2. Swallows fly back from the south to the north every spring, all the way to Wan Li. In ancient times, "recruiting people" often went to the north to defend the border or serve. The husband and wife were divided into two places, each looking forward to peace. They hope to get news from their relatives, and the swallow just goes from north to south, and then from south to north, so people fantasize that the swallow will "send books" and they are much more relieved to know that their relatives are safe.
Swallow Image in Ancient Poetry
Yan is a migratory bird, which migrates with the change of seasons and likes to enter and leave people's houses or eaves in pairs. Therefore, it is favored by the ancients and often appears in ancient poetry, or cherishes spring and hurts autumn, or exaggerates sadness, or reposes lovesickness, or is sentimental about current events, with rich images and expressive expressions, which are far behind other things.
1, showing the beauty of spring and conveying the feeling of cherishing spring.
According to legend, swallows come to the north in spring and return to the south in autumn, so many poets beautify and praise it as a symbol of spring. For example, "Deep in the haze of flowers, make a fresh breast" (Wei's On Meeting an Old Friend), "Swallows come, news agencies, and pear flower falls are behind" (Yan Shu's Broken Fighter), "Yingying swallows spring, flowers Liu Zhen, and everything is full of rhyme" (George's "The sky is clear and sand is a thing"). "Great research, shape and spirit likeness. The spring is bright, the swallows are petite and lovely, and the literati are affectionate. When spring passes, the poet will feel infinite sadness. Therefore, Ouyang Xiu has "a traveler, only feeling the spring is empty." "When the curtain is hung, the two swallows return in the drizzle (picking mulberry seeds), and Qiao Ji has" Who is the swallow hiding the spring title, Yinger is ashamed to find a companion, cold and lazy to report to the official (picking honey), and the crow is hungry "(Narcissus).
2. Express the beauty of love and miss your lover.
Swallows are always hermaphrodite and fly together, thus becoming a symbol of love. "Thinking of flying in pairs, carrying mud to your nest" (Book of Songs), "Swallows are newly married, feeling like brothers" (Book of Songs), "Swallows fly, miss feathers, and sons return to the wild" (Book of Songs) only carry the loneliness of empty boudoir, "cobwebs hang in the dark, empty beams fall in the mud" (Xue Daoheng's Salt Yesterday), "Falling flowers are independent and swift fly together"
3, the performance of current events, to express the past ups and downs, personnel metabolism, national extinction feelings and indignation.
Swallows leave in autumn and come in spring, never forgetting their old nests. The poet seized this feature and gave vent to his indignation. The most famous is Liu Yuxi's "Wuyi Xiang": "The Suzaku Bridge is overgrown with weeds, and the sun sets in Wuyi Xiangkou. Swallows under the eaves of Wang Dao and Xie An have now flown into the homes of ordinary people. It is a bitter irony to write in an implicit way that the swallow remains the same, but the owner has changed hands, which shows the inevitable fate of wealth in the past. In addition, there are some special banquets, such as "Flowers fall without incident, deja vu, swallows return, small gardens wander alone" (Huanxisha), Li's "Swallows return to embroider curtains, and their nests are nowhere to be found" (Former Residence of Huai Jin Gate), and Jiang Kui's "Swallows are unintentional, and the west bank of Taihu Lake goes with the clouds. Several peaks are bitter, and the rain in Shang Lue is hazy "(Dianjiang Lip), Zhang Yan's" Swallows know where in those days, the moss is deep and the grass is dark "(high balcony), and Wen Tianxiang's" The scenery of mountains and rivers is the same, and the people in the city go to half. Reed flowers everywhere accompany me to grow old. Who will fly to the old swallow? " (Jinling Post). Swallow inadvertently witnessed the changes of current events, endured the pain of national destruction and death, and showed the sadness of the poet's "separation". The load can be described as heavy.
4. Pass books on behalf of others and tell the pain of leaving love.
In the Tang Dynasty, Guo Shaolan's Yanzu poems spread to her husband Renzong. Injong left home for Jiahu and never returned for several years. Shao Lan's poems were written by Yan Zu. Living in Jingzhou at that time, Yan suddenly leaned on his shoulder and saw a book tied to his foot, which explained that it was sent by his wife and returned with tears. His poem "seeing my husband off" said: "My husband went to the heavy lake, and I cried at the window. I am diligent and given to my thin lover by Yan Yi. " Who said that "Yan Ziliang is too heartless" (Cao Xueqin's Dream of Red Mansions), it is precisely because Yan Zi has feelings that her husband changed his mind and the husband and wife met. Guo Shaolan is lucky. Some unfortunate women borrow Yan to pass on books, but they are lost in the vast sea of people. Such as "A sad swallow leaves a red line, causing a lonely shadow" (Zhang Kejiu's "Sai Qiu Hong Chun Qing"), "When Shuang Yan comes, do you meet a stranger" (Feng Yansi's "Near Flowers"), its bitterness.
5 ..... dignitaries
Swallows once knew the great mansion.
Fly into the homes of ordinary people!