Original text and translation of "Ode to the Goose" by King Luo Bin

"Ode to the Goose" is a work written by the Tang Dynasty poet Luo Binwang when he was seven years old. The last four sentences of the poem describe the goose's appearance, beautiful appearance and light movements when swimming, expressing the author's love for the goose.

Original text of "Ode to the Goose"

Goose, goose, goose, sing to the sky.

White hair floats on the green water, and anthurium stirs the clear waves.

Translation of "Singing the Goose"

Goose, bend your neck and sing to the sky. A body of snow-white feathers floats on the green water, stirring the clear water waves with its red feet.

Comments on "Ode to the Goose"

Ode: Use poetry or words to describe or describe something. Chanting the Goose: Using poetry to praise the goose.

Item: The back of the neck. This refers to the goose's neck.

Palm: In the poem, it refers to the soles of the goose’s feet.

Dial: swipe, push away.

Appreciation of "Ode to the Goose"

Appreciation 1:

King Luo Bin was a famous writer in the Tang Dynasty and one of the "Four Heroes of the Early Tang Dynasty". He loved learning when he was a child. , can write poems and compositions at the age of 7. For this reason, some guests at home like to try his talents when they come.

Once, a guest from afar came to our home and didn’t quite believe that this young boy could compose poetry, so he asked him: “I heard that you can compose poetry, is it true? When Xiao Binwang heard this, he was a little angry: "This is still false, please give me a question." The guest thought: This kid has a good tone. He probably has some knowledge. Why not give him a question? So he said: "Then I will give you a question and see if you can do it?"

Xiao Binwang replied without fear: "Okay, what question?" The guest looked around, Seeing a few white geese playing in the pond, he said, "Let's take this goose as the theme!" Xiao Binwang was a little dissatisfied with the guests' picky tone. He was about to show off his skills, so he nodded, thought for a moment, and shouted loudly He recited "A Poem in Ode to the Goose":

Goose, goose, goose, singing to the sky,

White hair floats on the green water, and anthurium stirs the clear waves.

Appreciation 2:

"Ode to the Goose" is said to be a poem written by King Luo Bin when he was seven years old. It is a poem about things. This poem that has been passed down through the ages has no profound ideological connotation or philosophy. Instead, it uses fresh and cheerful language to describe the outstanding characteristics of the thing (the goose). The writing is natural, realistic and expressive.

The "goose, goose, goose" at the beginning not only simulates the sound of the goose, but also expresses the leap of thinking and integrates it into one. The little poet uses three characters "goose" to describe the goose's joyous cry from far to near, allowing people to gradually see clearly the shape of its "quxiang" and the proud expression of "singing to the sky", and then writes about the sound and color of the goose playing in the water. situation. Show the little poet's subtle and fascinated observation.

The young author uses line drawing and simple outlines to make the distinctive image of the goose stand out. "Quxiang sings to the sky. White hair floats on the green water, and anthurium touches the clear waves." A lovely dynamic image.

Appreciation 3:

In the poem, the author understands and observes the goose from his own perspective and mentality, using anthropomorphic techniques, such as describing the goose's cry. It becomes "song" and so on. At the same time, the contrast of colors, that is, the characteristics of things, is conveyed richly and comprehensively. "White hair", "green water", "anthurium" and "clear waves" complement each other.

The first sentence uses three characters for "goose" in succession, expressing the poet's great love for geese. These three words "goose" can be understood to mean that the child heard the goose calling three times, or it can also be understood that the child was very happy to see the geese playing in the water and happily shouted "goose, goose, goose" three times in a row.

The second sentence, "Quxiang sings to the sky," describes the hooting of the goose. The word "quxiang" describes the state of the goose singing high to the sky, which is very accurate. The song of the goose is different from the crow of the chicken. The chicken crows for a long time, while the goose crows with a tune.

Three or four sentences describe the scene of geese swimming and playing in the water: "White hair floats on the green water, and anthuriums stir the clear waves." The two verbs "floating" and "plucking" vividly express the geese's swimming and playing posture. . Several colorful phrases such as "white hair", "anthurium" and "green water" give people a distinct visual image. The white goose and anthurium float on the green waves of the clear water, contrasting with each other, forming a beautiful "white goose playing in the water", which shows King Luo Bin's ability to observe things in his childhood.

No matter from any angle or aspect, this poem is a masterpiece in art.