The full text of Li Bai's "Sauvignon Blanc":
One: Sauvignon Blanc, in Chang'an. Luowei cries in autumn, Jinjinglan, the slight frost is desolate and the mat is cold. The lonely lamp is full of thoughts and sorrow, and rolls up the curtains to look at the moonlit sky and sighs. Beauty is like a flower in the clouds. There is the high sky of Qingming above, and the waves of Lu River below. The journey is long and the soul is in pain, but the dream soul cannot reach Guanshan. Sauvignon Blanc is heartbreaking.
Second: The sun is full of lust, and the flowers are full of smoke, and the moon is bright, so I can’t sleep. Zhao Sechu stopped the Phoenix Pillar, and the Shuqin was about to play the mandarin duck strings. This song is intended to be passed down by no one, and I would like to send it to Yan Ran with the spring breeze. I recall that you are far away from me in the blue sky. What used to be Hengbomu is now a fountain of tears. If you don’t believe that I have a broken heart, come back and look in front of a bright mirror.
Third: The house is filled with flowers when the beauty is here, but the bed is left with flowers after the beauty is gone. The embroidered quilt has not been rolled up in the bed, and the lingering fragrance has lingered for three years now. The fragrance never goes out, and people never come. Acacia yellow leaves fall, white dew wets the moss.
Interpretation:
First: I miss you day and night. The person I miss is in Chang'an. On the autumn night, the weaver girl was crying at the well fence, and the bamboo mat was soaked with light frost and felt extremely cold. The solitary lamp is dim and my thoughts are infinitely intense. I roll up the curtains and look up at the bright moon and sigh. My dear ones are separated by the clouds in the sky. There is a vast expanse of sky above, and there are clear water below making thousands of waves.
It is so long and difficult to travel day and night, and it is difficult for a dream soul to fly over these mountains and mountains. I miss you day and night, and my love breaks my heart.
Second: The sun is almost gone, the flowers are like smoke in their mouths, the moonlight is like water, and my heart is so melancholy that it is difficult to sleep peacefully. Zhao Se, who had just stopped strumming the Phoenix Pillar, picked up the Shuqin and strummed the mandarin duck strings. It's a pity that although the song is intentional, no one will pass it on. I hope it will fly to Yanran with the spring breeze. I miss you so far away that we can’t see each other. The eyes that used to shine with hope have become springs of tears today.
If you don’t believe how painful I have been, please come back and look at my haggard face in the mirror.
Third: When the beauty is here, the house is filled with flowers; after the beauty is gone, only this lonely empty bed is left. The brocade quilt rolled up on the bed that I haven't slept in has still retained its fragrance for three years. The fragrance has become stale for a long time, and the person has gone and never returned. How much lovesickness does the fluttering yellow leaves add to this? The dew has wetted the moss outside the door. Extended information
Background: These three songs of "Sauve Acacia" were written after Li Bai was "gifted with gold and returned to the mountain". He was excluded from Chang'an and recalled his past emotions in meditation.
Appreciation:
First: The whole poem begins with the word "long lovesickness" and then converges with the word "long lovesickness". What is repeatedly described in the poem seems to be only the lovesickness of men and women, and the pain of lovesickness is vividly expressed; however, "beautiful women are like flowers separated by clouds" does not seem to be a portrayal of real life, but has a hint of excitement.
The specific location of "Chang'an" further implies that this is a political allegory, indicating that the purpose of this poem is to express the poet's depression in pursuit of political ideals that cannot be realized.
The second sentence: "If you don't believe that I have a broken heart, come back and look in front of a bright mirror" is a subtle and timeless sentence. It directly expresses the longing for the husband in the tone of missing a wife, which complements the previous sentence.
The missing woman doesn’t care about her haggard appearance, nor does she worry that her eyes are full of tears. Instead, she earnestly hopes that her husband will appear soon. Even if he doesn’t believe that she misses her deeply, it doesn’t matter, as long as he Return as soon as possible, and the heartbroken man will be satisfied.
Third: The poet does not mention anything else, but only chooses an empty bed to highlight the loneliness after the beauty leaves, which is very ingenious. What did he think of when he saw the bed? He probably thought of the love he once had in bed, of the beauty's ice-cold muscles and jade bones, of the beauty's tenderness, and of the beauty's shy soft words.
When the beauty was in his arms, he spent many nights of ecstasy. The good nights are short, the sun is rising, and the scenes of loving each other have now turned into dreams. The happier you are when the beauty is around, the more lonely and missing you will be after she leaves.
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