1. "Dianjiang Lip·The arc of the arrow is suspended"/Early Ming Dynasty/Xie Yingfang
The arc of the arrow is suspended, and the toast is raised to talk about the lateness of the place. Ming Dynasty Winter Solstice. Still drunk with wine.
It is worthy of laughing at the gods, and we must make a long living. The human world. The golden bird falls in the west. Difficult to tie long ropes.
The author Xie Yingfang was a Neo-Confucian at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty. He lived an astonishing 97 years and is truly an old man of the century. He lived in seclusion all his life, teaching and writing, and his academic masterpiece "Bianhuobian", which focused on Neo-Confucianism and opposed Buddhism and Taoism, had a great influence at the time and also had a place in the history of thought. He is also good at poetry and has left many works. This poem "Red Lips, Arrows Hanging" is a poem about the winter solstice.
The poem mainly uses the arrival of the winter solstice to express the poet's feelings about seizing the time and living the winter solstice well. The "Aru Ya" at the beginning originally refers to bows and arrows, but here it refers to the wars in the late Yuan Dynasty. Shangqian said that the world was uncertain, so he had to run around to avoid disaster and seek shelter. The winter solstice is here again, and it’s time to drink. It’s not hard to see the anxiety about current events.
Xia Qi changed his head, which made him even more cynical. The longevity of the laughing gods is a satire of the current wars and chaos, where human lives are like grass. The last three sentences seem to say that time is hard to keep and there is no rope, but in fact they angrily express the sorrow of the end of life in troubled times, dangers and precarious situations. "Golden Bird" means "Golden Crow", which refers to the sun.
The lyrics are about the winter solstice in the midst of war, and are a mixture of complex emotions, with anger, decadence and sadness intertwined. But he is not as concerned about people's livelihood as Du Fu.
2. Gengwu Winter Solstice Night
Song Dynasty/Zheng Gangzhong
The wine in Xuanxun Village does not need to be strong. It is easy to provide more wine with less worry.
Under the lamp, a family lives thousands of miles away, and this year happens to be the third winter.
Zheng Gangzhong, as his name suggests, was upright and upright. He was a famous minister in the Southern Song Dynasty who fought against the Jin Dynasty. He was a Jinshi at the age of 44 and was ranked third in the imperial examination. At that time, he was as famous as Zongze and Yue Fei. His political achievements were outstanding, he managed Sichuan, and he was powerful. So that the golden people can't look away. In addition, he wrote numerous works throughout his life, and only nearly 700 poems remain. It was a pity that in the last seven years, he was framed by Qin Hui and finally died in humiliation. Only righteousness is left to shine on the world.
This song "Winter Solstice Night", as you can see from the title, was written in 1150 AD, when the poet was 62 years old, only four years before his death. It was also the third year since he was released after being framed. The last two lines of the poem reveal this mood.
As an old poet, he was banished to Guangdong on the night of the winter solstice, pouring and drinking by himself, becoming a famous minister, and his later life was miserable.
3. "Visiting Jixiang Temple Alone on the Winter Solstice" / Su Shi
The slight sun at the bottom of the well has not returned, and the cold rain has dampened the dried vegetables. Who is more like Mr. Su? He is not willing to spend time alone.
The poem was written in the fifth year of Xining, when Su Shi was 35 years old. The previous year, Su Shi had angered Wang Anshi because he had written a letter to state the shortcomings of the political reform. Su Shi was released as the general judge of Hangzhou. During the winter solstice of this year, he visited Jixiang Temple in Hangzhou. Quite a bit of self-satisfied fun.
The poem does not write about homesickness or homesickness on the winter solstice, nor does it write about joyful folk customs and excitement, nor does it even describe loneliness, sadness or sadness. It just records the poet's unique behavior on the winter solstice. The first sentence is about the winter solstice, and there is a bit of playfulness in the question about the bottom of the well. The second sentence shows that it is still very cold during the winter solstice, so the previous sentence makes a half-joking question about whether the Yang Qi has recovered a little. 荄 (gāi) is an absolutely uncommon word, meaning grassroots. Refers to vegetation.
The poet expresses his unconventional temperament in the last two sentences, which is a bit narcissistic, complacent, and a bit lonely. It’s not the right time to enjoy the flowers, but they go to enjoy them. This is really in line with Wang Chaoyun’s words: “It’s not the right time to have a full stomach.”