I will live up to your hospitality,
Don't let me down.
I'm doing this for the people I love.
Burn like this!
Ah, my lady!
You should know my predecessor.
Don't you think I am a reckless slave?
In the chest of my black slave,
As long as there is a heart like fire.
Ah, my lady!
I think my predecessor
Originally a useful pillar,
I've been buried alive for years,
Until now, I want to see the light again.
Ah, my lady!
Ever since I saw the light again,
I often miss my hometown,
I'm doing this for the people I love.
Burn like this! [ 1]
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Guo Moruo (1892~ 1978), formerly known as Guo Kaizhen, was born in Leshan, Sichuan. 19 14 went to Japan to study medicine and engaged in literary and artistic movements after returning home. 19 18 began to write new poems. 192 1 founded an association with Yu Dafu and published the first book of poetry, Goddess, which had a great influence on China's new poetry creation and became one of the founders of new literature. Advocate revolutionary literature after 1924. /kloc-participated in the northern expedition in 0/926, and/kloc-participated in the Nanchang Uprising in 0/927. 1928, living in Japan, engaged in the study of China's ancient history and ancient philology, with outstanding achievements. 1937 after the outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, he returned to China to engage in the anti-Japanese national salvation movement and wrote many historical dramas and a large number of poems. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), he successively served as vice chairman of the National People's Congress, vice chairman of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, president of the China Academy of Sciences and chairman of the All-China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and created a large number of plays, essays and novels. His early poems were free and lively in form, magnificent in style and full of romance, which showed the revolutionary spirit of the May 4th Movement.
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The poet compares himself to "coal in the furnace [2]" by imitating things, and compares the motherland to "my beloved" and "girl" by anthropomorphic methods. The whole poem is based on this group of core images.
The first sentence of this poem is full of affectionate call "Ah, my girl!" A call shows the irresistible emotion of "I", and the poet uses "young" to describe "my girl", implying that the motherland is full of vitality and vigor in the booming May 4th Movement. Then the poet wrote down "I"' s vows and expectations for the motherland, "I will live up to your feelings and you will live up to my thoughts". On the one hand, it shows the poet's solemn commitment, on the other hand, it shows that "I miss" my motherland is not only a miss, but also a hope. The poet compared his heart to a red coal fire, "I burned it like this for my beloved!" " "The coal in the furnace has human feelings, and" my "passion for the motherland has also changed from inner feelings to external manifestations." Burning like this "is the true confession that" coal in the furnace "is willing to burn itself. The poet did not describe what the "coal in the furnace" burned, which also left room for the reader's imagination.
The second section highlights the black appearance of the coal in the stove and the fire-like heart, and the black slaves explain my humble status, thus setting off my fire-like heart. The contrast between black and fire, humble status and noble feelings is consistent in the conflict, which makes the lyric in the second quarter appear sincere and touching. The poet asked modestly, "Do you think I am a reckless slave?" It's like people in love are talking to each other. The poet is actually asking questions here. "I" admitted that I was a reckless slave, but "Girl" didn't abandon me, which further showed the deep feelings of mutual tolerance between "I" and "Girl".
The third section "Coal in the Furnace" confesses to his predecessor-"I was originally a useful pillar", suggesting that the poet has always cherished lofty ideals in life. "I have been buried underground for many years, and I have not seen the light of day until now", which symbolizes that the great energy of "coal in the furnace" will be released. The poet wrote this metaphor very vividly, vividly expressing his strong patriotism and ambition to serve the country.
In the fourth section, "I often miss my hometown after seeing the light of day", the poet puts "hometown" and "girl" on the same footing, indirectly telling readers that "girl" and "hometown" are one-the motherland in the poet's mind, and the last two sentences are "I burn like this for my beloved!" It echoes the end of the first section, but based on the lyricism of the first three sections, this sentence is also more meaningful. The image of the poet's "coal in the furnace" is gradually enriched in four paragraphs of repeated calls and emotional expressions. This image finally combines the characteristics of things, the temperament of "I" and the spirit of the times, and writes the burning of "coal", which not only expresses the passion of "I", but also shows the feelings of the people and the times.
The artistic form of this poem is in perfect harmony with lyrical thinking. From the perspective of composition, the first section summarizes the ambition to serve the country, the second section focuses on expressing patriotism, the third section focuses on the ambition to serve the country, and the last section overlaps with the first section, pushing the whole poem to a climax. From the perspective of format and rhythm, the whole poem has 5 lines in each section, and each syllable is roughly uniform; One, three and five elements rhyme, and one rhyme goes to the end; And each paragraph begins to sing with a kind, gentle and affectionate call of "Ah, my girl", which makes the melody beautiful. Poetry rises and falls with the rhythm of poetry and has a long lasting appeal. Guo Moruo once said: "Poetry should be combined with music; It is more about' restricting public recitation', so poetry should be the crystallization of images expressing public feelings. This poem well embodies the poet's artistic pursuit.