"Jiangnan"
You can pick lotuses in the south of the Yangtze River. There are fields of lotus leaves and fish playing among the lotus leaves.
The fish plays with the lotus leaves to the east, the fish plays with the lotus leaves to the west, the fish plays with the lotus leaves to the south, the fish plays with the lotus leaves to the north.
This article is a love song combined with labor. The poem adopts metaphors and puns commonly used in folk love songs
The word "lotus" is used as a joke for "pity" to symbolize love, and the fish playing in the water on the lotus leaves is a metaphor for the work of young men and women
The joyful scene of mutual love in action. The style is fresh and healthy. The first three sentences of the poem outline a vivid
Jiangnan scenery. The last four sentences are juxtaposed with east, west, south and north, and the changes in orientation are based on the swimming of fish, which makes them appear lively, natural and interesting. The sentence structure is repeated with slight changes, which is a traditional technique in the Book of Songs.
When used here, it is more reminiscent of lotus pickers boating in the lake and singing in harmony with the scene. There is no
word in the poem that directly describes people, but through the description of lotus leaves and fish, it feels like hearing their voices, seeing their people, and being present
in their surroundings. Feel the vitality and appreciate the inner joy of the lotus pickers.