Lotus can be picked in Jiangnan, so there is no lotus leaf. Fish are frolicking among the lotus leaves. Fish hits the lotus leaf east, fish hits the lotus leaf west, fish hits the lotus leaf south, and fish hits the lotus leaf north.
Appreciation of poetry and prose:
This lotus picking song fully reveals their joy through the description of lotus leaves and fish. The first three sentences of the poem are the main body, and the last four sentences are only the third sentence, "Fish playing among lotus leaves", which plays a role in rendering and contrast.
The three sentences in the main part describe the scenery of picking lotus in the south of the Yangtze River, which actually focuses on expressing the happiness of lotus pickers. At the beginning, "Lotus can be picked in the south of the Yangtze River, where is the lotus leaf?" First, a picture of a bright green leaf and a boat passing by is introduced to readers. He Tian Tian reveals a sigh and praise tone, which is emotional in itself. Although there is no writing about people, people are already among them.
With such charming scenery, the lotus pickers naturally have some fun. What's more, the work of picking lotus is always done by young girls. Usually it is tense, but now it is like a bird out of the cage, in droves, happy and lively, naturally like water.
However, the poem was stirred up here, but it stopped writing and turned into "fish play between lotus leaves." After the first two sentences, it should have been someone's "play", but the author passed it on to the fish's "play"
This is the performance of empathy. But although it is about fish, the artistic conception of "playing" comes from the last two sentences. Lotus pickers taste very comfortable. Lotus pickers are happy, and it seems as relaxed and lively as fish when they see groups of fish coming and going suddenly. However, this is not a metaphor or symbol. The "fish play" is also a real scene, a part of a complete picture, and free.
At this point, the poem has been written. The last four sentences only spread "between the lotus leaves" to the east, west, south and north of the lotus leaves one by one. However, without these four sentences, the whole poem would be boring. Because the function of poetry mainly lies in moving readers with beauty.
However, the sentence "Fish frolicking among the lotus leaves" is more meaningful than description, and it is also a lonely sentence, which really cannot create a rich atmosphere enough to impress readers and must be rendered in the last four sentences. These four poems are childish and magical.
First, simply writing about the east, west, north and south makes readers seem to see a group of fish suddenly coming and going, lively and lively. Second, this simple repetition creates a vivid sense of rhythm.
Therefore, the images and emotions of poetry are not only presented through the meaning of language, but also flowed out in the rhythm of language. Third, a simple and complete melody, after chanting, will form a self-repetition in people's feelings and will last for a long time. Therefore, with these four sentences, the school of fish and the lively and brisk lotus pickers are vividly displayed.
When the poet transformed the happiness of lotus pickers into "the happiness of fish", this kind of happiness broke away from the specific background and reasons and became a simple and ethereal emotion, reaching the realm of selflessness. The work itself does not describe a character positively, but it can arouse readers' association and get a glimpse of the singer's mentality from between the lines and the specific environment described. This artistic technique is very intriguing.
In the classification of Yuefu, this poem belongs to the "harmony song", which is originally a song sung by two people or by everyone, so the four sentences of "fish beating lotus leaves" may be the harmony song.
Therefore, the first two sentences of the poem may be sung by male singers; The third sentence is male and female chorus; The last four sentences should be sung by men and women in groups. In this way, the scene of picking lotus is more vivid and interesting, and the mystery of this song can be better understood.
The juxtaposition of "East", "West", "South" and "North" in the poem is very dull, but this song is so elaborate and vivid, which fully embodies the beauty of repeated singing and endless aftertaste.
Genre introduction:
Yuefu, originally the official department in charge of music, later became a poetic genre. At first, it refers to the music songs collected and created by Yuefu officials, and also refers to the poems that can be enjoyed in Wei, Jin and Tang Dynasties and the works that later generations imitate the ancient theme of Yuefu. Ci, Sanqu and Drama after Song and Yuan Dynasties.
Because of its music, it is sometimes called Yuefu. There are many folk songs in Han Yuefu, which widely reflect the social situation and people's thoughts and feelings at that time and have strong practical significance.