The poet Fett loves reading Tolstoy's novels, and the novelist Tolstoy appreciates Fett's poems. The two became bosom friends in the literary world, and maintained their friendship for more than 20 years, with constant correspondence. 1on June 28th, 867, Tolstoy sent this letter to Fett:
"Dear friend alfons alfons Nasir, if I write to you every time I miss you, then you will receive two letters from me every day, and you can't finish what you want to say ... We love each other, just like you said, we all think with the wisdom of our hearts ... the power of poetry is contained in love-the direction of this power depends on personality. Without the power of love, there would be no poetry ... I still look forward to you like a 20-year-old young poet. I don't believe you will get old. I have never seen a poet who is more energetic and stronger than you. Your poetry is like a clear spring, and the buckets of clear water you provide to people contain strength. "
10 years later 1870, Fett sent Tolstoy another poem about May that he had just finished writing. The writer read his friend's new book, and tears welled up in his eyes. In his reply to a friend, he described his feelings:
Dear friend alphonse alphonse Nasier ... I received your letter, opened it and read your poem first. My nose is sour, so I ran to my wife to read it to her, but I couldn't read the sentence because of the moved tears. This poem belongs to one of the few masterpieces that cannot be added, deleted or changed; Poetry itself has life, which is very wonderful. This poem is really excellent, so I think it is not an accidental harvest, but a long-term blocked water flow that breaks through the dam ... I hope you only worship the muse. When you ask me what I think of this poem, you will expect me to understand your thoughts and be happy about it: you realize that this poem is wonderful, and it has been out of your heart, so this poem is your incarnation. "
This lyric poem, which moved Tolstoy to tears, is called Night in May. Let's read the translation of this poem together:
The last disappearing cloud,
Fly over our heads.
Soft and transparent clouds.
Near meniscus ablation.
Spring exerts magical charm,
Wear stars on your forehead.
On a tender night, you promised-
Labor breeds happiness.
Where is the joy? Like a cloud,
Not in the world.
Let it fly! Defensive void and volley-
We fly to eternity!
Fett's lyric poems about the night of May are still pure and transparent. Images in the poem, such as disappearing dark clouds, melting clouds, bright new moons and stars in the night sky, are all common sights in May night. Why was Tolstoy moved to tears after reading this poem? This deserves our serious consideration.
Compared with the last poem Another Night in May, the artistic conception of the two poems is obviously different. The keynote of the previous poem is tranquility, joy, gratification and satisfaction, while the keynote of the latter poem is tranquility, loss, cheer up and pursuit. The connotation of the former poem is relatively simple, while the connotation of the latter poem is relatively profound and complicated. If the previous poem is like a melodious serenade, then the latter poem is like a sonata with mixed feelings and polyphonic structure.
"Night in May" is another lyric poem with a blend of scenes, and "Night in May" adds philosophical thinking to the lyricism of the scenery. Mei promised that "labor breeds happiness", that is to say, the busyness of the world can be exchanged for happiness. But where is the joy of happiness? Happiness is like a misty cloud in the sky, which is fleeting. The world is full of material desires, noisy and noisy, and there is nowhere to find joy and happiness. So the poet fantasizes about flying with the floating clouds in the night of May, because he knows that only by transcending the material world can he enter the eternal spirit.
Tolstoy read A Night in May again, and what he felt was aesthetic pleasure, "Love contains the power of poetry". He appreciates his poems and gives the poet kind ridicule and friendly praise; However, after reading Night in May, his nose was sore and his eyes were full of tears, which touched the writer's heart. I think it is precisely the philosophical thinking and spiritual pursuit of this poem. In Tolstoy's own words, it is "thinking with the wisdom of the mind."
True poets and writers can transcend the level of material enjoyment, yearn for the purification and promotion of the soul, and are eager to gallop the imagination and enter the vast world of the spiritual world. For them, language is the carrier of thought. Although the square inch is small, it can hold the whole world and life is limited, but people can "think for a thousand years and see through Wan Li". True love poetry is a novel that records the changes of history, and its lasting artistic life is the continuation of the lives of poets and writers.
It is no accident that Tolstoy shed tears for Fett's One Night in May. This is the tears after the collision of two hearts obsessed with art, a writer and a poet. From this perspective, these two lyric poems by the poet Fett not only bring us poetic fragrance, but also a meaningful philosophical exploration.