The name "Xifeng Shou Ma" on the ancient road means a thin horse on the ancient road, going hard against the west wind.
Original text: Withered vines and old trees, dim crows, small bridges and flowing water, people’s houses, west wind and thin horses on the ancient road. The sun sets in the west, and the heartbroken people are at the end of the world.
Translation: The old trees are entangled with dead vines, and the crows return to their nests at dusk. The stream gurgled under the bridge, and the smoke from the houses beside the stream filled the air. Riding a thin horse in the rustling autumn wind, walking slowly on the desolate ancient road. As the sun sets, the extremely sad wanderer wanders to the ends of the earth.
Notes:
1. Yue Diao: the name of Gong Diao, one of the commonly used tunes in Yuan Dynasty music.
2. Tianjingsha: The name of the song, also known as Sai Shangqiu, belongs to Yue Diao.
3. Withered vine: withered branches and vines.
4. Dusk Crow: Crow at dusk.
5. Dusk: evening.
3. Family: farmhouse. This sentence expresses the poet’s desire for a warm family.
Appreciation of "Tianjingsha·Autumn Thoughts"
This poem is very short, with only five sentences and 28 characters in one sentence, and there is not a single word for autumn in the whole song, but it is It depicts a desolate and moving picture of autumn sunset in the countryside, and accurately conveys the miserable mood of the traveler. This successful piece of music, praised as the ancestor of Qiu Si, embodies the artistic characteristics of Chinese classical songs in many aspects. The whole song has only five sentences and twenty-eight characters. The language is extremely concise but the capacity is huge. The meaning is far-reaching, the structure is exquisite, and the rhythm is coherent. It is praised by later generations as the ancestor of Qiu Si.
First, the scenery is used to express feelings, and the feelings are embedded in the scenery, forming a desolate and tragic artistic conception in the blending of scenery and scenery. Chinese classical poetry pays great attention to the creation of artistic conception. Artistic conception is an important category in the aesthetics of Chinese classical poetry. Its essential characteristics are the blending of scenes and the unity of mind and matter. Whether emotion and scenery can be combined wonderfully becomes the key to forming an artistic conception.
Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia - "Tianjingsha·Autumn Thoughts"