Flowers in the next pot of wine, no friends, drink alone.
Raise my cup, I invite the bright moon, which brings me its shadow and makes us three people.
The moon doesn't know how to drink, but the shadow in front of it is behind.
I have to mingle with them and enjoy the happiness of spring.
The song I sing is bright and wandering, and I dance the shadow before wandering.
Wake up and be happy together, and disperse after drunkenness.
I am willing to stay with them forever and forget the harm of friendship, just like the Milky Way.
Interpretation of poetry
I put a pot of wine among the flowers and poured it myself. I don't have any relatives or friends around me. Raise a glass to the sky, invite the bright moon, reflect on me, and you will become three people. The moon can't appreciate the joy of drinking, and the shadow can only follow me silently. I had to stay with the bright moon for a while, and take advantage of this beautiful scenery to eat, drink and be merry. I sing poetry, the moon lingers with me, dancing and dancing, and the shadow lingers with me. I share my joy with you when I am awake, and I can't find you when I am drunk. Let's forge an eternal friendship and meet in the vast sky tomorrow.
words explanation
Drink alone: drink alone.
Become three people: the bright moon and me and my shadow just synthesize three people.
And.
Confused: I don't understand.
ACTS: Empty.
Will: And.
Spring: While young.
Moon Wandering: The bright moon moves back and forth with me.
The shadow is messy: the figure is messy because of dancing.
Making love: having fun together.
Ruthless: forget the world.
Stage: Meet.
Miao: It's far away.
Han Yun: The Milky Way.
Appreciation of poetry and prose
This poem describes drinking with the moon. It was lonely to drink alone with the moon, but the poet used his rich imagination to weave the moon and his own figure into the so-called "three people." From the word "flower" to the word "spring", from the word "injustice" to "song" and "dance", the lonely environment is rendered very vividly, not only vividly with pen and ink, but more importantly, it expresses the poet's broad-minded character and his feelings of being good at self-resolving.
On the surface, the poet seems to really enjoy himself, but behind it is full of infinite desolation. Poets are lonely enough to invite the moon and the shadows, but not enough. Even in the later years, it is impossible to find someone to drink with. So I can only be friends with the figure in the moonlight forever, and meet again in the fairyland of heaven.
Li Bai's five-character poems have a wide range of themes and colorful styles. Earlier, I introduced two poems, Sauvignon Blanc and Long March, which he wrote by studying Yuefu folk songs, and this poem, Drinking the Moon Alone, fully demonstrated Li Bai's elegant charm, romantic poetic style and personal spiritual world. There are fourteen sentences in the whole poem, the first eight are flat and the last six are faint. As far as the genre of five-character ancient poems is concerned, drinking the bright moon alone is not long, but it is full of the pursuit and yearning of a lonely soul. Only Li Bai appeared in this poem, but through monologues, it set off layers of emotional waves in the depths of the soul, both ups and downs and natural, and has always been regarded as the passionate representative of Li Bai's poems.
Wine and moon are Li Bai's most loyal companions in his life, and he has never left for a moment. Wherever he goes, he always leaves a touching work about wine and the bright moon. Such as "tulip in lanling wine, amber light in jade bowl" ("Work in One Guest"); For example, "Under the moonlight in Dongting, we bought wine and Bai Yunbian by boat" ("Five Poems of Visiting Dongting with Ye Lang, Assistant Minister of Punishment of My Uncle, and Jia Tuo from Zhongshu"); For example, "When will there be a moon in the sky? I'm going to stop for a drink and ask ","I only wish the song is right for the wine and the moonlight shines on the golden urn "("asking for the moon "); For example, "Oh, let a man with spirit take risks where he wants to go, and never point his golden cup at the moon!" " ("into the wine"). Through these well-known poems, Li Bai created a unique realm that is both romantic and somewhat sad, and this wine-moon complex was brought to the extreme by this song "Drinking the Moon Alone".
