1. Symbolic meaning
The moon is usually used to symbolize chastity, glory, loyalty, beauty, and love in Western literature and Chinese literary works. On the other hand, it also has many Derogatory meaning, such as it has wax and wane, it is dark and ugly, it makes people and animals emotional, it is also related to bad people, it shines by reflecting the sun's light, it is cold, a lunar eclipse is an ominous omen, and the moon is still an intelligent person. The image of punishment and revenge. In addition, there are many metaphors related to the moon in Chinese and Western literature that are also very similar.
As early as ancient times, the moon has become one of the symbols closely linked to women. 1… The idea of ??associating women with the moon may have arisen in the minds of the ancients in several ways. First, from time immemorial, the moon has been considered a source of fertility, along with women. Indeed, some tribes who had not yet discovered the sexual nature of reproduction believed that if moonlight fell on a woman, she would become pregnant. In some villages, the moon is called the ruler of women. In such cottages, women were responsible for serving food because it was believed that they could make food abundant with the help of the moon's power.
In Western society, the waxing and waning of the moon symbolizes the ambivalent psychology of good and bad, and this ambivalence reflects part of the characteristics of the outlook on women. Here, the moon not only symbolizes fertility when it is full, but also death, storm, and destruction when it is waning. The moon is also considered to be the cause of inner conflicts and extreme annoyance, thus affecting the onset of mental illness. The moon is often considered "female", mainly because it passively receives sunlight, such as the Roman moon god Luna and the Greek moon god Selene.
2. Poetry
1. Moon Sorrow
France, Charles Beaudelaire (1821-1867)
Today At night, the moon has more laziness in its dreams:
Like a beautiful woman lying on many cushions,
all the time caressing her carelessly and gently
Contour your breasts before going to sleep.
Her back was as smooth as satin and as soft as an avalanche.
As she lay dying, she fell into a long daze.
Her eyes were in the illusion of white. Staying up there,
those illusions rise to the blue sky like blooming flowers.
Sometimes, when she is idle and weak, she looks towards the earth
Let a string of tears flow quietly,
A pious poet, the enemy of sleep ,
Hold these pale tears in the palm of your hand,
Like fragments of opalescent stone shining with rainbow light,
Put them into his invisible sun heart.
2. To the Moon
Goethe
You quietly shed your light again,
all over the valleys and jungles,
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My whole soul has once again eliminated all worries.
Your gentle glances illuminate my garden,
Like the kind eyes of a close friend,
watching my destiny.
I still have the reverberations of my sad and happy years in my chest,
Now I am just a shadow,
wandering between sorrow and joy.
Flow, flow, lovely stream,
I will have no more joy,
The banter, the kisses, the true love,
< p>They have disappeared without a trace.But you also once possessed a very cherished treasure!
I can never forget it.
What an annoyance!
O stream, don’t stop, don’t stop flowing along the valley.
In tune with my song,
Let it flow gurglingly. .
Whether it is on a winter night,
when you are angry,
or when you are flowing around the tender grass of spring.
Who can give up the idea of ??hatred,
escape from the troubled world, hold a close friend in his arms,
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Fun that no one can dream of,
On such a night,
Wandering in the labyrinth of the heart,
That is really happiness Boundless.
3. To the rising full moon
Goethe
Your lover,
He is far away,
I also tasted the sweet and sour, and I felt an unfortunate happiness.
You have made a sacred oath,
to greet each other when the moon is full,
now is the moment