Another example is Li Bai's "Pour Wine and Ask the Moon": "When will the moon come in the blue sky? I will stop drinking and ask now." It is a magnificent exploration of the universe. In short, in ancient poetry, chants about the "moon" abound. This article will let us use "Looking at the Moon and Huaiyuan" by Zhang Jiuling, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, to experience the infinite charm of the famous poem about the moon in Tang poetry. As the name suggests, it was written by Zhang Jiuling in memory of distant people on a moonlit night. Therefore, its main purpose is to use the moon to symbolize beautiful emotions and express Zhang Jiuling's deep love for his relatives far away.
It is worth noting that "Looking at the Moon and Huaiyuan" was written in the 24th year of Kaiyuan (736) by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, that is, after Zhang Jiuling was demoted to the governor of Jing. It stands to reason that people who live in a foreign land will always be full of sentimentality when they look at the moon and embrace the distance. But in Zhang Jiuling's poem, there is only lingering affection but no sentimentality. The longing for relatives far away is also invisible and deeply touching. This is the admirable aspect of Zhang Jiuling's "Looking at the Moon and Huaiyuan". Apart from this, the most admirable part that I will never tire of reading is the eternally famous sentence at the beginning of it.
"Looking at the Moon and Huaiyuan"
The bright moon rises on the sea, and the end of the world is at this time.
Lover complains about the distant night, but falls in love at night.
When the candle is extinguished, it is filled with pity and light, and when I put on my clothes, I feel the dew.
I can’t bear to give it away, but I still have a good night’s sleep.
First of all, let's take a look at the famous line of this poem "A bright moon rises on the sea". Its meaning is very simple, that is, a bright moon rises on the sea level. So why is this poem always so praised? The main thing is that its artistic conception is majestic and broad, without any strange words, but it has a natural beauty. I believe that after reading this poem, you will already have a spectacular picture in your mind: a bright moon rising slowly from the sea level in front of your eyes.
The words "End of the World***This Time" are followed immediately, which shows that Zhang Jiuling wrote about the person in his heart from the perspective of his eyes. Even thinking about my relatives who are far away from each other, at this time, they are admiring the bright moon in the sky just like me. Its purpose is the same as Xie Zhuang's "Moon Fu": "Thousands of miles away, the bright moon comes"; Su Shi's "Water Melodies Songtou: When will the bright moon come": "May people live long, thousands of miles away, the beauty of the moon" is the same, except that Xie Zhuang It is a fu, Su Shi is a lyric, and Zhang Jiuling is a poem. But they are all famous sentences chanting the moon, and they all have natural beauty.
"Lovers complain about the distant night, but start to miss each other at night", this is how Zhang Jiuling began to focus on describing "Huaiyuan". It means that lovers miss the moonlight all night long and resent the long night. In fact, most people don't care whether the moon is bright "even at night", but for people like Zhang Jiuling who have long-term ambitions, it is a kind of torture to a certain extent, because they will miss the moon and cannot sleep for a long time, which will lead to problems. Resentment for the long night arose.
After being unable to sleep for a long time, the poet came up with the idea of ??"extinguish the candle and feel the full light, put on the clothes and feel the dew", that is, put out the candlelight in the house, put on the clothes and go outside until the dew wets the house. He took off his clothes. These two sentences actually have the same purpose as the previous two sentences, both of which are to illustrate the poet's long insomnia. "Luzi" indicates that the poet stayed for a long time, and also has the meaning of endless growth, which obviously echoes the previous "Yao Ye" and "Jing Xi". Therefore, the middle four sentences of this poem actually cleverly describe the poet's true feelings of being awake at night and staring at the moon.
Finally, "I can't bear to give it away, but I still have a good night's sleep", which can be said to be an extremely affectionate stroke by Zhang Jiuling. That is, when Zhang Jiuling couldn't sleep about the moon phase, he wanted to give the moonlight filled with longing to his relatives far away, but he had no choice but to go to sleep and maybe be able to reunite with each other in his dreams. Missing is an intangible feeling, but Zhang Jiuling compared it to moonlight, and it suddenly became visible and tangible. It can be said that it is cleverly conceived and has a lingering aftertaste.
To sum up, the poem "Looking at the Moon and Huaiyuan" written by Zhang Jiuling, from the opening two sentences directly expressing the longing for relatives far away, to the middle four sentences specifically describing the situation of being unable to sleep all night, At the end, he further expresses his deep affection for his relatives far away. It is all natural and pure without showing traces, and the affection is lingering without being sentimental. It is a famous moon chanting poem in Tang poetry and even ancient poetry. Especially the opening line, "The bright moon rises on the sea, and the end of the world is at this moment", it can be called a masterpiece of ancient and modern times.