The complete poem of the ancient poem Xuzhou Xijian

It is "Chuzhou West Stream", which is a poem describing the seven unique scenes by Wei Yingwu, a poet of the Tang Dynasty.

The whole poem is as follows:

The lonely grass grows beside the stream, and the oriole sings in the deep trees.

The spring tide brings rain late and comes quickly, and there is no boat crossing the wild river.

The translation is as follows:

I love the quiet grass growing by the stream, and the orioles singing in the deep trees.

The spring tide carries the rapids of the evening rain, and only the unmanned boat is traversing the middle of the river.

Extended information:

Creative background

It is generally believed that the poem "Chuzhou West Stream" was written by Wei Yingwu, who was appointed governor of Chuzhou in the second year of Jianzhong (781) by Emperor Dezong of the Tang Dynasty. Made at the time. He often walked alone in the suburbs, and Chuzhou Xijian was a place he often visited. The author loved the quiet scenery of Xijian. He visited Xijian in Chuzhou (in the western suburbs of Chuzhou City) one day and wrote this poetic poem.

Appreciation of the work

Whether there is any sustenance in this poem and what its meaning is has always been debated endlessly. The old annotation believed that this poem had political sustenance, saying that it was written as "the image of a gentleman at the bottom and a villain at the top", which contained a helpless sadness of being out of place and useless, but it was too concise and clumsy to justify it. Some people think that "this is a scene of the Western Stream, and there is no need for any explanation."

In fact, the emotions revealed in the poem are vague and obvious. When you mention grass and orioles at the beginning, the poet uses the word "pity alone", which has an obvious meaning, showing that the poet lives in poverty and keeps his integrity, and does not live in high places. The last two sentences contain a kind of helpless, worried and sad feeling of being out of place and useless in the leisurely scene of rushing water and boating.

The poet describes the scenery with emotion, uses the scenery to express his thoughts, writes about the scenery he likes and dislikes, and talks about the things he likes and dislikes. His tranquility and sadness are naturally revealed. This poem expresses the author's love for life.

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