Appreciation of "Thousands of sails pass by the side of the sunken boat, and thousands of spring trees in front of the diseased trees":
Liu Yuxi used the sunken boat and diseased trees as metaphors for himself. Although he felt melancholy, he was also quite optimistic. On the side of the sunken boat, there are thousands of sails racing; in front of the diseased tree, all trees are in spring. Show an open-minded mind to the changes in world affairs and the ups and downs of officials. Twenty-three years of relegated life did not make him depressed. His diseased tree still needs to regain its energy and welcome the spring. Because these two lines of poetry are vivid and vivid, they are still often quoted and given new meanings, indicating that new things will inevitably replace old things.
Original text of the poem:
Rewarding Lotte at the first banquet in Yangzhou
Tang Dynasty: Liu Yuxi
The desolate land of Chushui in Bashan , abandoned for twenty-three years. Nostalgic, I recite the flute poems in the air, and when I go to the countryside to read them, I feel like a dead person.
Thousands of sails pass by the side of the sunken boat, and thousands of trees spring in front of the diseased trees. Today I will listen to a song of Junge, and for the time being I will be refreshed by a glass of wine.
Translation:
Being relegated to desolate areas like Bashan and Chushui, he spent twenty-three years in decline. Remembering old friends, I recite Wen Di's poems in vain, and when I return from exile after a long time, I feel that things are no longer the same as in the past.
Thousands of sailboats are still passing by the capsized ship; in front of the withered trees, there are thousands of thriving trees. After listening to the poem you recited for me today, let me cheer myself up with this glass of wine.
Extended information:
"Rewarding Lotte at the First Banquet in Yangzhou" shows his open-minded mind about the changes in world affairs and the ups and downs of officials, and expresses the poet's firm belief and optimism Spirit, and at the same time implicit philosophy, shows that new things will inevitably replace old things.
This poem was written in 826 (the second year of Baoli reign of Emperor Jingzong of the Tang Dynasty). Liu Yuxi returned to Luoyang after serving as the governor of Hezhou. At the same time, Bai Juyi returned to Luoyang from Suzhou. When the two met for the first time in Yangzhou, Bai Juyi composed a poem at the banquet. "Drunk Gift to Liu Twenty-eight Envoys" was given to Liu Yuxi, and Liu Yuxi wrote this poem in reply.