Twelve poems to relieve boredom, six of them
Du Fu
Recalling Meng Haoran of Xiangyang, every line of Qing poetry can be passed down.
Nowadays, there are no new words for the old people, so they are fishing for the necked bream.
Explanation of twelve six-character poems to relieve boredom:
①Qing: refers to Meng Haoran The artistic style of poetry is refreshing and distant. Meng Haoran's poetry has a long reputation because he writes about the pure state of nature and the aesthetic subject's pure appreciation of nature.
②瀆(qí)老: A person who is old and prestigious, so he is old.
③槎 (chá): generally refers to a boat.
④ Neck: Also known as bream, it is called because of its small head and narrowed neck. Also known as "Chatou bream". "Xiangyang Zhi" says: "There are breams in the Han River. The natives use chas to cut off the water, and many breams rely on chas, so they are called Chatou breams." In Meng Haoran's poem "Xian Tan Zuo", there is "I tried to hang a bamboo pole to fish, and I got a good result." "Head-headed bream" poem.
Background of Six of the Twelve Poems to Relieve Boredom:
"Relieve Boredom (Part 6)" was written when the poet was living in the southwest in the second year of Yongtai (766), faced with the dilemma of whether to stay or leave, and was depressed. One of a series of twelve poems written to deal with worries.
Translation of six of the twelve poems to relieve boredom:
I also think of Meng Haoran of Xiangyang, whose simple poems are worth reciting. Among the old and famous old people at present, no one can come up with new words and have to go fishing.
Appreciation of six of the twelve poems to relieve boredom:
This poem praises Meng Haoran, who seems to have passed by in the future, and highlights the characteristics of Meng Haoran's poetry: refreshing and distant. It can also be seen from the praise of Meng Haoran that Du Fu had a conscious understanding and high importance of the Tang Dynasty, an unprecedented golden age of poetry; and it also proves that he has different opinions on the poets who created this golden age of poetry. Artistic talent and nature, a profound understanding, and the ability to convince others of their goodness and adult beauty. This kind of spiritual realm that can appreciate the artistic talents and talents of all poets is a broad and noble spiritual realm.
The first sentence "Remembering Meng Haoran of Xiangyang", Xiangyang is Meng Haoran's hometown, the word "you" is placed before the sentence, highlighting the important position of this poet of the mountain and river field school in Lao Du's heart, a generation of " "The Poet" thinks of Meng Haoran many times, why?
The second sentence, "Every line of Qing poetry can be passed down" answers the question of "remembering" Meng Haoran because: Meng Haoran's poetry is refreshing and distant. Lao Du said that every sentence of Meng Haoran's poems is worth reciting. Lao Du accidentally read all of Meng Haoran's poems. This is obviously an exaggeration, but Lao Du cannot exaggerate. Only in this way can he express his praise and admiration for Meng Haoran.
The third and fourth sentences "Nowadays, the old people have no new words, and they are fishing for bream with narrow necks." "Qijiu" definitely does not refer to "Meng Haoran", because Meng died in 740, and Du Fu wrote This set of poems dates from the second year of Yongtai (766), 26 years after Meng Haoran left the world. "Today's old people have nothing new to say", which should mean that today's young and prestigious people admire Meng Haoran, but they feel ashamed in front of Meng Haoran. The poems they wrote cannot surpass Meng Haoran, so they have to give up and imitate Meng Haoran. Fishing for "Chatou bream" can be regarded as a tribute to Meng. In these two lines of poetry, the first sentence uses "the old people have no new words" to contrast Meng Haoran's "Qing poetry", and the latter line uses the words "the old people" and "fishing for breams with their heads and necks" to set off Meng Haoran's reclusive image. At that time, Lao Du was living in the southwest, faced with the dilemma of whether to live or leave, and was in a state of depression. Did he have any deep meaning in praising Meng Haoran like this? Then we, the readers, have to think about it.
About the author:
Du Fu (712-770), courtesy name Zimei, Han nationality, was born in Gongxian County, Henan Province (now Gongyi City, Henan Province) in the Tang Dynasty. He called himself Shaoling Yelao, Tang Dynasty A great realist poet of the era, he and Li Bai are collectively known as "Li Du". In order to distinguish them from the other two poets Li Shangyin and Du Mu, known as "Little Li Du", Du Fu and Li Bai are also collectively known as "Big Li Du", and Du Fu is often called "Old Du". Du Fu had a profound influence on Chinese classical poetry. He was called the "Sage of Poetry" by later generations, and his poems were called the "History of Poetry". Later generations called him Du Shiyi and Du Gongbu, and also called him Du Shaoling and Du Thatched Cottage.
Du Fu lived in the historical period when the Tang Dynasty turned from prosperity to decline. Du Fu was born in a family that had been "confucian and official" for generations, and his family was profoundly educated. Early works mainly expressed ideals, ambitions and expected life paths. On the other hand, it expresses his political ideal of "serving the kings, Yao and Shun, and then making customs pure." During this period, many of his works reflected the suffering of the people and political turmoil at that time, and exposed the ugly behavior of the rulers. From then on, he embarked on a life of worrying about the country and the people. and creative path. As Tang Xuanzong's politics became more and more extreme in the later period, his life fell into poverty and despair day by day. In his wandering life, Du Fu created such masterpieces as "Spring Look", "Northern Expedition", "Three Officials" and "Three Farewells". In 759, Du Fu abandoned his official position and went to Sichuan. Although he escaped the war and lived a relatively stable life, he still cared about the common people and national affairs. Although Du Fu is a realist poet, he also has a wild and unrestrained side. It is not difficult to see Du Fu's heroic spirit from his famous work "Song of the Eight Immortals in Drinking".
The core of Du Fu's thoughts is the Confucian benevolent government. He has the grand ambition of "bringing the kings to Yao and Shun, and then making the customs pure." Although Du Fu was not well-known during his lifetime, he later became famous and had a profound impact on both Chinese and Japanese literature. About 1,500 poems by Du Fu have been preserved, most of which are collected in "Du Gongbu Collection".
Relieve Boredom’s Six Translations and Appreciation of the Original Text