The meaning of this poem is: the spring rain is falling at night, and the wind seems to be lingering and soft, like a string accompaniment. However, when the rain blows and the wind blows, it is easy to fall. How many petals should be scattered on the ground? This poem expresses the poet's thoughts and feelings for spring.
Meng Haoran (689 ~ 740), a poet in the Tang Dynasty, was born in Xiangyang, Xiangzhou (now Xiangfan, Hubei), and was known as Meng Xiangyang in the world. Because he has never been an official, he is also called Mengshan. At the age of 40, he lived in seclusion in Lumen Mountain and traveled to Chang 'an. He should be a scholar. He once wrote a poem in imperial academy, named Gong Qing, which was a tribute, so he didn't write it. He made friends with Wang Wei. Release to Xiangyang. After roaming in wuyue, the scenery is extremely poor. In the 22nd year of Kaiyuan (734), Han Chaozong invited Meng Haoran to Chang 'an to extend his reputation. However, he didn't care about his reputation, but he finally stood up and failed. In the 25th year of Kaiyuan, Zhang Jiuling became the long history of Jingzhou, which led to the shogunate. Soon, he returned to his former residence. In the 28th year of Kaiyuan, Wang Changling toured Xiangyang.
Meng Haoran was born in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, but he was politically frustrated and lived in seclusion all his life. He is a completely honest man, and he is unwilling to follow suit. Geng Jie's unruly character and innocent noble sentiment in his works are admired by contemporary and future generations. Li Bai praised him and said: "Beauty is unlucky, don't pay attention to clothes and hats, don't pay attention to wheels, and only pay attention to loose clouds;" Now, Baishou praised him as "a mountain, how I long to reach you, and you just want to be pure" (message to Meng Haoran) to heal the wounded and rescue the dying, resolve disputes, and make a statement; Irrigated vegetables and bamboo are noble. " Wang Wei once painted his portrait in Yunzhou Pavilion with the title "Haoran Pavilion". Later generations refused to call them by their first names, so they changed it to "Meng Ting" and became a local scene. This shows his fame among ancient poets.
Meng Haoran's life experience is relatively simple, and the theme of poetry creation is also very narrow. Meng's poems are mostly five-character short stories, mostly pastoral poems and secluded poems, as well as the state of mind of traveling around the mountains. Although there are some cynical words, they are more self-expression of the poet. He and Wang Wei said that although their poems are far less extensive than Wang's, they have unique artistic attainments.
Meng's poems are not carving, but thinking. They are full of wonderful and self-satisfied interests and do not flow in poverty and barrenness. He is good at exploring the beauty of nature and life, knowing the scenery instantly, and writing his true feelings later, such as Sending Zhang Wu to Wanshan in Autumn, Thinking of Xin in Nanting in Summer, Passing the Old People's Village, Sleeping at Jiande, and Song of Returning to Lumen at Night. He also praised him for "there is no need for more poems, and he often introduces treasures and thanks" ("Jixing"). Pi Rixiu said: "Mr. Wang's works meet the scenery and don't catch strange things, so that those who are polluted and bound by people have the enthusiasm to do things. It would be unfortunate if Volkswagen lost. In the Northern Qi Dynasty, the beautiful lotus was exposed, and the willow was sparse in the middle of the month "; Mr. Wang has "Wei Yun Lian Han, Shu Yu Wu Tong". Yuefu Wang Meirong' sunny, windy and turbid in spring'; The king said, "The fog of clouds and dreams has trapped Yueyang." . Xie's poem is excellent: "Dew wet cold pond grass, the moon reflects clearly"; Mr. Wang has a saying that "the wind sends lotus fragrance and the bamboo leaves drip", which is better than the ancients. (Yunzhou Mengting Collection) His lyrical works, such as After All, Mount Nanshan, Going to the Cold River in the Early Childhood, Climbing the Wild Mountain with Friends, Looking at Lushan Mountain in Xunyang and Talking about Wanshan, etc. , often moved by the ethereal elves. Some people say that Haoran's poems are "just wonderful and enlightened" ("Cang Shi Hua Bian"). In the Qing dynasty, strict introduction was promoted, and Wang Meng was respected as a symbol of "verve theory". He once took Haoran's poem Xunyang Looking at Lushan Mountain as a model and said: "At this point, poetry is empty, politics is like a gazelle, and there is no trace to be found. The painter called yipin. A school of poetry has formed. Meng Haoran, the representative of this school, is the longest, which has great influence on that time and later generations. His poems are based on a clear and open mood, but there is a strong free and easy atmosphere in the mood (Tang Yin's Gui Qian Yin), such as "A mist rises in the Yunmeng Valley and surrounds Yueyang City" (A Letter from Dongting Lake to Prime Minister Zhang). In Qing Dynasty, Pan Deyu once pointed out: "Xiangyang poems are like' East Xuzhaoxia, and birds in Pu are surprised. You lie in Pukou and smell the fish, and the sound of radiation is dark. The sunrise weather will tell you how wide the rivers and lakes are. As soon as you hang up, you will see that the lake is restored and Jiujiang dominates the world. "You can't just see clearly." (Yang Shihua) However, this is rare in Meng's poems after all and cannot represent the main aspects of his style. Generally speaking, Meng's poems are thin and awkward in length. Su Shi said that his "high rhyme is short, like brewing wine without cooking" (quoted from Chen Shidao's "Houshan Poetry"), which is quite pertinent.
Although Meng Xiangyang is the pioneer of Tangshan water poems, his achievements are not as good as Wang Wei's. Why? First, because his talent is not critical, and second, because his poems are often not as lofty as Wang Wei's, Meng Haoran has been an official all his life and his heart is not sweet. This feeling is also common in poetry, which makes his poetry have every cold and frugal place. However, Wang Mo was an official all his life, and after many twists and turns, he had a deep understanding of the changes of the world. This feeling is often expressed in poetry, and there is no trace to be found.
Although Meng's poems have their own merits, they are thousands of miles away, which not only follows the lingering thoughts, but also does not reduce Wang Wei's thoughts. For example, "Going to the wild in the south, the leaves are falling, and the wind in the north is cool", "The leaves on both sides of the strait are rolling, and the moon shines alone" is really "empty and indifferent", which is worthy of being a masterpiece in landscape poetry.
In the fourth year of Tianbao (745), Wang Shiyuan of Yicheng received Meng Haoran's poems and got 2 18 poems, but the book was lost. At present, Meng Haoran has 263 poems, 45 more than Wang Ben, including other people's works. For the deeds, see Biography of Old and New Books of Tang Dynasty.