The source is Tang Du Fu's Shi Qu Guan.
The meaning of the dead of night is gradually cut off, and the sobs are faintly audible. It was twilight, and I hurried on, leaving only the lonely old man.
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Shihao official
. Tang. Du Fu.
At dusk, officials arrested people at night. The old man climbed over the wall and left, while the old woman went out to watch.
No matter how angry an official is, why do women cry? After listening to the woman, three men guarded Ye.
One man attached a book, and two men died. Those who drag out an ignoble existence are dead.
There is no one in the room, only a baby and a grandson. And grandma didn't go, and there was no skirt in and out.
Although an old woman is weak, please come back at night. If you are in a hurry to serve Shirley in the river and Yang, you might as well prepare the meal in the morning.
The night is long and silent, like crying and choking. Dawn will rise into the future, leaving the old man alone.
To annotate ...
(1) Shi Hao: The name of a village 70 miles east of Shaanxi County, Henan Province. Two votes: stay. 3 End: End. Go: Run. 4 what: how, how. ⑤ Yecheng: Today Anyang City, Henan Province. Garrison: Garrison, refers to the crusade against Anqingxu. ⑥ Attached book: The trustee brings a letter. ⑦ Survivor: refers to the son who is still alive. And: temporarily. You drag out an ignoble existence: just live. Death: refers to the dead son.
In the room: at home. Nursing grandson: a little grandson who sucks milk. Pet-name ruby endless skirt: there is no complete set of clothes. Attending: elderly women. Heyang: the name of an ancient county, located in the west of Meng County, Henan Province. Service: service. Sobbing: Swallowing and sobbing. This is the cry of my widowed daughter-in-law. Boarding the future: stepping on the road ahead.
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This is one of the famous "three officials" (Xin 'an official, Shi Haoguan official and Tongguan official) and "three farewell" (newly married, resigned and homeless).
Du Fu was almost convicted of offending Su Zong because he spoke for Gui Fang. In the first year of Gan Yuan (758), he was demoted to join the army and was expelled from the court. Last winter, Tang Suzong's eldest son Li Chu (Emperor Zong of the Later Tang Dynasty) and the famous Guo Ziyi recovered two cities (Chang 'an and Luoyang); This winter, nine envoys, including Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi and Wang Sili, surrounded Yecheng where An Qingxu was located (namely Xiangzhou, now Anyang, Henan). Due to internal contradictions and the arrival of reinforcements from Shi Siming, Tang Jun collapsed across the board, and Guo Ziyi and others retreated to Heyang (that is, Gumengjin, now west of Mengxian County, Henan Province), recruiting everywhere and preparing to fight the rebels again. At this time, Du Fu went to Henan to visit relatives, and then returned to Huazhou's office. The place where he passed, that is, the place where the two armies fought, wrote this group of brilliant Yuefu poems.
The war to quell the "An Shi Rebellion" is still fierce, and the people are suffering unprecedented devastation and pain. But such a war is relatively just, so the whole country has a tragic spirit of sharing hatred with the enemy. Du Fu's attitude towards such a war is contradictory. He sympathized with the people in the war and supported and encouraged everyone to join the army to kill the enemy. Therefore, this group of war poems has a different theme and atmosphere from other anti-war poems.
Shi Hao is a small town, located more than 70 miles east of Shan County. If it weren't for this poem by Du Fu, I'm afraid it would still be unknown. When the poet stayed here, he met the scene of officials arresting people at night. He faithfully recorded what he saw with his own eyes and heard with his own ears, and did not comment on it, but his criticism of the rulers, sympathy and admiration for the people were vividly on the paper.
As soon as poetry begins, it quickly enters the theme. The whole poem focuses on the old woman's self-report. All three sons went to Yecheng as soldiers. One son got news and two sons died. There are only the old couple, their daughter-in-law and grandchildren left at home, and they are so poor that they don't even have a complete dress. You can imagine the disaster that the war brought to the public.
The old woman is admirable. "The old woman's strength is very weak, please return from the collectors at night. I'm in a hurry to wait in the river, and I have to prepare breakfast. " Although I am too old to carry a gun or a knife, I can still cook breakfast for the soldiers.
The old woman was taken away, her fate was unknown, and this stormy home was almost completely destroyed.
Reading this poem makes people feel heavy, although it has been more than 1000 years. The poet said nothing, but we have to think about it, but we have to ask, what is the reason for all this? Who should be responsible for all this? This may be what the poet wanted to say but didn't say in the end.