01. The broad agreement between life and death is explained by Zicheng. Hold your son's hand and grow old together.
____"The Book of Songs·Beifeng·Drumming"
Translation: Life and death, separation and separation, no matter what, I made an oath to you. I want to hold your hands together and grow old with you.
Appreciation: "Guo Feng·Bei Feng·Drumming" is a typical war poem in the "Book of Songs", the first collection of poems in ancient China. Many people know that "holding your hand and growing old together" describes love. In fact, what it originally wanted to express was the mutual encouragement and feelings of life and death between soldiers during the war. It was later used by many people to express a love that lasts forever.
02. The peach blossoms shine brightly. When the son returns home, it is suitable for his family.
____"The Book of Songs·Zhou Nan·Taoyao"
Translation: O green and lush peach trees, the flowers are blooming brightly. This girl has been married and will definitely make the family harmonious and happy.
Appreciation: This is a poem to celebrate a newlywed. "妁妁奇华" uses the splendor of peach blossoms to describe the girl's beauty, and "Yi Qi Shi Jia" writes the man's satisfaction with the girl. . There are not many embellishments in the whole poem, just like love, simple and simple. Simplicity and simplicity is not only a state of life, but also a state of art, and it is the highest state.
03. I have left the past, and the willows are still there. Now that I'm thinking about it, it's raining and snowing.
____"The Book of Songs·Xiaoya·Plucking Wei"
Translation: Recalling the time when we set out for the war, the willows were blowing in the wind. Now on the way back, heavy snow is flying all over the sky.
Appreciation: The lingering willows symbolize the reluctance to leave, and at the same time, the rain and snow are used to describe the desolation of return. This poem perfectly describes the mixed feelings of joy and sorrow of a soldier when he retires. These four sentences are well-proportioned, describing the scenery vividly and expressively, with profound artistic conception. At the same time, it evokes emotions like a scene, and also contains the love between children and a metaphor for the cruelty of war.