Stray birds of summer come to my window to sing and fly away.
And yellow leaves of autumn, which have no songs, flutter and fall there with a sign.
This is the first poem in Tagore's Birds. It is short and pithy, but it has the unique charm of modern poetry.
Modern poetry, also called "vernacular poetry", is a kind of poetry. Compared with ancient poetry, it is not limited to format and rhythm, but has unique charm. There are three schools of modern poetry. One is the kuya School, represented by Xin Di and Fang Jing. First, the imperial school, Gu Cheng belongs to this school; There is also the Crescent School, which was formed under the influence of Tagore's Crescent Collection. People like Wen Yiduo and Xu Zhimo belong to this type.
It can be seen that Tagore's contribution to modern poetry is enormous.
His bird is one of his representatives.
In the above poem, he described a very charming scene: birds fly around happily in summer, sing to people and then fly away. Yellow leaves were silent, without saying a word, without revealing a word, and fell to the ground without saying a word. A few words outline a colorful scene with profound meaning-birds in summer are metaphors of Budd in India. They wander all their lives, singing while walking, leaving a good feeling for others everywhere. The yellow leaves in autumn are a metaphor for Indian hermits, who live alone, do not affect others, and die by themselves. These two contrasting images open the deep meaning of this poem for us, that is, there are two kinds of people in the world, one is humble but has served others all his life, which brings people a good impression, and the other is arrogant and far away from others, which only sighs of self-pity. The former life is precious, the latter life is pale. This poem shows Tagore's determination to serve others all his life and fly to others' windows to sing.
Tagore's poems have influenced generations, and until now, we can still hear his "singing voice" echoing in front of the window.