This passage is the theme of the whole poem. In several short poems, it shows the contradiction in the poet's heart and shows the poet's strong emotional generation. He believes that just like this kind of sleepwalking, the pleasure in the world is always extremely sad, and everything in ancient times is always fleeting like running water. It's better to ride a white deer to the famous mountain to seek immortality.
This sad mood and escapist attitude towards life show the negative side of Li Bai's thought. In Li Bai's thought, "impermanence of life" is accompanied by contempt and resistance to the upper rulers. His pursuit of immortality is not to satisfy endless greed like Qin Shihuang and Han Wudi, but to show his disdain and uncompromising attitude towards dignitaries in a way far from reality.
Dream on Mount Tianmu is a poem by Li Bai, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty.
Excerpt from the original:
This is the consistent way of human happiness, and all kinds of things will always flow to the east like water. So I'm leaving you. I don't know how long it will take. But let me raise a white deer on my green hillside and ride to you when I need you, Dashan. Oh, how can I bow and scrape to those people with high status and important positions? They never want to be seen with a sincere face!
Translation:
So is the joy of the world. Since ancient times, everything has gone forever. When will you come back from Jun? For the time being, first graze the white deer between the green cliffs, and then ride it to visit the famous mountains in Sichuan. How can I grovel and serve the powerful, making my heart unhappy and miserable!
Extended data
Creation background
This poem was written by Li Bai after he left the Hanlin Academy. It was written in four years (745) and five years (746). In the third year of Tianbao reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (744), Li Bai was pushed out by powerful people in Chang 'an, released from Beijing and returned to his hometown in Donglu (now Shandong). Then set foot on the journey of roaming again. This poem describing the dream trip of Tianmu Mountain was written when Li Bai was about to leave eastern Shandong for wuyue.
Li Bai had the ambition to help the world in his early years, but he disdained to climb the official career through the imperial examination. As a result, he roamed all over the country and made friends with celebrities, thus gaining a good reputation. In the first year of Tianbao in Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty (742), Wu Yun, a friend of Li Bai, recommended Li Bai to Xuanzong, and Xuanzong called him to Chang 'an. Li Bai has high hopes for this trip to Chang 'an.
Li Bai had a brief pride when he first arrived in Chang 'an, but he was arrogant and refused to go along with the powerful. Even Xuanzong was dissatisfied with him because he offended the dignitaries and colleagues of the Hanlin Academy. He only lived in Chang 'an for more than a year, and then he was given money by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. His dream of becoming famous in clothes was completely shattered, which was a major political failure of Li Bai.
After leaving Chang 'an, he made friends with Du Fu, Gao, Liang, Song, Qi, Lu and Donglu. At this time, Donglu's home is quite big, so you can enjoy killing time at home. But Li Bai did not do it. He has an unstable soul, and he has a higher and further pursuit, so he left his home at the east foot and embarked on a wandering journey again. This poem was written when he bid farewell to his friends at Donglu, so it was titled "Sleepwalking in Tianmu Mountain, Farewell to Donglu Gong".
Poetry appreciation
This is a poem about dreams and immortals. The poem was written in the famous mountain of Xianfu, with peculiar conception, rigorous conception and magnificent artistic conception. Emotion is deep, intense and unpredictable, which reflects the truth of life in the illusory description. Although bizarre, it is not artificial.
The content is rich and tortuous, and the image is brilliant and romantic. Formally, miscellaneous words alternate with each other, while using Sao style, not bound by laws and regulations, and the system is liberated. The letter is handwritten, the pen is attached, and the poem is a masterpiece. ?
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