Appreciation of the classic poetry of "[Spain] Alviti Peasant"
They walked tenaciously, with the face of tree bark,
able to withstand the axe The slashing attack was unmoved.
The gloomy head is like hard flint,
But in the dream of hard-shelled fruit, it is blazing with fire.
The outside of the cloak exudes the smell of damp lamb,
Inside contains the faint smell of sacks of potatoes;
Worn boots that are harder than hooves ,
Stained with manure and heavy mud.
The stubborn mules made noise in the darkness,
passing through the streets and blocking the sidewalks;
The people walking in the fields were like countless seeds
To sow into the deep furrows of the trenches.
Many people know nothing. But they were sure
to run to seize a manifested star,
toil day and night in new habits,
to kill death, for Get your own survival.
(Translated by Wang Yangle)
This poem is selected from the poet's 1937 collection "From This Moment to That Moment". The poet uses a cold realist style and a few strokes to outline the spiritual outlook and national temperament of Spanish farmers. "Peasants" uses a completely realistic poetic lyrical approach. It is written with a specific image, like a character sketch with fewer lines but firm strokes. To be more precise, it is a sculpture of a peasant image that has not been carefully crafted, but is rough but perfect.
"They walked tenaciously, and their bark-like expressions could withstand the blows of axes without moving. They clearly wrote the simple image and perseverance of farmers as majestic as mountains. , The indomitable spirit, even if the ax is coming, is not afraid, which not only shows the farmer's tenacity, but also shows the farmer's indifference to the outside world. "The gloomy head is like a hard flint", which further illustrates the farmer's attitude. Tenacious and indifferent characteristics. But the peasants are not indifferent to everything, even though "many of them know nothing" when they "run to catch a star that appears". , but will be "burning with fire" - "working day and night in new habits", moving forward tenaciously, "killing death in order to obtain your own survival" in the first and last stanzas. It is the essence of the whole poem. The imagery and lyrical content echo from beginning to end, blend into one, and then sublimate to a new level. The image of the farmers appears vividly in front of the readers. The readers can not only understand that they have the "face of tree bark" , you can also use the power of the muse to gain insight into the simple and simple spiritual world of farmers from the lines of the poem, and fully understand the flesh-and-blood world of farmers.
The middle two stanzas of the poem describe the farmers. His other outstanding qualities are hard work, bravery, and hard work all day long. He also writes about the heavy life of farmers in a dignified style: "The smell of wet lamb exudes from the outside of the coat." , "worn boots harder than hooves", the subtle depiction of two lyrical objects, the image of the two contrasting objects, the cloak and the boots, is truly reproduced, and the viewer's heart can't help but be shocked and deeply moved. Deeply moved by the hardships of farmers' life. The latter stanza is the poet's deploration of the poor nature of farmers. Although on the surface it is still a one-to-one silhouette of the real scene, the farmers have the limitations of backwardness and stubbornness. He first writes " The stubborn mules make noises in the dark, "obstructing the pedestrian access road", and serve as a link between the past and the next; and then write about farmers who are like countless seeds "sowing into the deep furrows of the trenches". The stubborn mules ——People in the fields, the lyrical effect of the poem arises naturally. Farmers are hard-working, brave, simple and kind, but because of their stubbornness and conservatism, their extremely strong vitality is often wasted, and they often do some futile work in order to survive. What they pursue is a dream, an illusion of "capturing a manifested star". The illusory goal will inevitably bring disappointment and even despair. Even if they run to get it, it is in vain. This tragic fate of the farmers is lamentable. p>
"Peasants" is a short lyric poem that requires the poet to be extremely keen on capturing images in life, integrating the description of objective scenery with the emotional reminders of the inner world, and using symbols, hints and other means to reveal The poet's inner emotions, scene descriptions and lyricism all strive to "concentrate on the main points", remove side effects, and capture the main character traits of farmers. The whole poem describes four objective things: face, head, cloak, and boots, reflecting the appearance characteristics of farmers; two groups of symbols: mules - people, stars - ideals, which are relatively novel. What is particularly worth mentioning is the clever use of adjectives in the poem, such as barky, gloomy, heavy, deep, etc., which help to show the solemn style of the poem.
(Wang Ke)