The previous sentence of "I know there are children picking and weaving" is "The rustling of the Wu leaves sends a cold sound, and the autumn wind on the river stirs up the guests' feelings." The next sentence is "Light falls on the fence late at night"
From "What I See in a Night Book" by Ye Shaoweng of the Song Dynasty
The swaying wu leaves send out the cold sound, and the autumn wind on the river stirs up the guest sentiment.
I know that there are children picking and knitting, and a light falls on the fence late at night.
Vernacular translation:
The rustling autumn wind blows the Wuye leaves, sending bursts of chill. The poet who is traveling abroad can't help but miss his hometown. He suddenly saw lights under the fence in the distance, guessing that it was children catching crickets. This picture made him feel very familiar. Maybe it reminded him of his hometown and childhood.
Notes:
1. Xiao Xiao: the sound of wind.
2. Visitor sentiment: Passengers’ homesickness.
3. To provoke: to provoke.
4. Promote weaving: commonly known as crickets, and in some areas also called crickets.
5. Liluo: fence.
Ye Shaoweng, a poet in the middle of the Southern Song Dynasty, was born in Longquan, Chuzhou. His ancestral home is Jian'an (now Jianou, Fujian), his surname is Li, and he is descended from the Ye family in Longquan (now Lishui, Zhejiang). The year of birth and death is unknown. He once served as a minor official in the imperial court. His learning came from Ye Shi, who lived in seclusion on the shores of West Lake in Qiantang for a long time. He had close contacts with Zhen Dexiu and sang with Ge Tianmin.
Appreciation of the work:
This poem interweaves the author's sadness, warmth, joy and concern. The aesthetic nature of the ancient poem "What I See in the Night Book" can be appreciated from nine aspects.
1. Use scenery to express emotions and use scenery to express emotions. One or two sentences describe the natural environment, the rustling of fallen trees, the sound of cold, the autumn wind and the autumn river, conveying the feeling of wandering, sadness and loneliness; it triggers the feeling of longing written in the last two sentences, thinking that the children at home may still be playing at night by midnight. , teasing cricket fights. When you are lonely, you fantasize about your family relationship, and the desolate scene reminds you of the joy of playing. The scenery blends into the emotions, setting off each other, and the conception is wonderful.
2. Combining movement and stillness, using movement to contrast stillness. Autumn leaves, autumn wind, autumn sounds, autumn rivers, autumn boats, solitary lanterns, naughty children, and fighting crickets are all pictures of moving scenes, which are moving with sound and color, light and shadow. The hut under the fence, in the deep night, with boundless darkness, is a picture of quiet scenes. The silence is so desolate that it makes people feel melancholy. The fallen leaves and the rustle of the wind inspired the poet to miss his relatives at home in the quiet late autumn night.
3. Sadness and joy are intertwined, covering up sadness with joy. One or two sentences describe the tragic scene, the autumn wind sweeps away the fallen leaves, and the long sky brings chill; three or four sentences describe the joy, weaving in the middle of the night, and thinking about the joy in a different place. One is sad and the other is happy, the sadness and happiness are mixed together, and the sadness is covered with joy, which further shows the loneliness and helplessness of the wanderer wandering the world, and the strong longing for his family.
4. The virtual and the real complement each other, and the real reflects the virtual. The first and second sentences of the four sentences in the poem describe the actual scene: the sound of falling leaves is cold, the water is moving and the wind is cool; the third and fourth sentences are written to trigger imagination: the lights are on in the dark night, and children watch the crickets fighting. What you see and hear is either bright or dark, with reality and reality contrasting with each other. My ears are filled with the sounds of autumn, my eyes are filled with autumn nights, and I am filled with nostalgia. There is emptiness in reality, emptiness in reality, few words but endless meaning!
5. Be fascinated and interact with each other from far and near. The poet suffered from the loneliness of the night and developed a attachment to his relatives far away. Although we are thousands of miles away, the playful scene is still in front of us. The sound of cold leaves nearby is disturbing, and family happiness is coming all the time. That thing and that scene make people sigh endlessly.
6. There are two points of cold and warm, "cold" and "pick" are expressive. The word "cold" is a double entendre. It not only conveys the chilly feeling when the autumn wind blows, but also implies the desolation of being at the end of the world. The word "pick" is reflected in the realistic details. It describes the scenes of children playing attentively, picking and picking, watching the cricket fight with bated breath, and suddenly exclaiming with joy, all in one "pick". "Choose" the character, "Choose" the charm, and "Choose" the warmth of Si Yi's relatives!
7. "Move" and "know" are done in one breath. The poem uses fallen leaves to "send" the cold, and the sound of the cold "moves" feelings. The love touches the loved ones, missing relatives and comforting the silence, all in one continuous breath. "Motion" is the "bone" of the poem, and "knowledge (thinking)" is the "heart" of the poem. They are well connected before and after, so that the whole poem rises and falls appropriately and has a certain degree of expansion.
8. Use allusions secretly to make your intentions clear. "The autumn wind on the river stirs up guest sentiment" is an allusion to Zhang Han's resignation. It is said that Zhang Han, a native of Jin Dynasty, lived in Luoyang as an official. When he saw the autumn wind, he missed his hometown, so he resigned and returned to his hometown, fulfilling his wish. "Autumn makes people feel sad" can better convey the poet's mood of being away from home and full of homesickness.
9. Skillful use of rhetoric and lasting affection. "The rustling of the wu leaves brings the cold sound, and the autumn wind on the river stirs up the guest sentiment." This "send" and "move" embody emotions in things, giving the Wuye and the autumn wind human moods and thoughts. These poems and essays about physical objects, sounds, and emotions can bring readers into the artistic conception of the cold wind and the moving autumn river, which makes people obsessed with it and full of melancholy. "The sound of rustling Wuye leaves bringing coldness" uses synaesthesia wonderfully, using the sound of rustling to stimulate a desolate mood, and using auditory images to communicate tactile feelings, which has a long meaning.
Creative background:
The autumn wind blows over the river, and the sycamore trees rustle, making people feel the chill. The sound of the autumn wind can best touch the homesickness of people outside. It is late at night, and there are still children lighting lamps and looking for and catching crickets by the fence.
The seasons change and the scenery changes, which are most likely to cause travelers to feel homesick. The author lived in a foreign land and felt the autumn in the quiet night, so he wrote this sweet and thoughtful poem.