At the beginning of the poem, our poet was in a very pleasant environment, under the flowers and the moon, "from a pot of wine among the flowers", drinking a pot of wine among the flowers and getting drunk. But unexpectedly, flowers and wine made Li Bai feel unhappy. What is the reason? Because I drink alone. No one is with me! Li Bai has a famous saying, which can be used as a footnote to this poem. "Two people drink flowers in the mountains, one cup after another" ("Drinking with Friends in the Mountains"). Accompanied by like-minded "lovers", we can go to our hometown together in the flowers and enjoy the endless fun of drinking. But at the moment, there is no companion, so I can only drink alone. But he had a brainwave and created a brand-new realm for himself: "Until, holding up my cup, I asked the bright moon to bring me my shadow and let the three of us"! From the lonely "no blind date" to the laughing "threesome", Li Bai completed it with one gesture. Look at him. When he raised his glass, the moon became his companion. When he bowed his head, his figure accompanied him. How chic, comfortable and vivid can the face of "fallen immortals" that is hard to find in the world be imitated by others? The moon in the sky is an eternal confidant of Li Bai's spiritual world and a frequent visitor in Li Bai's poems. He once recalled his first understanding of the moon when he was a child: "When I was a child, I didn't know the moon, so I called it a white jade plate" ("Exploring the Moon with Ancient Waves"); When he left home, the moonlight reminded him of the homesickness of the wanderer: "The foot of my bed is so bright, can it have frosted?" . Looking up, I found that it was moonlight, and when I sank back again, I suddenly thought of home "(Silent Night Thinking); In the autumn moon, he once poured out endless lovesickness: "After her closed window, why is she still waiting, looking at the glory of the autumn moon through its crystal pane?" ("Jade Family"); In the moonlight, he can become a bosom friend with the ancients: "Long meditation under the moon, thin eyes in ancient times" ("Singing under the moon on the West Tower of Jinling City"). Therefore, when reading "Until, raise my cup, I ask the bright moon, bring my shadow to me, let the three of us", we won't be surprised and confused at all. But we believe that this is the real Li Bai, a pure, romantic and out-of-touch "poetic fairy" Li Bai who lives in his own spiritual world! Only he can make such incredible moves, and only he can write such elegant poems.
"Alas, the moon can't drink water, and my shadow follows me blankly; . But there was still a time when I had these friends who cheered me up at the end of spring. " Although Li Bai invited the bright moon as his companion, it's a pity that the bright moon is far away, so it can only be hung high and can't be drunk with Li Bai. Although the shadow is close at hand, it will only follow silently and cannot really communicate. At this moment, the poet's heart is still lonely in this situation. Perhaps all geniuses are very different from ordinary people in ideological realm, and their pursuit and exploration are often misunderstood. For example, in order to realize the ideal of making contributions, Li Bai refused to be a royal scholar and washed away the drunkenness of Tang and Yang Guifei. Therefore, he did not enjoy the prosperity of the capital, refused to eat well, and insisted on wandering in the rivers and lakes. He even said that he was "I would like to cross the Yellow River, but I will climb the snowy Taihang Mountain when I cross the ice" ("Difficult to Walk"). This is not asking for trouble. Perhaps it is this ignorance of practice that finally made him a "long-flowing yelang". Du Fu, a great poet, once met Li Bai once. He wrote many poems to express his admiration and concern for Li Bai: "There are many nosy people in our capital, but you are a lonely and helpless poor man" (two dreams of Li Bai). However, even if Li Bai is reduced to "and you are lonely, helpless and pitiful", he will never regret it and never bow to the world. He wrote a poem "Sitting alone in Jingting Mountain": "The birds are high, and the lonely clouds go to leisure alone." I never get tired of seeing it, only Jingting Mountain. "Whether it is a bird with life or a cloud without life, as long as it can move, it will stay away from Li Bai without hesitation, leaving only the motionless mountain. Even so, Li Bai can sit comfortably in the mountains, cultivate one's morality and cultivate one's personality, be immune to the crowd and refuse to go with the flow. Therefore, when Li Bai failed to persuade Yue to drink alcohol, he thought that it was not the pleasure he longed for most when he was drunk in Chang 'an to drink alcohol and write poems before and after the flowers and stay away from the interference of secular distractions. Then, on this beautiful spring night, eat, drink and get drunk with the bright moon in the sky and the underground figure. But a "temporary" shows that Li Bai also clearly knows that this relief is only temporary. However, it is probably because of its brevity that it is even more precious and cannot be easily let go.
