Huang Tingjian's famous poem: Peach and plum spring breeze, a glass of wine, and a decade of rainy night in the rivers and lakes.
Source: "Send to Huang Jifu" - Song Dynasty: Huang Tingjian
I live in Beihai and Nanhai, and I can't thank you for sending a letter to the wild geese.
Peaches and plums in the spring breeze, a glass of wine, and ten years of rain in the rivers and lakes.
Translation I live on the northern coast, and you live on the southern coast. You want to ask the swan geese to deliver messages, but they cannot fly to Hengyang. Back then, I watched peaches and plums and drank fine wine under the spring breeze. I was in a state of poverty. It has been ten years since we parted ways. I often looked at the lonely lamp, listened to the autumn rain, and missed you.
Extended information
1. The creative background of "Send to Huang Jifu"
This poem was written in the eighth year of Yuanfeng (1085), the reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty. Huang Tingjian supervised Deping Town, Dezhou (now part of Shandong). Huang Jifu, named Jie, was born in Nanchang (now Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province). He had a close friendship with Huang Tingjian when he was young. Huang Tingjian wrote many poems for Huang Jifu. At this time, Huang Ji returned to Sihui County (today's Sihui County, Guangdong). At that time, the two of them were living in different parts of the world. Huang Tingjian missed his friend and wrote this poem.
2. Appreciation of "Send to the Yellow River"
"Peach and Plum Spring Breeze" and "Jianghu Night Rain" are the contrast between "joy" and "sorrow"; "a glass of wine" Compared with "Ten Years Lamp", this is the contrast between "one" and "many". "Peaches and plums spring breeze" while drinking "a glass of wine", the party is extremely short. "Jianghu night rain" and each pair of "ten years of lanterns", wandering for an extremely long time. Pleasure and disappointment, temporary reunion and long separation, past friendship and current longing are all reflected in the strong contrast of time, place, scenery, events and emotions, which is endlessly thought-provoking.