Looking for flowers by the river, part six
Tang Dynasty: Du Fu
Four yellow maiden flowers thrive on the road covered, and thousands of flowers bow and the branches are low.
The butterflies in the flowers are dancing, and the soft yinger in freedom is just singing happily.
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The flowers in the yellow silk girl covered the path, and thousands of flowers bent lower and lower from the ground.
The colorful butterflies in the fragrant flowers have been dancing, and the free and soft oriole just cried with joy.
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Huang Siniang: Du Fu's neighbor when he lived in Chengdu Caotang. Path(xρ): the path.
Lingering: nostalgia, reluctant to leave.
Jiao: Cute look. Cha-cha: Onomatopoeia, which describes the harmony and sweetness of birds' songs. When we say "Chen Wenjing" is a Tang dialect, that's what it means.
Creation background
This group of poems was written in the spring of the 2nd year of Shangyuan in Tang Suzong (76 1) or the first year of Baoying in Tang Daizong (762) after Du Fu settled in Chengdu Caotang. In the first year of Shangyuan (760), Du Fu lived in Chengdu, Sichuan, and built a thatched cottage beside Huanhuaxi in the western suburbs, looking for a temporary residence. Du Fu lives in a thatched cottage on the outskirts of Chengdu, which is "the western end of Huanhuaxi and the owner is cousin Brin" ("Buju"); The poet was very satisfied. "But an old friend offered him rice. What else can I ask for?" (Jiangcun). Therefore, it is spring, but also enjoyment. Du Fu loves life. This is his life and emotional basis for writing this group of poems. In the second year (the third year), in the spring season, he walked alone along the Jinjiang River to enjoy flowers and wrote a group of poems "Looking for Flowers Alone by the River".
Du Fu
Du Fu (7 12-770), with beautiful words, is called "Du Gongbu" and "Du Shaoling" in the world. Born in Fugong County, Henan Province (now gongyi city, Henan Province), he was a great realistic poet in the Tang Dynasty. Du Fu is regarded as a "poet saint" by the world, and his poems are called "the history of poetry". Du Fu and Li Bai are called "Du Li" together. In order to distinguish them from the other two poets Li Shangyin and Du Mu, that is, "Little Du Li", Du Fu and Li Bai are also called "Big Du Li". He is concerned about the country and the people and has a noble personality. About 65,438+0,400 of his poems have been preserved, and his poetic skills are exquisite, which is highly respected in Chinese classical poetry and has far-reaching influence. He lived in Chengdu from 759 to 766 and was commemorated by Du Fu's Caotang.