On the Mid-Autumn Festival in Bingchen, I drank happily till the end of the day and got drunk. I wrote this article because I was pregnant with my son.
When will the bright moon appear? Ask the sky for wine. I don’t know what year it is today in the palace in the sky. I want to ride the wind back home, but I'm afraid it's too cold in the high places. Dancing clear shadow, like in the world.
Turn to the Zhu Pavilion, where you will find a low-rise house, and the light will make you sleepless. There shouldn't be any hatred, so what's the point of saying goodbye? People have joys and sorrows, separations and reunions, and the moon waxes and wanes. This is a difficult thing in ancient times. I hope that people will live long and travel thousands of miles to meet Chanjuan.
Translation:
In the Mid-Autumn Festival of the year Bingchen, I drank all night long and came home drunk, so I wrote this poem - and I missed my brother Su Che a little.
How can we know the waxing and waning of the moon? I raised my glass and asked the sky. I wonder what year it is now in the Heavenly Palace? I could have gone up with the breeze to ask about my old friends, but I was afraid that the tall buildings with red walls and stacked pavilions would make me unable to withstand the chill at that high place. And how can the scenery above the nine heavens compare to the silver light at this moment, like the dancing shadows of palace maids and the gentle wind swaying on the water?
In the blink of an eye, the moon jumped from the eaves of the tall building to the window lattice full of clusters of carved flowers, staring at a foreigner like me who was tossing and turning. Yue'er, Yue'er, did I offend you in any way? Otherwise, why would I be extra round when I was parting from my relatives and friends? Why! In fact, I also know that since ancient times, the joys and sorrows in this world are just like the waxing and waning of the moon, and it is difficult to achieve perfection. I just hope that my relatives and friends far away are safe and happy, even if they are separated by thousands of rivers and mountains, bathing in the same moonlight, it is the same as when we were together.
Notes:
Shui Tiao Ge Tou: Ci brand name, also known as "Yuan Hui Qu", "Taicheng Tour", "Kai Ge", "Jiangnan Hao", "Hua Guan" "Niannu" and so on. There are ninety-five characters in double tone, with flat rhyme (the Song Dynasty also used a mixture of flat rhyme and flat rhyme). It is said that Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty opened the Bianhe River and made his own "Shui Tiao Song", which was performed by the Tang Dynasty people as a Daqu. The "Song Head" is the opening part of the Daqu.
Bingchen: refers to the ninth year of Xining (1076), the reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty. In this year, Su Shi served as the governor of Mizhou (now Zhucheng, Shandong).
Dadan: Until dawn.
Ziyou: The name of Su Zhe, Su Shi's younger brother, is also known as "Three Su" together with his father Su Xun and his brother Su Shi.
Put the wine in hand: Pick up the wine glass. Hold, hold, hold.
Heavenly Palace (què): refers to the palace in the middle of the moon. Que, the stone platform behind the ancient city wall.
Riding the wind: riding on the wind; relying on the power of the wind.
Go back: go back to heaven.
Qiong (qióng) Lou Yuyu: a building made of beautiful jade, referring to the imaginary moon palace.
Invincible (shèng): unable to withstand, unable to bear. Win: bear, endure.
Clear the shadow: It means that the poet dances in the moonlight, and the shadow also dances with it. Play with, play with, enjoy.
He is like: How is it, how can it be compared. Tell me when.
Turn around the vermilion pavilion, looking down at the Qi (qǐ) household, illuminating the sleepless people: the moon moves, turns around the vermilion pavilion, hangs low on the carved windows, illuminating the sleepless people (referring to people who are not sleepy) the poet himself). Zhu Pavilion, a gorgeous vermilion pavilion. Qihu, doors and windows with ornate carvings.
There shouldn’t be any hatred, so why does it become full when we are apart? (The moon) shouldn’t have any resentment (toward people). Why does it become full when people are separated? What: Why.
This matter: refers to the "huan" and "he" of people and the "clear" and "round" of the moon.
But: only.
Qianli*** Chanjuan: I just hope that the two of you will be safe every year, and that even though they are thousands of miles apart, they can still enjoy the beautiful moonlight together. ***, ***同, together. Chanjuan originally means the beautiful posture of a woman, here it describes the moon. ?
About the author:
Su Shi (1037-1101), a writer in the Song Dynasty. His courtesy name is Zizhan, his nickname is Hezhong, and his nickname is Dongpo Jushi. A native of Meishan, Meizhou (now part of Sichuan). Jiayou (reign of Emperor Renzong of Song Dynasty, 1056-1063) was a Jinshi. Together with his father Su Xun and his younger brother Su Zhe, they are collectively known as "Three Su". His writing is vertical and horizontal, and he is one of the eight great writers of the Tang and Song Dynasties. His poems have broad themes, are fresh and bold, are good at using exaggerated metaphors, and have a unique style. Together with Huang Tingjian, he is also known as "Su Huang". He is a bold and unrestrained poet, and is called "Su Xin" together with Xin Qiji. He also works in calligraphy and painting. There are "Dongpo Seven Collections", "Dongpo Yi Zhuan", "Dongpo Yuefu" and so on.
Creative background:
It is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the bright moon is in the sky. Su Shi has been separated from his brother for more than seven years. The more Mid-Autumn Festival comes, the more he misses him. In addition, Su Shi's official career was not smooth and he was demoted again and again. Therefore, Su Shi took advantage of the bright moon in the sky on Mid-Autumn Festival to express his feelings. Fa, wrote this eternal noun.
Appreciation:
This poem looks at the moon at the top and cherishes people at the bottom. The poet associates the full moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival with the parting in the world, and expresses the poet's feelings about the gatherings and separations in life. With emotion, it also expresses the poet's broad-minded attitude towards life and optimistic spirit.