"I sang. The moon encourages me and I dance. My shadow is rolling in the back. Wake up and be happy together, and disperse after drunkenness. Will goodwill be guaranteed? I see the long road of the Milky Way. " The following poem has changed from flat to flat, and the emotion is stronger. At this time, Li Bai, who was half drunk, was getting better and better. I saw him singing and dancing, innocent. He looked up drunkenly, and the moon in the sky seemed to dance with the rhythm of his singing. He bowed his head drunk, and the figure on the ground swayed with his dance. All this seems to show an inexplicable desolation and loneliness, and he feels that it is not easy to have their company. The word "making love" shows the poet's satisfaction with this. Indeed, good wine made Li Bai forget the troubles in the world, and the bright moon brought spiritual comfort to Li Bai. In this unaccompanied "intercourse", the poet finally got drunk, and at the last moment before getting drunk, Li Bai realized that as long as he was drunk, all the moons and characters would return to their original shapes, and this temporary combination centered on him would no longer exist. However, he is not discouraged at all, because his relationship with Moon Shadow is long-term and stable. It can be seen that this is not the first time that Li Bai visited the house to drink the bright moon alone, nor will it be the last time, because the life path that Li Bai chose was doomed to be accompanied by loneliness and poverty at that time, so he had no one to rely on except himself. This is also the reason why he admires Lv Zhonglian, a lonely hero who is not loyal to the Qin Dynasty. So he said, "Is the sacrum of the twin Lv Lie still intact? Why climb Du Cong to swim? Therefore, he can only attract the "heartless" things like the moon in the sky and the figure on the ground as his lifelong confidant, and this is the real ruthlessness. Making love with heartless things naturally shows that the world was cold and human feelings were warm and cold at that time. It is conceivable that Li Bai was treated with courtesy and boasting when he was an academician in Chang 'an, but when he left the capital and was imprisoned, he suffered a cold reception from the world. But through these monologues and monologues, people can clearly feel that Li Bai is still frustrated and his original intention remains unchanged. As a representative of the poets in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, Li Bai was highly praised by later generations because of his innate broadmindedness and superb romance. Emperor Qianlong also affirmed "drinking the bright moon alone" from this angle, saying that "curiosity through the ages can be obtained from now on. Although the situation is complicated and lonely, it will not be broad-minded in the end. "
Drinking the bright moon alone is famous for its ups and downs in emotion, frankness and innocence. Throughout the poem, its emotional waves can be clearly divided into several ups and downs. The first sentence begins with Yang's "from a pot of wine among the flowers", and the second sentence is followed by "I drink alone. No one is with me. " But the next two sentences: "Until, raise my cup, I ask the bright moon to bring my shadow and let the three of us", sweeping away this cold and loneliness without blind date. This situation at the end of the first part of this poem is a scene from cold to lively after ups and downs and hard work. This first emotional ups and downs can be seen as a prelude, the arrangement of "under the moon" scenes and the appearance of "characters" (including virtual moon and characters). Although there was a little trouble, it was carried out successfully along the trajectory imagined by the poet himself.
The second part of the poem is also four sentences, and the poet has also experienced an emotional cycle from sadness to joy. From lamenting the unhappy situation of two greeting wine companions, the moon and the figure, to completely ignoring and enjoying myself. The second wave of ups and downs in poetry is the formal development of the plot and the implementation of "independent action". At this stage, the poet, relying on his warm but lonely state of mind, is persistently pursuing an ideal realm that can't be perfect, because in the lonely situation, only the "indissoluble moon" and "shadowy shadow" can't be perfect, but at least it is an ideal realm. Although "temporary company" in the sentence "I had these friends for a while" more or less reveals the author's helpless regret, "Let me cheer through the late spring" shows that the poet has adjusted his mentality, thus realizing his "self-satisfaction" without any external factors this time.
The third wave of ups and downs in poetry is the climax and sublimation of solo movements. At this stage, the poet has been completely intoxicated in the realm of "drinking the bright moon alone" created by himself. Messy dance steps, wandering moonlight, infatuation, things and I are integrated. After enjoying himself, the poet will soon fall asleep in the wine country, but at the last moment of his sober mind, he has not forgotten to reach an agreement with those two people again. ""Will goodwill be guaranteed? I see the long road of the Star River Bay. Only when we have a preliminary understanding of Li Bai's life and pursuit can we really understand this persistent feeling.
The second success of this poem is that it is straightforward, pure and unpretentious. In this regard, Shen Deqian commented as follows: "It is pure nature to blurt it out. This kind of poem is not easy for people to learn "("Tang Poetry "). Indeed, after Li Bai became famous, many literati wanted to follow in his footsteps, but in the end they always gave up halfway. Therefore, for thousands of years, people can only express heartfelt admiration for Li Bai's artistic realm of "clear water produces hibiscus and natural carving".
It's hard to go.
The cost of pure wine is a gold cup, 10 thousand copper coins and a hip flask, and I am ashamed of 10 thousand yuan.
I threw the food bar and cup aside. I couldn't eat or drink. I pulled out my dagger. I peeped in four directions in vain.
I want to cross the Yellow River, but ice will block the ferry and Taihang Mountain will be covered with snow.
I will sit on a fishing rod and lean lazily by the stream, but I suddenly dream of sailing a boat towards the sun.
It's hard to walk, it's hard to walk, there are many roads, where is Ann now?
One day, I will ride the wind and waves, raise the Yun Fan and cross the sea.
