Jiang Jie
The young man was listening to Yuge upstairs, the tent was dimly lit by red candles. A young man in his prime listens to the rain in a boat. The broad clouds in the river are low and the wild geese are calling in the west wind. Now, listening to the rain at the foot of the monk's hut, there are already stars on his temples.
The joys and sorrows are always ruthless, and every step of the way is dripping until dawn.
This little poem by Jiang Jie describes his feelings of listening to the rain in three stages: his youth, his prime, and his old age. It summarizes his life experience from a specific perspective, including joys and sorrows. Crying is all in it.
The author uses the artistic expression technique of large jumps in time and space to select three pictures of life, using "Listening to the Rain" as the thread that runs through the beginning and end of the emotional flow. Rain has different realms and different feelings. The young man is romantic, chasing fun and laughter, and a "Picture of Night Rain in a Singing House" depicts the gentleness of the fragrant pavilion and the infinite tenderness of soft singing in a restaurant; the bumpy years in his prime, wandering around the world, a "Picture of Autumn Rain on a Lonely Boat" also show After so many ups and downs, the misery of traveling abroad; in his lonely old age, only a lonely and desolate picture of "Listening to the Rain in the Monk's Cottage" was left. These three pictures, except Lao Lai Listening to the Rain at the Monk's Hut, may be real scenes, the first two pictures are more based on their imagery. Red candles, tents, night rain, and singing towers, this beautiful scenery reminds people of youth and joy. However, the author is not exaggerating the dissolute life of the young master sleeping in flowers and willows, but aims to express a kind of "young people don't know sorrow" The feeling of "taste". However, youth is fleeting and sweet dreams are hard to warm. Listening to the rain in one’s prime is full of emotions. The scenes described by the author, such as the vast water and sky, the strong wind and low clouds, the solitary boat and the few wild geese, form a strong contrast with the previous one. , although there is no lyrical word, but a feeling of loss, desolation and sadness rushes towards my face. These two situations must have been experienced by the author back then, but the memories at this moment have similarities and differences with the atmosphere and scenes at that time. With the brewing of time and the catalysis of emotions, like aged wine, they become more It is said that those who are happy are more happy, and those who are sad are more sad. The gentle dream in the dim light of the tent and the lonely boat drifting in the west wind have been magnified and intensified in the memory, and have become a symbol of the realm of life, transcending the limitations of a time and place, and therefore have great significance. artistic capacity.
The three paintings form a scroll of life. The first two paintings already cover youth and adulthood. So, how to express the old age? "Now, listening to the rain in the monk's house, there are already stars on the temples." Now the temples are gray, and the person is old. Lying tiredly in the monk's hut, listening to the rain for a long night, this is the author's self-portrait of his situation in his later years. In the third painting, there is no longer any background color of the scenery. This line drawing-like outline and the mentality revealed by "every step before the step until dawn" make the desolate and cold atmosphere conveyed by this painting change from the previous one. The present extends throughout the bleak yet unfinished years.
Literally, this poem is written in chronological order from youth to old age, but judging from the trigger point of writing, it should be traced back to the me of today and the me of the past. The author looks back on the present and recalls the past, feeling sad about the past. It is not difficult to imagine the ups and downs of emotions. "Now when I listen to the rain in the monk's house, there are stars in my temples." This is a sigh after the pain has settled down. To be honest, it is extremely painful. "Sorrows and joys are always ruthless", which is both a conclusion and a reminder. The author came to this conclusion after recalling the past and comparing it with the current situation. Here are the joys and sorrows of an individual's life, as well as the ups and downs of the entire world. The sense of life experience and the pain of national subjugation are intertwined. It is precisely because everything is "ruthless" that in the end there is a quiet and detached saying of "every step of the way until dawn". It seems that in the sound of rain tonight, the author not only buried the joy of youth, but also buried the resentment of adulthood. In the end, even the inner sorrow caused by nostalgia was washed away by the rain. The sky is empty, no matter how the autumn rain drops in front of the steps until dawn, it can't stir up any emotional ripples - this is exactly another indescribable state that one enters after experiencing sorrow and pain that has reached its peak.
Wen Tingyun's "Geng Liu Zi" lyrics: "The sycamore tree, the rain at midnight, it is more painful to leave the love. Every leaf, every sound, the empty steps are dripping to the bright." Wan Qiyong "Long Acacia·Rain" ": "One sound, one update... If there is no sadness, people don't like to hear it, and the empty steps will drip to the light." It is quite similar to the ending of this poem, but the connotation and depth of its emotions are quite different. The word "Tingyu" written in "Tingyu" goes beyond the ordinary emotions of separation, and is integrated into the author's life experience and sense of life. The artistic conception is broad and deep, which is difficult to compare with similar works.