Looking at Jiangnan Li Yu
How much hatred was in my dream last night.
It still feels like the old days when you were swimming in Shangyuan, with cars flowing like water and horses like dragons, and the moon full of flowers and the spring breeze.
About the author
Li Yu, the empress of the Southern Tang Dynasty, had the courtesy name Chongguang. The son of the central lord Li Jing. Reigned for 17 years. After surrendering to the Song Dynasty, he was poisoned to death by Taizong Zhao Guangyi. He was the last emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty and a highly educated man of letters. He is good at calligraphy and painting, has a good understanding of music and rhythm, and is good at all kinds of poetry and articles. His status in the history of Chinese literature is mainly determined by his unique artistic achievements. He used clear and concise language to express complex thoughts and feelings, making his poetry a new style of lyrical poetry, which had a greater influence on the poetry world of later generations. Although Li Yu can be regarded as the founder and founder of Song Ci.
Appreciation
This is a poem that recalls the past. There are two original songs with similar content. I will choose the first one here.
This dream-remembering poem was written by Li Yu when he was imprisoned in Bianjing after his country was destroyed in the Song Dynasty. It expresses the joy of reliving the old entertainment life in the dream and the sadness and hatred after waking up from the dream. Use the happy scenes in dreams to express the sadness in real life.
"How much hatred is in the soul of last night's dream." The meaning of the sentence is: all the sorrow and anger come from what happened in last night's dream. This sentence summarizes the whole word and points out the main idea. Of course, what I hate is not "last night's dream", but the dream itself. Although he was always attached to the things in the dream, the cruel reality he faced after waking up from the dream made him feel doubly embarrassed, so he resented last night's dream instead. The eight characters "Liao Liao" summarily describe the mood of longing day and night, mixed with sorrow and anger, and incomprehensible depression. It's so heart-wrenching.
"It's still like the old days when you were swimming in Shangyuan, with cars like flowing water and horses like dragons, and the moon and flowers are in the spring breeze." These three sentences are all written in dreams. In the dream, the happy scene of visiting Shangyuan in the spring of the Southern Tang Dynasty reappeared. The sentence "The chariot is like flowing water and the horse is like a dragon" comes from "Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Queen Ma Ji". It should be: "The chariot is like flowing water, and the horse is like a swimming dragon." There is also a sentence in Tang poetry: "The chariot is like flowing water and the horse is like a dragon. The immortal history is on the twelve high platforms." "Heavy." Although predecessors have said it repeatedly, it has not left a deep impression on people; but once Li Yu entered the poem, it became a good sentence. The reasons are: first, it appears in a dream, which is full of confusion and confusion; second, it is supported by context, like a red flower with green leaves. Although this sentence has only seven characters, it describes the scene of the inner garden with horses and horses noisy, and the poet's strong interest in traveling is also reflected in the lines.
Immediately afterwards, I added a closing sentence full of admiration - the flower moon is in the spring breeze. This sentence describes the time and object of the tour; it also symbolizes the best and most triumphant time in Li Yu's life. This sentence pushes the joy of sleepwalking to its climax. But the poem ends abruptly at this climax.
On the surface, it seems to be a nostalgia for the prosperity of the past. In fact, what the author wants to express is the infinite desolation of today's situation. The better the dream, the more miserable the reality. This is a successful application of the artistic technique of "don't write the positive side, write the negative side". This little poem, "deep sorrow but shallow appearance, phrase with long feelings", has reached its peak in art. The superb techniques of "writing awakening with dreams", "writing sorrow with joy" and "conquering more with less" give this little poem an intriguing artistic life
Translation
Last Night The dream caused so much sorrow and hatred.
The scene in the dream is still the scene of visiting Shangyuan in the past: the spring scenery is harmonious, the wind is warm, the flowers are blooming, the entourage is shouting in front of and behind, and the ceremonial guards are busy, so grand.
But now...