A stout plum tree,
Open it with a spring,
Golden branches,
Grow like curly hair.
Sweet dew,
Dropping down the bark;
Leaving a pungent green mark,
Shining silver.
Satin nail
Shining in the dew,
Like bright earrings,
Put it on a pretty girl's ear.
Where the residual snow melts,
On the grass near the roots,
Silver stream
Happy flow all the way.
The thick plum trees spread their branches,
Give off a charming fragrance,
Golden green sign
Reflecting sunlight.
The stream makes waves of broken jade,
Splashed on the branches of the thick plum tree,
Playing the strings under the cliff,
Sing for her affectionately.
(Translated by Liu Zhanqiu Ruxiangxue)
If we turn "You are my abandoned homeland ……" into a dark serenade that pours out the sadness of the field, and then "Coarse Plum Tree" (also translated as "Wild Sakura") is a small sonata with bright tonality and praises the rural spring in Russia; And its theme music is described as a stout plum tree in a snowstorm in You Are My Abandoned Country.
Reading the poem Thick Plum Tree is like watching a colorful landscape movie. Poems, such as close-ups, are "edited" and "combined" by the poet into a lyric short film interwoven with light, shadow and melody. Here, we can not only see "golden" and "curly hair" branches and leaves, shining dew, silvery green traces on bark, "satin-like flower spikes", grass where snow can melt, and streams where waves splash; I can still smell the thick smell of plum trees and the pungent smell of green marks; Hear the stream singing briskly; I even seem to have tasted the sweetness of dew as honey. Here, the poet uses one of the unique artistic techniques of poetry creation-synaesthesia, that is, vision, hearing, taste and touch communicate and transform with each other, so that readers can feel the artistic beauty in all senses. In all kinds of feelings of mutual induction, vision is dominant. For example, "nectar adds sweetness" (appealing to the sense of taste), "green scars add spicy fragrance" (appealing to the sense of smell), "satin-like flowers" (communicating vision and touch) and "the waves of broken jade raised by the stream" (integrating vision and hearing). This technology is an important part of Ye Saining image system. Ye Saining studied under the famous poet Brock, and was influenced by his symbolism, and joined the imagist literary group, which was badly influenced. However, he absorbed the advantages of Imagism in strengthening visual images and enriching metaphorical hints, and created a colorful image system, thus greatly enhancing the expressive function of poetic language. In addition, Thick Plum Tree shows a striking beauty of light and color. Soviet critics believe that a poet like Ye Saining who attaches importance to the use of color may not be found in Russia. He not only uses color to enhance the visual image, but also gives color symbolic meaning, so that it contains the poet's delicate thoughts and feelings. Bright and youthful colors such as "gold", "silver" and "green mark" are repeatedly highlighted in the poem. In the poet's works, green conveys the harmony between man and nature and symbolizes the unity of joy and harmony; Gold and silver come from the sun, symbolizing * * and vitality. They are often combined with the poet's favorite blue (symbolizing tranquility and harmony). The interaction of these lights and colors constitutes a dynamic artistic beauty and conveys the poet's happy and comfortable state of mind. This symbolic use of color is another part of Ye Saining's image system.
Bright and smooth music rhythm is another outstanding feature of Thick Plum Tree, which greatly enhances the bright tone of the poem. The original poem consists of five sections and twenty lines. Rhyme is basically vowel harmony, full of singing and easy to read. Translated into short sentences with six folk songs, which is consistent with the original poem style. The symmetry of bars strengthens the symmetry and harmony of music rhythm. The third sentence added depicts the flower spike of the stout plum tree with vivid metaphor. "Satin-like Flower Spike" not only writes the bright luster of the flower spike, but also writes its smooth and soft texture, which is consistent with the creative style of the other five poems. The translation of the last sentence "Waves of Broken Jade" is quite ingenious, with both auditory and visual images, which reminds readers of the clarity of the waves. (Wang Jianqing)