1. Structure: Xijiangyue epigraph usually consists of two long sentences and an overlapping sentence.
2. Number of words: The number of words in each sentence is usually seven or eight words.
3. Rhyme: The rhyme of the first sentence can be flat or even; The rhyme of the second sentence should correspond to the first sentence; The rhyme of overlapping sentences is generally the same as that of the first sentence.
4. Rhyme: The last word of each sentence should rhyme, and the last word of overlapping sentences should rhyme.
5. antithesis: pay attention to the internal parallel antithesis or alternate antithesis of each sentence, so that the words have a certain sense of echo and rhythm.
Generally speaking, Xijiangyue epigraph requires mellow and beautiful melody, and pays attention to the use of antithesis and rhyme. This kind of meter makes the lyrics and songs of Xijiangyue epigraph beautiful and full of chanting beauty.
To share a song "Xijiang Moon" by Xin Qiji.
original text
Xijiang Moon Night Tour Huangsha Road Middle Section
Xin Qiji [Song Dynasty]
The moon on the horizon rose to the top of the tree, scaring away the magpies perched on the branches. The cool evening breeze seems to have spread to cicadas in the distance.
In the fragrance of rice and flowers, people talk about the harvest of a year, and frogs croak in their ears, as if in a bumper harvest year. In the old days, Maodian was near the forest, and the road turned to the stream bridge. (Xiqiao I left: west end)
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The bright moonlight swept the branches, scaring the magpies away from them, and the cool evening breeze seemed to hear cicadas chirping in the distance. The smell of rice flowers and the sound of frogs in the field seem to tell people that this year is a bumper year.
A few stars flashed on the horizon, and it began to rain in front of the mountain. The old thatched cottage is still next to the Woods of the earth temple. When the road turns the source of the stream, it suddenly appears in front of you.
To annotate ...
Xijiangyue: epigraph name.
Huangsha: Huangshaling, in the west of Shangrao, Jiangxi.
Don't scare the magpie: scare the magpie away from the branches.
Cicada: Cicada chirps.
Old times: the past.
Maodian: a country inn built of thatch.
Schelling: Woods near the Earth Temple. Society, land temple. In ancient times, there were community trees in the village, which were sacred places, so they were called community forests.
See: same as "now", appear, appear.
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Judging from the first two sentences of Xijiang Yue, "The bright moon surprises the magpie, and the breeze crows at midnight", it seems to describe the extremely ordinary scenery such as wind, moon, cicada and magpie. But through the clever combination of the author, the result is unusual at ordinary times. Magpies are flying around abrupt branches, not hovering over ordinary trees. Because of the bright moonlight, the magpie was awakened; Magpies flying in fright will naturally cause other branches to shake. At the same time, cicadas have their own time to sing. The chirping at night is different from the neighing under the scorching sun. When the cool wind blows slowly, it is often very quiet. In short, the words "surprised magpie" and "singing cicada" contain the silence in the movement and describe the scenery under the "breeze" and "bright moon" in the middle of the night, which is leisurely and charming.
Next, "in the fragrance of rice and flowers, there is a bumper harvest, listening to the sound of frogs." People's attention shifted from the sky to the fields, indicating that the poet was not only infiltrated by the soft smell on the yellow sand road at night, but also paid attention to the fragrant rice flowers all over the village, and was associated with the upcoming harvest scene by the fragrant rice flowers. Here and now, the joy of the poet breathing with the people is beyond words. The "fragrance" of the rice flower fragrance is of course a description of the blooming of the rice flower fragrance and an expression of the sweet feeling in the poet's heart. In the poet's feeling, he heard frogs clamoring in unison in the rice fields and quarreling over the harvest. First, the content of "saying" is given, and then the source of "sound" is filled in, saying that frogs everywhere in the harvest year are the creation of poets.
The first four sentences simply describe the scenery of the mountain road and the poet's mood at that time, but the core is that summer night full of harvest years. Therefore, this is not so much a summer scene as the happiness that the current summer scene will bring to people.
At the beginning of Xiagan, the poet set a steep mountain peak and used antithesis to strengthen the stable tone. There are seven or eight stars in the sky, two or three before the rainy mountain. The "stars" here are sparse stars, and the "rain" is a slight shower, which is in line with the quiet night, quiet atmosphere and simple atmosphere in the upper city. In particular, a poem "Beyond the Horizon" and a poem "In front of the Mountain" were originally out of reach, but as soon as the pen turned and the bridge passed, the shadow of the Maodian near the village forest was unexpectedly displayed in front of people. Although the poet is familiar with the path on the Huangsha Road, he always forgets to cross the "outer sky" and the "front of the mountain", because he is obsessed with the sound of frogs pouring out the joy of the good years in front of him, and even the Maodian near the forest near the Shemiao is unaware of it. The former's "turning the road" and the latter's "suddenly enlightened" not only show the poet's sudden enlightenment and the joy of being close to his old house, but also express his ecstasy because he was immersed in the fragrance of rice flowers and even forgot the distance of the road. The two complement each other, which reflects the author's profound artistic foundation and is intriguing.
On the surface, the theme of this word is nothing more than some seemingly ordinary scenery, the language is not carved, there is no allusion, and the hierarchical arrangement is completely dull. However, it seems dull, but it has the poet's concentrated artistic conception and sincere feelings. Here, readers can also appreciate another realm of Jia Xuan's ci beyond the majestic and heroic.
Creation background
In A.D.118/year (the eighth year of Xichun in Song Xiaozong), Xin Qiji was dismissed as a traitor and returned to Shangrao to live with the lake, where he lived for nearly fifteen years. During this period, although he also had a short official experience, most of him lived in Shangrao and left many poems. This word was written when passing Huangshaling Road in Shangrao, Jiangxi Province in the Middle Ages.
Brief introduction of the author
Xin Qiji (165438+May 28th 040-1207-65438+1October 3rd), formerly known as Tanfu, later changed to You 'an, middle-aged posthumous title Jiaxuan, from Licheng County, Jinan, Shandong East Road (now Licheng District, Jinan City, Shandong Province). Officials, generals, writers and bold poets in the Southern Song Dynasty were called "dragons in words". Known as "Su Xin" with Su Shi and "Jinan Er 'an" with Li Qingzhao. When Xin Qiji was born, the Central Plains was occupied by nomadic people. 2 1 year-old joined the anti-Jin army and soon returned to the Southern Song Dynasty. He has been to Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian and eastern Zhejiang. Fight for gold all your life. There are "Ten Theories on Meiqin" and "Nine Theories" on the top, and there is "Debate and Strategy" on the bottom. His lyrics expressed patriotic enthusiasm for restoring national unity, poured out his grief and indignation, and condemned the humiliation and peace of the rulers at that time. There are also many works that praise the rivers and mountains of the motherland. He has a wide range of subjects, is good at using predecessors' allusions, and has a heroic style, but there is no lack of delicacy and gentleness. Because Xin Qiji's anti-gold proposition did not conform to the political proposition of the ruling peace faction, he was impeached and resigned, and lived in seclusion by the lake of Jiangxi.