Original poem:
The shade of ancient wood is a short awning, and the stick thistle helps me cross the east of the bridge.
The clothes are wet and the apricot blossoms are raining, and the face is not cold.
Translation:
I tied the boat in the shade of a tall old tree; Crossing the bridge with crutches, enjoying the beautiful spring scenery. The drizzle won't wet my clothes; It floats on the gorgeous apricot flowers, making the flowers more brilliant. The breeze blowing on the face no longer makes people feel cold; It dances with slender green wicker, which is particularly embarrassing.
Source: Song Zhinan's "Jue Jue Gu Mu Yin Zhong Jian Zhang"
Poetry appreciation
The generation of aesthetic feeling is critical. The drizzle caresses the skirt and the breeze caresses the face, which makes people feel happy and can produce aesthetic feeling; The storm soaked people and made them feel cold, which ruined the scenery and made them feel unattractive. Shi Zhinan's quatrains give people a sense of beauty, which is poetic and interesting. Although "Apricot Rain" and "Willow Wind" are realistic, "Apricot Rain" and "Willow Wind" can arouse people's visual image of charming spring scenery, thus producing aesthetic feeling.
Careful readers will find that in the deep layer of this beautiful picture, the poet's philosophical attitude of smiling at life and transcending dust is hidden. In spring, all the noisy scenes in nature have faded away, only the close-ups of the poet crossing the bridge with "ancient trees", "low awnings", "bridges" and "sticks and quinoa" are highlighted-just like the image of a noble literati who is independent from the world, at large and does not follow the customs. Create a Zen state in which things are different. No wonder Zhu praised "not only beautiful, Gree is free, but also has no taste of vegetables and bamboo shoots."