Han Dynasty: Sima Xiangru
There is beauty in a person, and I will never forget it. I want to go crazy if I can't see you for a day.
The phoenix flies high, and the four seas seek to burn. Helpless beauty, not in the east wall.
Use the piano instead of language. Tell me about it. When to see Xu Xi, comfort me.
Willing to match virtue with words and work together. I can't fly, which makes me fall.
Translation:
There is a handsome and beautiful woman. When I saw her, I couldn't forget her appearance. I don't see her for a day, and I feel crazy. I am like a phoenix flying high in the sky, looking for phoenixes all over the world. Unfortunately, the beauty in my heart has never lived near the east wall of my house.
I use the sound of the piano instead of the feeling in my heart. Just describe my inner feelings. When can I promise to get married and comfort me wandering back and forth, I don't know what to do? I hope my virtue is worthy of you and I will be with you for a hundred years. I can't fly with you, and I can't get along for a hundred years. As a result of this injury, I fell into emotional sadness and wanted to die.
Extended data:
1, appreciate
The Legend of Phoenix Seeking Phoenix is a guqin song in Han Dynasty, which interprets the love story between Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun. Taking "seeking the phoenix" as a perfect metaphor not only contains passionate courtship, but also symbolizes the extraordinary ideals, noble interests and tacit understanding of the hero and heroine.
The whole poem has shallow meaning, bright syllables and passionate feelings, which combines the beauty of Chu Ci with the freshness of Han folk songs.
2. Historical allusions
Legend has it that Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun, one is a gifted scholar who is regarded as a distinguished guest by the county magistrate of Lin Qiong, and the other is a widowed beauty. Their story began when Sima Xiangru visited Zhuojia and played the famous "Phoenix Begging for Phoenix" in Zhuojia Louting.
This kind of words, which are equally straightforward, bold and warm today, naturally made Zhuo Wenjun, who was listening behind the scenes, feel sincerely excited. After meeting Sima Xiangru, they fell in love at first sight and agreed to elope.
That night, Zhuo Wenjun packed up and walked out of the house, and met Sima Xiangru who had been waiting outside the door for a long time, thus completing the most brilliant event in their lives. Zhuo Wenjun is a strange girl. And Sima Xiangru returned to Chengdu, facing the situation of being surrounded by his family (which is a great test for love), he generously returned to his hometown in Lin Qiong to open a restaurant and sell his own wine.
Finally, the proud father admitted their love. Although later Taoists called their elopement "lewd running", it did not prevent them from becoming role models for many couples in the future.