Author: Fan Chengda
Tilling during the day, numb at night,
The children in the village are responsible for their own affairs.
Children and grandchildren have not been liberated to engage in farming and textile,
And learn to grow melons in the shade of mulberry trees.
Vernacular translation: weeding in the fields during the day and rubbing hemp at home at night, and men and women in the village have their own housework.
Although the children can't plow and weave, they have learned to grow melons in the shade of mulberry trees.
Poetic: This poem enthusiastically praises the busy working life of farmers with simple language and detailed description. The first sentence compares day and night, and unfolds a picture of rural men and women plowing, making contributions and being busy day and night. The last two sentences vividly describe the rural children's participation in the labor they can, revealing the poet's love for the children.
The image of children described in the poem is innocent and lovely. The language of the whole poem is simple and plain, with no trace of deliberate pursuit. The style of writing is fresh, light, smooth and natural, just like a vivid picture of rural customs, full of strong rural flavor in the south of the Yangtze River.
Four Seasons of Pastoral Miscellaneous Glory (Ⅱ)
Fan Song Chengda
Plum golden apricot fat, wheat white, cauliflower thin.
No one has ever crossed the fence, but dragonflies and butterflies can fly
Vernacular translation:
A plum tree becomes golden, and the apricots grow bigger and bigger; Buckwheat flowers are white and rape flowers are sparse.
As the day grows, the shadow of the fence becomes shorter and shorter as the sun rises, and no one passes by; Only butterflies and dragonflies fly around the fence.
Poetic: This poem is about the rural scenery of Jiangnan in early summer. The poet vividly described the summer scenery of Jiangnan with the words yellow, fat, white and rare. The third sentence, from people's pre-hospital silence to show that farmers leave early and return late, hard and busy. The last sentence uses "only dragonflies and butterflies are flying" to set off the silence in the village, which is dynamic and interesting.
There is not a word in the whole poem about farming or labor. However, through every line in the poem, we seem to see the real face of the countryside and the busyness of people. At the same time, this poem contains the poet's love for rural life. The language is fresh and smooth, and the artistic conception is lively and natural.
Extended data:
1. Fan Chengda wandered in officialdom in his early years. Retired at the age of 57 and lived in Shihu, Suzhou. During this period, he wrote 60 "Four Seasons Pastoral Miscellanies", which were originally divided into five groups: spring, late spring, summer, autumn and winter, each group 12.
Each group can be called a group poem. Therefore, he was awarded the title of "pastoral poet". The Four Seasons Pastoral Miscellany combines the poetic traditions of Tao Yuanming to Wei, Chu Guangxi, Meng Haoran and Wei, and the poetic traditions of the Book of Songs to July to Tang Dynasty, changing the archaic style into seven words and showing outstanding creativity in content and form.
"Four Seasons Pastoral Miscellaneous" is extremely rich in content, in which the natural scenery, farming in four seasons and farmers' life experiences are all reflected, forming a vivid picture of rural society. The first song I chose described the natural scenery of Tomb-Sweeping Day. The second is about the rural scene before sowing; The third is to write pictures of farmers' spring life; The fourth song says sericulture; The fifth song is the rural scenery of Jiangnan in early summer.
The sixth song writes the farmer's labor scene in the style of the old farmer; The seventh is about the heavy burden on farmers; The eighth song is about farm fighting; The ninth song is about exorbitant taxes and outrageous officials; The tenth song is about simple nostalgia. The ten poems selected can give a glimpse of the pastoral and interesting styles of the four seasons. Miscellaneous Stories of Four Seasons Pastoral is unique in narrative, scenery description and romance, natural and rich in connotation, which is memorable and has high artistic achievements.
2. Fan Chengda (1126—1193) was a poet of the Southern Song Dynasty. The word "energy" means "young Yuan" and "friendship". He was born in Wuxian County, Suzhou (now Jiangsu Province). Shaoxing Jinshi, who served as magistrate, Jingjiang mansion and Guangnan West Road, was appointed as the minister to Sichuan and participated in the discussion of state affairs. Kim was once strong and unyielding and was killed several times. In his later years, he retired to his hometown of Shihu and died silently.
His poems have a wide range of themes, and are as famous as Lu You, Yang Wanli and You Mao, and are called "Four Masters of Zhongxing" or "Four Masters of Southern Song Dynasty". It is also famous for its writing and prose. His works are quite rich, including Shihu Jushi, Shihu Ci, Gui, Wu and Wu Junzhi, with a total of more than 1900.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Four Seasons Pastoral Miscellaneous Interest