He Zhangzhi's ancient poem "Chanting Willow" 1 "Chanting Willow"
Jasper 1 makeup 2 into a tree 3 high,
Evergreen silk tapestry hanging 4.
I don't know who cut five leaves,
The spring breeze in February is like six scissors.
To annotate ...
Jasper: Bright green jade. Here is a metaphor for the bright green willow leaves in spring.
Make-up: Decorate.
A tree: full of trees. One: full, full. In China's classical poems and articles, the use of quantifiers does not necessarily indicate the exact number. The "ten thousand" in the next sentence is of great significance.
Tāo: a rope made of silk. This refers to a wicker ribbon.
Cut: cut.
Like: like, like.
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Tall willows are covered with new green leaves, and soft willows hang down like ten thousand green ribbons fluttering gently.
Whose skillful hand cut off this thin young leaf? It turned out to be the warm spring breeze in February. It's like a pair of clever scissors.
The Writing Background of Liu Yong
In the third year of Tang Tianbao, He returned to his hometown with a letter, and officials saw him off. Take a boat through Nanjing and Hangzhou, and arrive at Xiaoshan County along Xiaoshaoguan River, where officials from Yuezhou greeted them at the post office. Then we took a boat to the old house by the river outside the south gate. It was the early spring of February, when willow buds sprouted, spring was full and the breeze was blowing gently. He returned home like a bird out of the cage. ...
A Brief Introduction to the Author of Liu Yong
He (659~744), a poet in the Tang Dynasty, was born in Yongxing, Yuezhou (now Xiaoshan, Zhejiang). Enter Li Zhengdian Academy to study and participate in the writing of Six Classics and Textbooks. Later, he was transferred to assistant minister of does and secretary supervisor, so he was called "He Jian". Broad-minded, uninhibited, and has the reputation of "talking about love". Tang Tianbao retired as a Taoist priest for three years (744). He, Zhang, Zhang Xu and Bao Rong are called "four sons of Wuzhong". Nineteen complete Tang poems. His landscape paintings are fresh and popular, but he has no intention of seeking work but is innovative.
His ancient poem "Liu Yong" was decorated with jasper to the height of a tree.
Ten thousand green silk tapestries hang down.
I wonder who cut the thin leaves.
The spring breeze in February is like scissors.
To annotate ...
Chanting willow: a work "Liu Zhi Ci".
Jasper: Describe the color of willow branches and leaves. The new willow in spring is green and swaying, just like Yushu.
Make-up: Decorate.
Silk tapestry: ribbon. This is used to describe the softness and lightness of wicker. Taenia, a rope woven with silk.
February: February in the lunar calendar is the mid-spring season.
Poetry Translation and Poetry
Spring willows are as charming as jasper,
Thousands of branches hang down like green silk tapestries.
Who cut this willow leaf so delicately,
It turns out that the spring breeze in February-it is like a clever pair of scissors.
Like a jade carving, the new Liu Biyu is dancing, and countless white wickers hang down like ribbons. Who cut the slender willow leaves? It turns out that the spring breeze in February is a magical pair of scissors.
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This is an object-chanting poem about willow trees in early spring and February.
Where should I start writing willow? There is no doubt that the beauty of its image lies in Naman's long branches. Once a year, it grows new green leaves and hangs down, which has a charming posture in the spring breeze. This is something that everyone can appreciate. In classical poetry, we often see this kind of image beauty to describe and compare a beautiful woman's slim figure and graceful waist branches. This poem is original. Turn it over. "Jasper makeup is as high as a tree", beginning with Vitamin beauty; "Thousands of strands of blue silk tapestry hang down", and these countless hanging silk also became her nepotism. The word "Gao" in the previous sentence sets off the graceful charm of beautiful Tingting; The word "hanging" in the next sentence means that the slender waist is swaying in the wind. There are no words "willow" and "waist branch" in the poem, but the beauty embodied by weeping willows and willows in early spring is vividly written. "Southern History" said that Liu Yong was the secretariat of Yizhou and presented several Shu Liu plants. "These stripes are very long and look like silk threads." Emperor Wu of Qi planted these willows in the Taichang cloud and in front of the temple, saying that they were "romantic and lovely". Here, wicker is called "green silk tapestry", which may be the hidden use of this famous allusion about willow. But it's a waste, and you can't see any traces.
"Jasper makeup" leads to "moss tapestry" and "who cut it". Finally, the intangible "spring breeze" is also vividly portrayed by "scissors". These "scissors" cut out bright green flowers and plants and put on a new makeup for the earth. It is the symbol of natural vitality and the inspiration of spring to people's beauty. From Jasper Makeup to Scissors, we can see a series of processes of the poet's artistic conception. A series of images in poetry are closely linked.
Some people may think: There were many famous beauties in ancient China, Liu. Why should we compare them with Jasper? I think this has two meanings: first, the name Jasper is related to the color of willow, and the words "green" and "green" in the next sentence complement each other. Second, Jasper will always leave a young impression in people's hearts. When it comes to Jasper, people will associate it with the popular Jasper Song "When Jasper Broke Melons" and Jasper's Poems "Little Girl" (Xiao Yi Picking Lotus Poems). Jasper has almost become a general term for young and beautiful women in ancient literary works. Comparing jasper with willow, people will imagine that this beauty has not yet reached the age of abundance and prosperity; This willow is still a willow in early spring, and it is not the time to hide crows with dense branches and leaves; This is also related to the "thin leaves" and "February spring breeze" below.
Brief introduction of the author
He (659-744), whose real name is Ji Zhen, was born in Yongjing, Huiji, Tang Yue (now Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province). He's poems are famous for quatrains. In addition to the movement of offering sacrifices to the gods and the poems to be written, his scenery and lyricism are unique, fresh and unique, including two famous works, Singing Willow and Returning Home.