The cuckoo bird is a symbol of desolation and sadness in ancient poetry. It can also express feelings of sadness and appreciation for spring, express nostalgia and longing, and express sorrow and sorrow.
1. To express the feeling of regretting and cherishing spring
Su Shi's "Huanxi Sand": There is no mud on the sandy road among the pines, and the rain is crying at dusk. It means that the sandy road in the pine forest is so clean that there is no dirt on it, and the sound of the dusk rain and the call of the cuckoo are echoing. Although the author was demoted to Huangzhou, he drew the joy of life from the natural scenery. The cuckoo bird here highlights the author's feelings of regretting and cherishing spring.
2. Expressing nostalgia and longing
Missing hometown and missing relatives have always been major themes in literary works. The cuckoo's song is very similar to people saying: "It's better to go back." Therefore, the cuckoo is also called "sigui" or "urging to return". It can easily cause wanderers to feel homesick and miss their loved ones.
3. Confess sorrow and sorrow
Du Yu is also called Emperor Wang. Legend has it that he was the king of Shu in the late Zhou Dynasty. He abdicated and retired to the mountains. Unfortunately, the country dies and the body dies, and after death the soul turns into a cuckoo bird. Every year in late spring when the rhododendrons bloom, they chirp on festive nights, screaming in agony until blood drips from their mouths. Its sound is mournful, so people use it to express their sorrow and sorrow.
Ancient poems about the cuckoo:
1. The cuckoo sings thousands of miles away in the Spring Festival Gala, and the spring heart of the motherland is broken. ——Modern and contemporary Wang Guowei's "Poppy Poppy: The Cuckoo's Thousand Miles Crying in the Spring Festival Gala"
Meaning: The cuckoo crows in late spring, and the hometown always evokes the feeling of being sad for spring.
2. Zhuang Sheng was fascinated by butterflies in his dream, and looked forward to the emperor's spring heart with cuckoos. ——"Jin Se" by Li Shangyin of the Tang Dynasty
Meaning: Zhuang Zhou danced and turned into a butterfly in his sleep, and Emperor Wang expressed his hatred to the cuckoo.
3. The ten-mile-long pavilion leans against the greenery. The cuckoo sings deep among the flowers. ——Yan Jidao, Song Dynasty, "Partridge Sky·Ten Miles of Pavilions and Green Mountains"
Meaning: The pavilions and pavilions stretch for ten miles, close to the green mountains, and the cuckoo's cries can be heard among the flowers. Ming.