The poem "I don't know which direction the wind is blowing" can be said to be Xu Zhimo's "label" work. After the poem came out, as long as this chant is heard in the literary world, it will be I know it is the young master who has arrived.
There are 6 stanzas in the whole poem. The first 3 lines of each stanza are the same, repeated over and over again, with lingering sounds. This deliberately planned melody combination exaggerates the "dream" in the poem. The atmosphere also adds a bit of a "dream" state to the singer. People who are familiar with Xu Zhimo's family tragedy may be able to catch some shadows of this romance. But it is always vague, surrounded by an unknown force. The strong wind blowing in which direction diluted it, so that the listener, like the singer, was finally infected by this powerful melody and became intoxicated.
"I don't know the wind ?
In which direction is it blowing——?
I am in a dream,
wandering in the light waves of the dream."?
The artistic conception of the whole poem has been written at the beginning, but the poet spread out six sections, but still confused the readers. What on earth did the poet want to say? There are a thousand critics , there are a thousand Xu Zhimo. But maybe what should be said has been said, and I still don’t understand it if I don’t understand it. However, I think a passage by Xu can be used as a footnote to this poem. It is copied as follows:
"To liberate the holy source from the filthy bottom, to restore the dignity of life from the tatters of the times - this is our wish. Prejudices are not ours, let us not ask which direction the wind is blowing. Utility is not ours, and we don’t care about the day when the ears of rice are full... Life provides us with faith, patience and courage from its core. For this reason, we can not be afraid in the dark and in failure. Don’t be depressed, don’t despair in pain. Life is the source of all ideals, and its infinite and regular creativity gives us a powerful inspiration in our spiritual activities. It not only hints us, forces us, and always looks forward to the created, life It also inspires our imagination...Our highest goal is to extend with the body of life, to transcend the dead line, and to be inspired by the stars in the sky..." ("New Moon" "Attitude")?
What is mentioned here is not only the "new moon" attitude, but also Xu Zhimo's highest poetic ideal, which is: to return to the ontology of life! In fact, as early as the beginning of returning to China, Xu Zhimo Zhimo has put forward this idea of ??"restoring nature" many times ("Falling Leaves", "Words", "Youth Movement", etc.). He is worried about the various worries, fears, suspicions, calculations, etc. that weigh on the body of life. He is oppressed by regret and accumulates energy and inspiration in order to maintain the truth and purity of this life! He wants people to promote the good in life and suppress the evil in life in order to achieve the state of perfect personality. He wants to get rid of the fetters of things and the heart. Wandering outside the world to pursue the truth of life and the universe. What a dream this is! It is definitely not the bitter feelings of love such as "her tenderness, my intoxication", "her betrayal, my sadness". This is It is a big dream, a big ideal, although in the end it always lives up to the sadness, "heartbroken in the sorrow of the dream." From this point, we can deduce "I don't know which way the wind is blowing" "Blow" has a positive meaning.
Because of this poem, many people recognize the "Crescent Moon" poet Xu Zhimo as the "Feng Yue" poet. However, when we really sink into his thoughts At the core, *** he "extends with the essence of life" and "is inspired by the stars outside the sky." We can appreciate another image of Xu Zhimo that is completely different from our illusion