Author: Fan Zhongyan
People come and go on the river,
But I like perch beauty.
Look at a boat,
In and out of the storm.
[Notes]
1. Fisherman: A fisherman.
2. but: only. Love: I like it. Perch: A kind of perch with a big head and a big mouth, a flat and thin body, a green back and a white abdomen.
Delicious fish.
Jun: You. A boat floats on the water like a leaf.
4. haunt: flickering.
[Brief analysis]
This poem is simple in language, vivid in image, strong in contrast and intriguing, reflecting the hardships of fishermen's work and arousing people's concern about people's livelihood. The first sentence is about people coming and going on the river bank, which is very lively. The second sentence describes the mentality of people on the shore and reveals the reasons for "communication". The line of sight drawn in the last two sentences indicates that the fishing boat is swaying in the wind and waves, and pay attention to the fishing site. Although the perch is delicious, it is difficult to catch, which expresses the poet's sympathy for the fishermen's sufferings and deeply exhorts the people on the shore who love the beauty of perch. The contrast between "river" and "storm", the two modes of "coming and going" and "leaf boat", and the two dynamics of "coming and going" show the theme of the whole poem.