From Historical Records Biography of Assassins, the full text is:
"The prince and the guests who knew about it were given to them for nothing. On the top of Xiao, the ancestors took the road, struck the floor with lofty ideas, and Jing Ke chimed. All the scholars cried in order to change their voices. He walked in front and sang:' the wind is rustling, the water is cold, and the strong man is gone forever!' Once again, the full-fledged scholars were dumbfounded and crowned. "
37 Say "Yi Shui Ge"
How to appreciate poetry? The author gave us a demonstration here. Read this article carefully and think about it. Why can the tender two sentences in Shui Ge become eternal swan songs?
The wind blows in Shui Han, and the strong men are gone forever.
Jing Ke got his name from this, but two short poems are immortal. The difficulty in expressing majestic feelings in poetry lies in convincing people, not in arrogance and exaggeration; There is a more permanent and universal feeling behind temporary feelings, not a temporary impulse. Words about tragedy are often easy to be emotional, and it is difficult for people to distinguish between true and false under emotions, so they not only deceive others, but also deceive themselves. Many works that were in high spirits at that time later felt dull when read. It was that performance that deceived them. "Song of Xiao" regards two understatements as eternal swan songs. When we read, we must have Jing Ke's life experience. This is the universality of art, which transcends time and space and appeals to that eternal emotion.
The word "Sasha Vujacic" is very common in poetry. Ancient poem: "Poplar hates Taiwan, but Mix is worried about killing people." The word "wind rustling" naturally carries the meaning of high autumn. The ancients said "climb the mountain near the water", but here they say "a strong man is gone forever". "They seem to be a contrast and an explanation. We can't say what it is, but we found some other poems. Here we first remember the vastness of "the bright moon shines on the snow".
"The bright moon shines on the snow", which is clean and cold. The so-called "Qiong Yu, the heights are too cold." "Yi Shui Ge" points out cold characters, but Xie Shi doesn't, but they are all tall because of cold, and they are more emotional because of high. Du Fu's poem says that "the sky is high and the ape whimpers". Naturally, we can't explain why the ape cries. However, don't we see that "strong wind makes us sad"? The north wind is the north wind, which is naturally extremely strong, but this sad word is the vivid part of this poem. How can that strong man go back? I'll write an argument when I go. Isn't it a sad word that I won't go? There must be a reason for the coincidence in the world. Don't say famous sentences, let alone irrelevant. There is a deeper agreement between them, that is, the universality of art. Whenever the autumn is crisp and empty, we are alone in the wind and rustling, even if we are not strong men, we should have the mind of a strong man, so this poem left Jing Ke and existed. Although Jing Ke said it, it belongs to everyone. "Dead leaves know the wind, and sea water knows the cold." This understanding between us and our similarity with nature seems to be spoken, but it seems impossible to say it. However, it has brought our hearts to the wider world. The vast Yuan Ye is the source of life. We have long forgotten in our narrow life, but we have re-recognized it in literature and art. Although our life is short, it has eternal significance here.
Zhuan Xu stabbed the king of Wu, but he died and succeeded. Jing Ke stabbed the king of Qin, but he died without fruit. However, we have long forgotten Zhuan Zhu, and we are all praising Jing Ke. Shigu is far from success or failure, but we miss Jing Ke more because of this little poem. The poet created both poetry and himself. It belongs to Jing Ke, to everyone.
1 selected from A Comprehensive Review of Tang Poetry (People's Literature Publishing House, 1987 edition) with the title added by the editor.
2 【 Jing Ke (? -227 BC)] wei ren in the Warring States Period (now northern Henan). Jing Qing, also called Qingqing. Celebrate the Prince Yan Dan Keqing. He was ordered to go to the state of Qin to assassinate the king of Qin, and was killed after his failure. "The Warring States Policy Yance III": "Jing Ke will enter the Qin Dynasty, and Prince Yan Dan and all the guests will have white hair. On the banks of the Yishui River, a high ceremony struck the building, and Jing Ke sang:' The wind blows and the water cools, and the strong men are gone forever.' "
3 】 【 hate Taiwan poplar, Mix sorrow to kill people 】 The sentence in "Nineteen Ancient Poems" in the Han Dynasty.
[4] The sentence of "climbing the mountain near the water to bid farewell" in "Nine Debates on Chu Ci".
5 ["The Moon Shines on Snow"] Southern Dynasties? Xie Lingyun's poem "The moon shines on the snow, and the wind is strong and sad". 【 "The sky is full of wind and apes crow 】 Du Fu's poem" Ascending the Mountain "in the Tang Dynasty.
6 [Dead leaves know the wind, sea water knows the cold] China's ancient poems.
7 [Turn Zhu (? -5 15 BC)] A native of Tang Yi, a native of Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period. Wu Gongzi Guang (and Lu) conspired to assassinate and became independent, and Wu Zixu recommended Zhuan Xu. Twelve years, I invited him with light and wine. Zhuan Xu put a dagger in the fish's stomach, and when he offered it, he stabbed it and died. Zhuan Xu was killed by his entourage. The son of light became king himself. See Historical Records Wu Taibo Family and Historical Records Assassin Biography.