"Moaning Language", written by Xu Zhimo, was included in the collection of poems "A Night in the Emerald Green". The book was published by the Crescent Bookstore sponsored by the Crescent Society in September 1927. The poems actually included were all written by Xu Zhimo. A collection of some of Zhimo's poetry creations and translations from 1925 to 1927 (the 14th to the 16th years of the Republic of China). Xu Zhimo began to write new poems in 1921 (the tenth year of the Republic of China). After returning from England in 1922 (the tenth year of the Republic of China), he began to publish a large number of poems and prose in domestic newspapers and periodicals. In the following two years, he participated in and initiated the establishment of the Crescent Society, joined the Literary Research Association, and co-founded the weekly "Modern Poetry Review" with Hu Shi, Chen Xiying and others. In 1925, Xu Zhimo went to Europe again and traveled to the Soviet Union, Germany, Italy, France and other countries. "Moans" in "A Night in Firenze" was written in 1925. It was a work of this period. The "Firenze" in the title of the collection of poems is the Italian translation of the Italian city "Firenze", which is now translated into Chinese. for "Florence".
The creation of "Moaning Language" should be related to Xu Zhimo's European trip on March 11, 1925, and also related to Xu Zhimo and modern cultural celebrities such as Lin Huiyin and Lu Xiaoman. Xu Zhimo had strong emotions and an extremely rich love life. In the autumn of 1921, he met the famous talented woman Lin Huiyin, with whom he frequently interacted and pursued passionately. They also wanted to talk about marriage. Therefore, Xu Zhimo proposed to his wife in March 1922 Zhang Youyi filed for divorce, believing that "free divorce will end the pain and herald happiness." Unfortunately, although the marriage was divorced, she could not get together with Lin Huiyin. Xu Zhimo then devoted himself to writing poetry to relieve his depression. However, in April 1924, Xu Zhimo fell in love with Lu Xiaoman at first sight in Beijing and fell in love with her like an obsession. Lu Xiaoman was already married at that time. This incident naturally caused social criticism and family opposition. Although Xu Zhimo and Lu Xiaoman loved each other passionately and desperately, it was difficult to solve the practical problems for a while. Therefore, Xu Zhimo, in a very painful and contradictory mood, set out to travel abroad to Europe on March 11, 1925, hoping to escape temporarily. Let’s talk about the troubles and difficulties in life. This journey and personal emotions have shaped the author's creative mentality.
The name of "Moaning Language" is roughly the same as: the "pain" cannot be solved, so there is "moaning", "moaning" cannot be humane, so there is depression, which is turned into poetry and died. It becomes "moaning language". In fact, in the collection of poems "A Night in the Emerald Green", in addition to translated poems by British writers such as Hardy and Rossetti, there are also poems written by the author during his travels in Europe such as "Siberia" and "Before the Church of Exeter". Feelings about life in a foreign country. Although there are also positive and clear poems in his self-written works, Xu Zhimo's love poems in the collection of poems all reveal the author's specific mood in a specific environment. These, including "Moans", can be regarded as Xu Zhimo's emotional state of mind. The poetic record of the process reflects his passionate feelings and inescapable pain. After the author experienced the Lin Huiyin incident, he had emotional turmoil with Lu Xiaoman, and could only put his depression and helpless emotions into a journey in a foreign land.