Among the more than 200 poems left by Li He, most of them bemoaned the untimely birth and depressed heart. Sorrow is Li He's bitter feeling about his miserable life, and his poems often reveal sadness. The sad poem I want to share with you in this article is Li He's only poem expressing my sad feelings. However, this five-character ancient poem with the theme of "sadness" is not dedicated to writing a sad thing, but tells the sadness of life under the current situation.
This poem is not long, only 40 words, without any sad words. But between the lines, Li He's unspeakable sadness is revealed. Vividly expressed the hardships and misfortunes of a talented poet living under the dark politics and bad social phenomena at that time. It is the saddest poem in history, which makes countless people cry after reading it. Let's take a concrete look at Li He's "sad line":
Swallowing to learn Chu sounds hurts the muscles and bones.
Autumn is white and the leaves are crying.
The light is blue, and moths are dancing in the sunset.
Dust is born on the ancient wall, and the soul dreams.
At the beginning of the poem, Li He expressed his sadness by "swallowing acoustic songs, hurting the muscles and bones". . It means sobbing and reciting sad poems like Chu Ci, but the sickly body can't stand the cold. From these two poems, we can actually see that Li He has been in a state of depression and sadness for a long time, which undoubtedly hurts his body and mind.
Three or four sentences, "Autumn is white, and the leaves of trees are crying in the wind and rain", are based on Li He's own sadness and set off the "sick bones" in front. In other words, Li He had white hair at a young age, just like leaves falling in the autumn wind and rain. The description of environmental scenery is undoubtedly to contrast Li He's own sadness. At the same time, it also paves the way for the following natural transition to describe the scenery around us.
"The lamp is blue, and the moth dances when it falls", which means that the lamp oil is almost gone, the lamp flame is flashing like the green light of a jack-o'-lantern, and the moth is flapping the residual light that will be extinguished by the flame. All kinds of images have rendered the sadness of Li He's life and the bleak and gloomy environment. Although Li He's poems are famous for their rich imagination and magnificent colors, the image here is the real scene in front of him and the most authentic portrayal of Li He.
The last two sentences, "the ancient wall is covered with dust, and the soul is in the dream", mean that the ancient wall behind it is covered with thick dust, while Li He, the soul of the journey, mumbles in his dream. "Ancient wall", "dust", "soul" and "dream" are undoubtedly the expressions of Li He's environment. Together, they are Li He's gloomy, deep and heavy sad life, and also the expression of Li He's eternal sadness.
Looking at Li He's poems comprehensively, Li He's unique sad color is contained in simplicity and truth. The integration of one's own situation and the surrounding environment has strengthened Li He's inner sadness. Very artistic appeal, reading as a whole, can not help but shed tears for Li He's sad life. Generally speaking, this poem is the saddest poem of Li He, expressing the sadness of life.