1. Partridge: the sorrow of lovesickness
Partridge, native to southern my country, looks like a female pheasant and is as big as a dove. Folks think its cry is very similar to "Brother Can't Do It", so the ancients often used its cry to express the feeling of chasing away tourists.
Example: Partridge
Tang Dynasty: Zhenggu
The warm play of smoke and Wu, the brocade and wings are all together, and the quality should be close to the pheasant.
The green grass passes by the lake in the dusk of rain, and the flowers fall and sing in the Huangling Temple.
When a wanderer first hears that his sleeves are wet, a beautiful woman sings with her green eyebrows low.
The Xiangjiang River is broad and the bitter bamboo groves are deep and the sun faces the west.
Translation:
In the warm season, partridges play in the plains with colorful wings. Judging from their behavior, they are similar to the lively pheasants.
At dusk, I fly by Qingcao Lake in the mist and rain, and when the flowers fall, I hide in the desolate Huangling Temple and cry.
As soon as the guests in a foreign land heard the call, they couldn't help but wet their sleeves with tears. As soon as the beautiful lady sang "Mountain Partridge" full of lovesickness, her blue-black eyebrows drooped sadly.
The cries of partridges on the wide Xiangjiang River are heard one after another, corresponding to each other. They live in the depths of the bitter bamboo. The red sun has already turned to the west.
2. Lone Goose: The mood of longing to be reunited with relatives and friends.
The lone goose is so lonely and distressed, but at the same time it has to keep calling and pursuing, its longing for friends is burning in its heart, it can even abandon food and drink, not to mention the safety of the situation; although its life I am thin but my heart is high, I would rather fly in the thousands of clouds and never pay attention to the cold pond in the evening rain. It expresses the poet's desire to reunite with his relatives and friends at that time.
Example: Lone Goose/Hou Fei Yan
Tang Dynasty: Du Fu
The Lone Goose does not drink or peck, but flies to the flock and sings. Who pities a shadow, missing each other through thousands of clouds?
Looking at it all seems like seeing it, and mourning as much as it feels like hearing it more. The wild crows have no thoughts and make a lot of noise.
Translation
The lone wild goose neither drinks water nor eats nor pecks. The sound of flying and calling is full of longing for its mates.
The flock of wild geese disappears among the sea of ??clouds. Who will take pity on the lonely wild goose in the sky?
Lone Goose looked across the horizon, as if he could vaguely see his companions right in front of him; he kept whining, as if he was hearing the calls of his companions more and more.
The wild crow was completely puzzled by Lone Goose’s sentiments, and just kept making noises on its own.
3. Hongyan: the misery of living without a fixed place
Hongyan is a migratory bird that comes south in autumn and north in spring. This is similar to the fact that refugees are forced to work in the wild and travel in all directions. , the situation of living without a fixed place is very similar. The cry of swan geese during their long journey is shrill and sad, which makes people emotional and adds to the sadness.
Example: Hongyan
Pre-Qin: Anonymous
When the wild goose is flying, its feathers must be kept in check. The son is in the war, and he is working in the wild. Love and carelessness, I feel sorry for this widower.
Swan geese are flying and gathering in Zhongze. His son built hundreds of barriers on the wall. Although you work hard, how can you live in peace?
The wild geese are flying, whining and wailing. This wise man calls me hard work. You are a fool, calling me arrogant.
Translation
Swan geese fly in the air, flapping their wings and making a whooshing sound. The man left home and traveled far away, experiencing all the hardships of running around in the wild. Poor people are all poor, widowed, lonely and sad.
Swan geese flew gracefully in the air and gathered in the center of the swamp. The man worked hard at building walls and built hundreds of walls. Although it is hard and tiring, I don’t know where to settle down.
Swan geese fly in the air, whining and wailing. Only those who understand know that I work hard in singing and singing. Only those fools say I complain in my spare time.
4. Gulls and Herons: Yearning for Freedom
Gulls and herons can fly from north to south and fly at will, expressing the author's desire for national unity and free movement of people.
Example: Four Quatrains on First Entering the Huaihe River·Part 3
Song Dynasty: Yang Wanli
The boats on both sides of the bank are going in opposite directions, and it is difficult to negotiate with the ripples.
The only remaining gulls and herons are flying freely from north to south.
Translation:
It is difficult for boats on both sides of the Huaihe River to move in opposite directions and make contact with ripples.
You can only see gulls and herons flying freely between the north and the south without any supervision.
5. Wandering Oriole: Wandering without a fixed place, having talent but not meeting a close friend, and no one understanding his thoughts.
The wandering oriole refers to an oriole that wanders around without a place to live. ,
Example: Floating Oriole
Tang Dynasty: Li Shangyin
The Floating Oriole drifts and becomes uneven, and cannot control itself when traveling through unfamiliar places. How can there be no original intention in chirping? Good times may not always bring good times.
The wind is blowing and the dew is blowing, the night is cloudy and clear, and thousands of doors are opening and closing. I was so sad about spring that I couldn't bear to hear it. Where are the flowers in Fengcheng?
Translation:
O flowy orioles, floating everywhere, flying up and down; crossing the path, approaching the river, unable to control themselves. It chirps beautifully, how can it not have its original intention? Even if you encounter a good time, you may not have a good time.
It chirps in the wind and clouds at night, on cloudy and clear days, and when thousands of doors open and close.
I once suffered from the loss of spring and couldn't bear to hear it anymore. Where are the flowers and branches in the capital that I can rest on?