Thinking of you as if you were on the water, sending you a mighty expedition to the south. ——Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty, "Send a message to Du Fu under the Sand Dune City" I miss you as much as the Wen River, and send a message to the southern expedition. What's the matter with me? I'm lying high in the sand dune city.
There are ancient trees beside the city, and the sound of autumn continues at night and day.
Don’t get drunk with Lu wine, Qi Ge is empty and full of love.
Thinking of you as if you were on the water, sending you a mighty expedition to the south. Missing , Friendly Ancient Style Translation and Commentary
Translation
What on earth am I here for? Sit back and relax in Dune City.
There are old and ancient trees beside the sand dune city, and the rustling sound during the day and night is connected with the sound of autumn.
The wine of Lu is too thin to make people drunk, and the love of Qi Song is in vain.
My thoughts about you are like the surging Wen River, which flows southward to express my deep feelings. Creation background According to the "Compendium of Li Bai Chronicles" compiled by Pei Fei, this poem was written in the autumn of the fourth year of Tianbao (745 years) of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, when Li Bai was forty-five years old. In the autumn of the fourth year of Tianbao, Du Fu and Li Bai broke up, and Du Fu went to Chang'an. After Li Bai bid farewell to Du Fu at the East Stone Gate of Lu County, and before traveling south to Jiangdong, he once lived in Sand Dune City. In memory of Du Fu, I wrote this poem as a gift. Appreciation
The friendship between Li Bai and Du Fu is a precious page in the history of Chinese literature. Among Li Bai's poems handed down from generation to generation, there are only two that are recognized to be written directly for Du Fu. One is "Send Off Du Erfu at the East Stone Gate of Lu County", and the other is this poem.
Sand Dune City, located on the bank of Wenshui River in Shandong Province, was the residence of Li Bai in central Shandong. The poet bid farewell to Du Fu. From the life full of friendship and joy, he returned to the sand dunes alone, feeling doubly lonely and doubly aware of the value of friendship. This poem expresses the irresistible "missing you" feeling in this situation. The poet first used a lot of pen and ink to write about his own life, the surrounding environment where he lived, and his own mood. There is no word "thinking" or "jun" in the first six lines of the poem, giving the reader the feeling of going through twists and turns and not knowing where he is going. It is not until the end of the poem that he suddenly understands and says the word "thinking of you". . There is no sentence in the poem that does not express the feeling of "missing you", and each couplet is as strong as the other, so that in the end, I have to express my feelings directly. The smoke and clouds in the first six sentences have become the foil for the last two sentences. This kind of conception can not only prepare the theme of the poem from various angles and use various feelings, but also give those daily life affairs a strong poetic flavor.
The poem begins with: "What happened to me?" This is what the poet asked himself, and there is quite a bit of unspeakable resentment and self-blame in it. This will grab the reader's attention and create suspense. "Gaowu Dune City", Gaowei actually refers to the poet's idle and boring life. On the one hand, this sentence describes the current life, and on the other hand, it also responds to the reason for raising the above question. The reason why the poet does not come to the sand dunes to "lie high" is because he misses his friend Du Fu. The beginning of this volley bursts out in a sudden way the poet's complex and depressed feelings after the friendly and joyful life disappeared.
The first two sentences tend to express subjective emotions, while the third and fourth sentences turn to the description of objective scenery. "There are ancient trees beside the city, and the sound of autumn continues day and night." To the poet, the sand dune city in front of him seems to have nothing to see or hear, except for the old trees on the edge of the city, which rustle in the autumn wind day and night. "The wind blows the bamboos in the deep night, and the sound of the leaves is full of hatred." The bleak autumn wind and the desolate atmosphere made the poet miss his friends and reminisce about the past, which made the poet feel incomprehensible. "Parting brings longing for lovesickness, Yao Se and golden bottles." However, this moment, this place, this feeling, this scene, is extraordinary. Even wine cannot relieve sorrow, and song cannot forget it. Lu and Qi refer to Shandong where the poet was located at that time. "Don't get drunk" means that you don't have the interest to drink and get drunk. "Emptiness returns to emotion", because the poet has no intention of appreciating it, and the singing can only be full of emotion. Such a rewrite greatly increases the lyrical weight, and at the same time forces out the following.
Wenshui River originates from Laiwu, Shandong Province and flows southwest. Du Fu said goodbye to Li Bai in Lu County and wanted to go to Chang'an, which is also located in the southwest of Lu. Therefore, the poet said: "My feelings for you are like the mighty Wenshui River, following you southward day and night." The poet places his affection on the flowing water, echoes the title of the poem, and points out the theme. The flowing water never stops. , the artistic conception of endless lovesickness, which also creates the lasting charm of the language. This kind of endless longing, and the open and free mind that "you can see green water on the horizon and green mountains on the sea. When you are happy and when you are done, we part ways, why get drunk and say goodbye" show the richness and variety of the poet's emotions and style. Li Bai (701-762), courtesy name Taibai and Qinglian Jushi, was a romantic poet of the Tang Dynasty and was hailed as the "Immortal of Poetry" by later generations. His ancestral home is Longxi Chengji (to be tested). He was born in Suiye City in the Western Regions. He moved with his father to Mianzhou, Jiannan Road when he was 4 years old. Li Bai has more than a thousand poems and essays in existence, and the "Collection of Li Taibai" has been handed down to the world. He died of illness in 762 at the age of 61. His tomb is in Dangtu, Anhui today, and there are memorial halls in Jiangyou, Sichuan, and Anlu, Hubei.
Li Bai If I change my heart for yours, we will know each other deeply and remember each other deeply. Asking if you are here to understand my lovesickness. Hong Dou couldn't bear to look at it, her eyes were filled with tears of lovesickness. I pity my children from afar, but I still remember Chang'an. This song is intended to be passed on by no one, and I wish to send it to Yan Ran with the spring breeze, recalling that you are far away from me in the blue sky. Raise your head to look at the bright moon, lower your head to think about your hometown. Spring is far away, who appreciates the national fragrance and flavor.
Hating you is like the moon in the river. It is full but it is still a loss. It is full but it is still a loss. How long will it take to be reunited? The sun is full of flowers and smoke, and the moon is bright, so I can't sleep. Xiao Lian plays the pipa for the first time, and her thoughts wander around the world at dawn. The bright moon does not deceive others, I will give it a try when I come back tomorrow. Willows crow in the dark, standing in single clothes, with small curtains and red doors. The wind is warm and there is someone to keep company with, and the days are long and there is nothing to think about. The pillow is in the incense burner and separated by the embroidered curtains. I miss lovesickness all day long for two years. I should know the apricot blossoms and the bright moon. I would like to send colored paper and ruler. The mountains are long and the rivers are vast.