Come down, come down
Whether it was yesterday or today
The golden ladder hanging in the laurel forest
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Emerald Ladder
Come down, waiting——
The bird with a red beak
The melancholy parrot
The dim-eyed parrot
The moon is sleeping in the clouds
The clear sky is solidified
The yellow flowers of the laurel tree are falling
Climb on the emerald stairs
Come down and lean there——
Color
Light
Leave a faint trace The distant sound
Little beasts of fantasy
Where do you want to go?
Waiting
Under the moonlight
The petals of the osmanthus tree are dark and peaceful
The footsteps of the buried girl
How peaceful it is during the day
It didn’t matter yesterday or today< /p>
O little beasts of fantasy
Mottled light
Climb up and down the golden ladder. This poem is included in the first volume of Saijo Eighty A collection of poems, namely "The Sand Gold Collection", which is recognized as "the most beautiful collection of symbolist lyric poems in the Taisho era". This love poem mainly expresses the eager anticipation and loneliness of young men waiting for their lovers to favor them. The poet places the love scene in the laurel forest in autumn. Autumn itself means harvest, symbolizing the emotional season when young people are waiting for the fruits of love. The golden osmanthus not only has bright visual colors, reflecting the lightness and excitement of young people waiting for their lovers, but also silently makes readers feel the fragrance of flowers, adding a warm and romantic atmosphere.
The whole poem is divided into five sections. "Ladder" is the object of description in the first half, and it is also an important tool and way to understand the poem. The ladder "hanging in the laurel forest" is actually a symbol of the path leading to the lover's heart. The young man repeatedly shouts "come down" to the person he likes, which is an urgent call for his lover to open his heart to him.
The center of performance in the second half shifts to the "little beast". The "little beasts" in the "Gui Shulin" are full of energy, sometimes brave, sometimes cowardly; sometimes decisive, sometimes hesitant. The "little beast" is actually the materialized form of love and desire in young people's hearts. It wanders and rushes around the "ladder" that symbolizes the road to lovers, and the ultimate purpose of these activities is to wait for love. The materialized "little beast" vividly expresses the complex psychology of young people who coexist with emotional restlessness and rational calmness when they are exposed to the torrent of love.
The greatest feature of the whole poem in terms of artistic expression is the beauty of flowing colors and the beauty of artistic conception constructed on this basis. This is an important manifestation of the poet's inheritance of French symbolism artistic techniques. The true color of autumn is bright yellow, "osmanthus forest", the setting of J Sui Dynasty is intended to capture the yellow color of osmanthus, and "gold" and "agate" are used to describe the main performance object "ladder", which is the symbol of ancient high-grade treasures. The colors achieve a high degree of harmony with autumn colors and flower colors, which together symbolize the virtue and eternity of love, truth and faith, and enhance the visual appeal. However, the color of the whole poem is not single. Among the basic tones, the bird's beak. The dripping red of flowers and the pure white of peacock feathers are interspersed with these bright colors, which greatly stimulate the readers' visual nerves, allowing readers to better grasp the emotional pulse of youth, thereby achieving the state of singing. In addition, The description of the scene is full of warm tranquility and tranquility. Silence is better than sound at this time. The traditional oriental still and moving technique reflects the turmoil and loneliness of the "little beast" climbing up and down.
< p>The language features of this poem are also more prominent. Saijo Yao is a famous singer. In his book "Modern Nursery Rhymes Talk", he wrote: "Nursery Rhymes should first be 'poetry', and they are the artist's intuitive observation of life. At that time, the content that really moved me was written in a spoken language that is easy for children to understand. "Although "Ladder" is different from ballads such as "Straw Hat Song", its language is also influenced by the light and natural style of ballads. The form of the poem is free and flexible, and the length of the syllables of the poems is not restricted, and the freedom of expression expresses the poet's sui feeling.