This is the first book in Three Difficult Walks written by Li Bai. Judging from the content, this group of poems should be written by Li Bai when he left Chang 'an in Tianbao Sanzai (744).
The first four sentences of this poem are about friends who, out of deep friendship for Li Bai and regret that such a genius was abandoned, spared no expense in hosting a farewell banquet. Li Bai, who is naive in drinking, will certainly "drink 300 cups at a time" because of this fine wine, delicious food and the hospitality of his friends. However, this time he picked up the cup and pushed it away. Pick up chopsticks, but leave them behind. He left his seat, drew his sword, looked around and lost his mind. The four continuous movements of stopping, throwing, pulling and caring vividly show the inner depression and emotional agitation.
Then the two sentences are followed by "hollow" and "difficult to walk" is written in front. The poet used "ice blocking the river" and "snow covering the mountain" to symbolize the difficulties and obstacles on the road of life, which has a comparative meaning. A man with great political ambitions was called to Beijing and was lucky enough to get close to the emperor, but the emperor could not appoint him. He was expelled from Chang 'an in disguised form by the "reward for returning to the mountain". Isn't this just like the Yellow River encountering ice and Taihang Mountain encountering snow? However, Li Bai is not that kind of cowardly character. From the beginning of "drawing a sword and looking in all directions", it shows that he is not willing to be depressed and will continue to pursue it. "I will sit on a fishing rod and lazily lean against the stream, but I suddenly dream of driving a small boat and sailing towards the sun." In a daze, the poet suddenly thought of two figures who did not go well politically at first, but made great achievements in the end: one was Lu Shang, who was fishing in Panxi at the age of 90 and met King Wen; One is Yi Yin. Before he was hired by Tang, he dreamed that he was sailing around the sun and the moon. Thinking about the experiences of these two historical figures increased the poet's confidence.
"It's hard to walk, it's hard to walk, a lot of roads, is it safe now?" The meeting between Lu Shang and Yi Yin certainly increased his confidence in the future, but when his thoughts returned to the present reality, he once again felt that the road to life was difficult. Looking forward to the future from the banquet, I only feel that the road ahead is rugged and there are many astray. Where is the road? This is another feeling in sharp and complicated contradictions. But Li Bai, who is stubborn and confident, never wants to show his discouragement at the farewell party. His strong demand for active use of the world finally freed him from the depression of drifting again and sang a strong voice full of confidence and prospects: "Ride the wind and waves, go straight to my Yun Fan and bridge the deep and deep sea!" He believes that although there are many obstacles ahead, one day, as Zong Yi said in Liu Song, he will ride the wind and waves, hang up the Yun Fan, cross the sea and reach the ideal shore.
This 14-sentence poem with 82 words can only be regarded as a short poem among the seven-character poems, but it has a long momentum pattern. One of the important reasons is that it reveals the ups and downs and complex changes of the poet's feelings in a hundred steps. At the beginning of the poem, "Golden Wine" and "Jade Plate and Precious Shame" make people feel like a happy banquet, but the following two details, "Quit drinking and throw chopsticks" and "Draw a sword and look around", show a strong impact of emotional waves. In the middle four sentences, I just sighed "the ice jam in Sichuan" and "the snow all over the mountains", and suddenly it took a thousand years, as if I saw Lu Shang and Yi Yin suddenly being reused by the monarch from their humble positions. The poet's psychological disappointment alternates rapidly with hope, depression and pursuit. "It's hard to walk, it's hard to walk, a lot of roads, is it safe now?" The four short-paced, jumping sentences are completely an inner monologue in an anxious state, forcing Xiao to convey the complex psychology of being in a dilemma and continuing to explore and pursue. At the end of the sentence, after several twists and turns, the realm was suddenly enlightened, and I sang a high-pitched and optimistic tone, believing that my ideals and ambitions would be realized one day. Through such ups and downs of feelings, it not only fully shows the suppression of the poet's grand ideals and ambitions by the dark and dirty political reality, but also reflects the poet's strong inner repression, anger and the injustice caused by it, and at the same time highlights the poet's stubbornness, self-confidence and persistent pursuit of ideals, showing the poet's powerful spiritual strength in trying to get rid of repression.
This poem is influenced by Bao Zhao's quasi-theme and expression, but shine on you is better than blue. Their poems all reflect the suppression of talents by feudal rulers to a certain extent, but due to the reasons of the times and the poet's spiritual temperament, Li's poems are more profound and intense, and at the same time, they also show positive pursuit, optimistic self-confidence and tenacious adherence to ideals. Therefore, compared with Bao Zheng, Shi Li's ideological realm is higher.