Translation of Ancient Poetry: Spring Day (Wu Xichou)

Type: Seven Laws

This is a poem when I feel hurt in spring. It is quite different from the author's other works, which simply praise the pastoral joy, and it implicitly reveals the worry of losing the country. Wu Xichou, the author, was born at the end of the Southern Song Dynasty and died in the Southern Song Dynasty in the third year after his death. He was obsessed with learning and worshipped Xu Xu and Mao Rong, hermits of the Eastern Han Dynasty. During the reign of Xianchun, Ye Chang, the caretaker of Nankang, hired him as the dean of Bailudong Academy, but he didn't do it and took pleasure in seclusion in the mountains. I like artistic orchids, so I named them "Lan Gaozi", so I used them to name my own collections, which means quiet and fragrant (for details, see the catalogue of Sikuquanshu and Xiuning County Records).

The beginning of this poem is different from many famous poets in Song Dynasty, such as Su Shi, Qin Guan, Chen and so on. It all started with the scenery, but the author said frankly: "Many times, I am in a hurry, and no amount of intimate feelings can be conveyed." He lamented that the years had passed too quickly, and he felt an indescribable sense of stagnation in his heart. What is this "love affair"? On the surface, it seems to hurt spring, but from the perspective of the whole poem, it implies the hidden pain when worrying about and hurting the country. The prosperous spring has passed, and the national luck of Dasong is gone forever like a beautiful spring! So this "love affair" is not only hurting the spring, but also worrying about the country. She is integrated, vague and difficult to express, which makes the poet feel depressed.

The meaning of the couplet is closely linked to the first couplet, and what the poet saw and felt in the spring scenery: "Yan is not married to Han, and people are like Chinese wine." The first sentence is about the prospect, and the next sentence expresses the feelings in the chest. Swallows fly around in the rain of the Cold Food Festival, holding mud to build nests, which arouses the poet's infinite feelings: although Yan has not married, she will eventually have a nest to live in, and the general trend of the Song Dynasty is gone and irreversible. People are as groggy and sad as "Chinese wine" at the time of falling flowers. This not only writes the feeling of physical discomfort in rainy season, but also writes the mental state when injured, which makes the physical and psychological listlessness, sadness and sorrow look both spiritual and physical, extremely subtle! This couplet has a unique picture. Quite appreciated by the world. The summary of the general contents of Sikuquanshu said: "The spring poem' Yan is unmarried, cold food and rain dew, people are like Chinese wine' was appreciated by Fang Yue and found in the postscript of Fang Yue. However, it seems that there are many good sentences, and Yue occasionally quotes one or two of them. Deliberately concealed, clearly understood, although it is inevitable to lose weight occasionally, it was easy to commit crimes in the Song Dynasty. Then you can still be different. "

Neck couplet is the turning point and transition of the thoughts and feelings of the latter two couplets. The author gently spread out his intimate feelings to entertain himself with vegetation. "A window of grass on the old stream, five acres of garden private." Lianxi always refers to Zhou Dunyi. In his later years, he settled in Lushan Mountain and was called Mr. Lianxi. Sushui Weng refers to Sima Guang, a native of Sushui Village, Xia County, Shaanxi Province (now Shanxi Province), who is known as Mr. Sushui in the world; After living in Romania for fifteen years, he enjoyed reading, fishing, collecting herbs and watering flowers. He once wrote Paradise Alone, which recorded this leisurely life. The author calls himself "Lianxi old man" and "Suishui old man" and lives in seclusion in the countryside to show his respect. The words "inverse" and "private" in couplets are extremely accurate. Inverse, meaning to welcome guests. Private, when "preference" explains. These two sentences use anthropomorphic methods to give the green grass pastoral poems a human touch, write their close relationship with the protagonist, and show the poet's love for rural life in a tortuous and profound way. These two words enliven the countryside and deepen the character. However, The Collection of Gao Lan (an anthology of poets published by Qiu Yi Pavilion) is written as "memory" and "thinking", which makes poetry monotonous, insipid and poetic.

Tail couplet further clarified the former meaning and resolved the incident with a calm attitude beyond reality. "It is difficult to laugh alone without calling the soul, and it is difficult to answer the spring sentence in spring." Evocation, using Qu Yuan's "Li Sao" code. Zhao Haoqi of Qin tricked Chu Huaiwang into Qin and threatened him to cede territory. When Chu Huaiwang refused, Zhao Haoqi detained him and died in Qin three years later. Qu Yuan, who was in exile, got the news and wrote "Evocation of Soul", expressing his mourning for Chu Huaiwang who died in a foreign country and his sorrow for the fate of Chu. The author lives in a corner of the Southern Song Dynasty. Recalling the difficulty of Jingkang, Hui Zong and Qinzong were taken to the north by the Jin people and died in the five kingdoms city. Their experiences are very similar to those in Chu Huaiwang. After the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Southern Song Dynasty was still depressed, and the era in which the author lived was at stake. He can't be calm inside, but saying "unhappy" is to restrain his feelings and resolutely get rid of them. Because "evocation" is not only useless, but also increases sadness. Might as well ignore it. What's more, when you seldom have this kind of happiness, let's write poems to repay the labor in spring! The last sentence "Five Blessingg" was decisively used! The next sentence "harmony" is really helpless. Although its "affair" can be temporarily resolved, how can it be eliminated from the heart! It can be seen that the author can't forget the contradictory pain of reality, but he is a recluse poet after all, so he finally fled from reality in order to get rid of it.

"Love" is the main brain of the whole poem, with the connection and cohesion of civilization as the core. Poetry and painting are integrated, subject and object are integrated, and the text is novel and artistic.