Lin Sheng in Song Dynasty
When will the singing and dancing in the West Lake stop?
Warm winds make tourists drunk and make Hangzhou a continent.
Vernacular translation
There are endless castles in the green hills. When will the songs and dances on the West Lake stop?
The warm spring breeze is intoxicating, as if Hangzhou were Bianzhou.
Overall appreciation
This is a poem written on the wall of a hotel in Lin 'an City, which not only expresses grief through the description of music scenes, but also multiplies emotions, and contains profound implications in a profound aesthetic realm. At the same time, the poet exposed the reactionary nature of "vagrants" in ironic language, and also showed the poet's anger.
In the first sentence of the poem, "There are green hills and towers outside the mountain", the poet grasped the characteristics of Lin 'an City-green hills and towers are lined up. This first describes the great mountains and rivers of the motherland, rolling mountains and pavilions. What a beautiful nature it is. As far as poetry creation is concerned, the poet's description of the beautiful scenery of mountains and rivers shows a sense of pleasure.
Then he wrote, "When will the West Lake dance stop?" The poet was hurt by the reality of this country. Such beautiful mountains and rivers were occupied by Jin people. A word "Hugh" in the poem.
It not only implies the poet's heartache for the real social situation, but more importantly, it shows the poet's indignation at those in power who blindly "rest" and negotiate peace, and do not want to recover the lost land in the Central Plains, but only seek peace, indulge in debauchery and have fun. In the poet's mind, "West Lake Song and Dance" is just a lewd song and dance to kill the fighting spirit against gold.