The meaning of this sentence is that if I eat three hundred lychees a day, I am willing to be a Lingnan person forever.
Poem interpreters mostly think that Mr. Dongpo is praising the scenery of Lingnan and expressing his nostalgia for Lingnan. In fact, this is a sweet hymn sung by Mr. Dongpo full of bitterness.
Yes, from some phenomena, it seems that Su Shi's mood when he was in Lingnan was indeed calmer than when he was first demoted to Huangzhou. There was no more "an empty kitchen to cook cold vegetables, a broken stove to cook wet reeds". "The frustration and anguish. "History of the Song Dynasty" originally said that Su Shi "lived in Huizhou for three years, but he was idle and careless, and he liked everyone regardless of virtue or stupidity."
After being demoted to Qiongzhou Biejia, he lived in a place "not inhabited by human beings". "At the beginning, he lived in an official house, but there were officials who said it was not possible. So Shi bought land to build a house, and hired people to transport pots and pans. He lives alone with his young son, writes books for fun, and travels with his father all the time. "Su Zhe's "Mr. Dongpo and Tao Shiyin" introduces: "Mr. Dongpo was relegated to Dan'er and settled in his home. Under the Luofu...the thought of luxurious houses and fine food is not in my mind."
When Su Dongpo was in Lingnan, in addition to caring about the natural scenery and people's customs, he also had frequent interactions with monks, which was left in his poems. There are many works sung with monks. This does reflect a sense of escapism to a certain extent.
Extended information:
Su Shi, one of the best in Huizhou
Two poems about eating lychees, Part 2, Su Shi
Spring in four seasons under Luofu Mountain , Lu orange and bayberry are new in sequence.
Eating three hundred lychees a day, he grew up to be a Lingnan native.
Vernacular translation
It is spring all year round under Luofu Mountain, and loquats and bayberries are fresh every day. If I eat 300 lychees a day, I would like to live in Lingnan forever.
Su Shi (January 8, 1037 - August 24, 1101), also known as Zizhan and Hezhong, was also known as "Dongpo Jushi", and the world called him "Su Dongpo". Han nationality, a native of Meizhou (now Meishan, Sichuan, Meishan City in the Northern Song Dynasty), and his ancestral home is Luancheng. He was a famous writer, calligrapher, painter, lyricist, poet, and gourmet in the Northern Song Dynasty. He was one of the eight great writers of the Tang and Song Dynasties and a representative of the Bold and Unconstrained poets.
His poems, lyrics, rhymes, and prose are all of extremely high achievement. He is also good at calligraphy and painting. He is a rare all-rounder in the history of Chinese literature and art. He is also recognized as the most accomplished person in literature and art in China's thousands of years of history. One of the great ones.
His prose and Ouyang Xiu are called Ou Su; his poems and Huang Tingjian are called Su Huang; his poetry and Xin Qiji are called Su Xin; his calligraphy ranks among the four major calligraphers of the Northern Song Dynasty: "Su, Huang, Mi, and Cai" 1; His paintings created the Huzhou School of Painting.
I have to say that Mr. Dongpo was elegant and open-minded in his food. At that time, Su Dongpo was accused of "ridiculing the previous dynasty" and was demoted to Lingnan in the first year of Shaosheng, Emperor Zhezong of the Song Dynasty. He was "not allowed to sign books." Official business". So Mr. Dongpo simply took a vacation for himself and spent the whole day wandering around the mountains and rivers, admiring small things. He even developed a love for Lingnan, and even litchis loved it because of its charm.
At this time, Mr. Su, who was concerned about the fate of the country and the people's livelihood, developed a desire to live in seclusion due to his encounters. He couldn't help but sigh, "I eat three hundred lychees a day, and I will never give up to be a Lingnan native." In this seven unique poems It shows his optimistic, open-minded and happy-go-lucky personality, while also expressing his love for the scenery of Lingnan.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - "Huizhou's Unique"