening sentence is just like a warning to this common mentality. The word "Mo Yan" seems to be a warning to oneself and a reminder to others, which is thought-provoking.
The second sentence complements the first sentence, "earning makes pedestrians like it", and the word "earning" is full of humor. In the minds of pedestrians, the ease of going down the ridge is in sharp contrast to how difficult it actually is, so when they say "earning money" - pedestrians are deceived by their own subjective imagination of going down the ridge. The poet points it out here without revealing it, leaving readers with suspense and making the next two sentences more eye-catching.
The third and fourth sentences follow "empty like" and explain the suspense left by the second sentence. Originally, as many hills as you have to climb on the way up, you will also encounter as many hills on the way down. Yamamoto was ignorant, but the description of "a mountain lets go of a mountain" turned the mountain into a living and spiritual thing. It seems to have arranged a enchantment array for pedestrians, setting up layers of traps. The various emotions of pedestrians - surprise, surprise, boredom, and sudden realization are all reflected in the repetition of "stop" and "release".
With the help of scene descriptions and vivid metaphors, the poet explains a profound truth of universal significance by writing about the feelings of traveling in mountainous areas: no matter what people do, they must be fully prepared for the difficulties on the way forward. Don't be intoxicated by temporary success.
Creative background:
This poem was written when the poet was traveling as deputy envoy to Jiangdong in Jiankang. The poet advocated the war of resistance throughout his life and opposed surrender, so he was never reused. After Song Xiaozong ascended the throne, he was released as an official. When the author passed by Songyuan, he was so moved when he saw the mountains surrounding him that he wrote this poem.
About the author:
Yang Wanli (1127-1206), also known as Tingxiu and Chengzhai. A native of Jizhou, Jiangxi (now Kuantang Village, Huangqiao Town, Jishui County, Jiangxi Province). A great poet of the Southern Song Dynasty. Jinshi in the 24th year of Shaoxing (1154). He successively served as Dr. Guozi, Dr. Taichang, Taichang Cheng and the Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, promoted tea and salt official affairs in Changping, Guangdong, Tidian Prison in Guangdong, and was a member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, such as Wailang. He objected to using iron money to travel to the counties south of the Yangtze River. He changed his name to Ganzhou and refused to go. He resigned and returned home to live in the countryside. In the history of Chinese literature, together with Lu You, Fan Chengda and You Miao, he is known as the "Four Southern Song Dynasty poets" and "the four great poets of the Zhongxing Dynasty". He composed more than 25,000 poems, only a few of which have been handed down.
From the sixth year to the eleventh year of Chunxi (1179), he served in Guangdong. He found that there were no military camps outside Huizhou, Chaozhou and other prefectures, and the soldiers all lived in the city. Build barracks and soldiers are not allowed to move into the city. In Huizhou, he wrote popular poems such as "White Crane Peak", "Visiting Dongpo's Former Residence", "Jiezhou Huizhou New Bridge", "Visiting Fenghu", etc. Among them, "Visiting Fenghu" is one of the famous poems about West Lake in Huizhou: "Three It is located in the West Lake, which is full of autumn colors, and the Qiantang Yingshui reaches Luofu. The east slope was originally the length of the West Lake, and it would have to stop if it did not reach Luofu." His poems had a great influence in Huizhou and were enshrined in Jingxian Temple by the West Lake.