Two winter snows
one
Xue Mei refused to surrender in the spring,
Comment on the Pen Fee of Sao Ren Ge (2).
Mayhson snow is three points white,
Snow lost plum blossom fragrance (4)
Secondly,
There are plums, no snow and no spirit,
Snow without poetry.
Sunset poems are full of snow all day [5],
With mei Shi ten springs [6].
Annotation translation
Sentence annotation
(1) surrender (xiáng) admit defeat.
(2) Poet: poet. It borrowed the poet Qu Yuan's masterpiece Li Sao.
⑶ Cabinet pen: Put down the pen. Pavilion, use "put", put it down. Comments: Comments on the article, here refers to the comparison of Mei Xue.
(4) Xun: It is better to be poor.
5] A piece of incense: a piece of incense.
[6] Sunset: refers to the evening when the sun is about to set.
Once in October: all the spring.
Vernacular translation
one
Both plum blossom and snowflake think that they have occupied all the spring scenery, and no one will give up. It is difficult for poets to write critical articles. To be fair, plum blossoms make snowflakes crystal white, but snowflakes lose to plum blossoms.
Only plum blossoms without snowflakes seem to have no spiritual temperament. If it snows without poetry, it will be tacky. When I wrote this poem at sunset in winter evening, it just snowed again. Then look at the plum blossom snowflakes in full bloom, as gorgeous and vibrant as spring.
Creation background
The specific creation dates of these two poems can no longer be verified, and they are considered to be an early spring day at the end of the Song Dynasty, when plum blossoms were in full bloom and the authors enjoyed themselves.
works appreciation
Literary appreciation
The first two sentences of the first poem are about Xue Mei's striving for spring, which should be judged by the poet. The first sentence uses anthropomorphic methods to write that plum blossom and snowflake compete with each other, and they all think that they are the characteristics of the earliest spring, and they do not admit defeat, creatively and vividly showing the beauty of plum blossom and snowflake in early spring. It is difficult for poets to judge between the two. The poet thought it was a stroke of a pen, but because it was difficult to judge, he had to stop writing and think. "Comment on chapter" means evaluation. I thought it was a stroke of a pen, but because it was difficult to judge, I had to stop writing and think.
The last two sentences are the poet's comments on Mei and Xue. As far as whiteness is concerned, plum is worse than snow, but snow has no taste of plum blossoms. "Three points" is not much different. "One paragraph" materializes the aroma, which makes people feel that the aroma can be measured. Predecessors have noticed these characteristics of Mei and Xue, such as "Song of Snow White Farewell to Mr. Wu's Hometown": "Like a spring breeze, ten thousand pears have blown away overnight." Wang Anshi's poem "Plum Blossoms": "There are a few plums in the corner, and hanling blooms alone. I know from a distance that it is not snow, because it has a faint fragrance. " But this poem summarizes the different characteristics of Mei and Xue in the two poems, which is very interesting and has certain influence.
The last poem focuses on the characteristics of Mei Xue, and the second poem focuses on Mei Xue and its relationship with poetry. The first sentence describes the relationship between plum and snow, because the most admirable feature of plum is that it is not afraid of cold, and the greater the snow, the more it can show this feature of plum. On the contrary, in sunny weather, it is difficult to show this feature of plum, so there is a saying that "plum without snow is not spiritual"
The relationship between snow and poetry. When it snows, it is difficult for laymen to find poetry and create poetry; Even a poet can't write a poem if he lacks elegance, which is no different from a layman, so there is a saying that there is no poem in snow.
The last two sentences describe the relationship between plum blossom, snow and poetry. Plum blossoms bloom early and lack poetry because it doesn't snow. Until dusk, snowflakes floated in the sky, plum blossoms became refreshing against the backdrop of snowflakes, and snowflakes became colorful and interesting under the embellishment of plum blossoms. Faced with this situation, the poet is also full of poetry, and two poems have been brushed aside.
Plum, snow and poetry make spring soar. It should be noted that the third sentence is easily misunderstood as "the poem has been written and it has just snowed heavily". The actual situation is that I was moved by the scene and it snowed heavily before I wrote a poem. The title of this poem is Xue Mei. We can't say that this poem about snow was written before it snowed. The reason why "poetic success" is put in front of "sky and snow" is because it is limited by poetic meter.
These two poems illustrate the relationship between Mei, Xue and Poetry. They are indispensable, and only when they are combined can they form the most beautiful spring scenery. The poet believes that if only plum blossoms bloom alone and there is no snow, it will not show the charm of spring; If Mei Xue has no poems, it will also make people feel indecent. From this poem, we can see the poet's obsession with snow, plum and poetry, as well as his elegant aesthetic taste.
Evaluation by famous experts
Zhang Ming, a professor in Peking University, said, "These two capitals are poems of reasoning. The first poem tells us that everything is divided into two parts, and there must be advantages and disadvantages. In addition, comparison is a good way for us to know things, because only comparison can distinguish them. The second song tells us that things are interrelated and influence each other, and we should look at things from a comprehensive and interrelated point of view. Writing poetry is like this, and other things should be like this. "
Brief introduction of the author
Lu Meipo, a poet in the Southern Song Dynasty, was born and died in an unknown year. "Mei Po" is not his name, but his own name is Mei Po. The poetic style is simple. Song Chen recorded one poem and two poems in Ben, Song Zai Bei Zu and Yuan Jiang Zhengzi in Essay and Songshi Chronicle respectively, while Poems of a Thousand Families in Houcun and History recorded his twelve poems respectively. Song Ci recorded four poems, including Queqiao Xian.