Visiting my old friend Zhuang Meng Haoran
My old friend brought chicken and millet and invited me to Tian's house.
The green trees are adjacent to the village, and the green mountains and hills are sloping outside.
Open a dining room and chat over wine.
On the Double Ninth Festival, I will come to see chrysanthemums.
Brief Analysis This is a very simple pastoral landscape painting. Sincere and cordial friendship, typical farm life scenes, blending the beauty of nature, life and friendship, we can see the harmony of the poet's inner world.
Shen Deqian said that Meng Haoran's poems are "light in language but not thin in taste" ("Tang Poems"). In other words, when reading Meng's poetry, one should look through its light appearance to appreciate the inner charm. Although "Passing Through My Old Friend's Village" is not the lightest among Meng's poems, it uses simple language and is described plainly, with almost no exaggerated sentences or exciting words. It can be regarded as "too light to be seen". Poetry" (Wen Yiduo's "Meng Haoran"). Where does its poetic flavor lie?
"An old friend invited me to Tian's house." This beginning seems to be like a note in a diary. The old friend "invited" and I "came". There was no exaggeration in the words. It came immediately, simple and casual. This is exactly what happens between close friends without any formality. Inviting guests with "chicken millet" not only shows the Tian family's unique flavor, but also shows the simplicity of hospitality. It is this kind of hospitality without any pretentious etiquette and ostentation that makes friends' hearts more open to each other. This beginning is not very focused, calm and natural, but it is an excellent introduction to the life content that is about to unfold. It shows the characteristics of the atmosphere and needs to be further enriched and developed in the following.
“The green trees border the village, and the green mountains slant outside.” Walking into the village, I felt such a refreshing and pleasant feeling. The first sentence of these two sentences diffuses the surrounding area, surrounded by green trees, and appears to be a unified world of its own. The second sentence is lightly written, and the green mountains outside Guo are closely accompanying it, which makes the village not appear lonely and shows a broad vista. This village is located in Pingchou and is far away from the green mountains. It makes people feel quiet and quiet but not lonely. It is precisely because the "Old Friend's Village" appears in such a natural and social environment that the guests and hosts raise glasses to the window, "open up the dining room and chat over wine", which makes it even more enjoyable. The word "Kaixuan" here also seems to be written into the poem very inadvertently, but the above two lines describe the exterior scenery of the village. Here the narrator is drinking and talking in the house. When the Xuan window is opened, the exterior scenery comes in. Indoors, it gives people a more relaxed and happy feeling. Regarding these two sentences, people pay more attention to "talking about mulberry and hemp", thinking that it means "nothing to say when meeting each other" (Tao Yuanming's "Returning to the Countryside"), and forgetting about love in farming, which is indeed good. But with the threshing floor and vegetable garden in front of the Xuan window, surrounded by green shade, it gives people a spacious and stretched feeling. If you talk about sangma, it will make you feel more pastoral. As a result, we can not only appreciate the stronger rural flavor and the atmosphere of labor production, but we can even smell the earthy smell on the fields, see the growth and harvest of crops, and even the characteristics of the region and season. With the combination of these two sentences and the first two sentences, green trees, green hills, cottages, fields, mulberry and hemp blend harmoniously together, forming a beautiful and tranquil pastoral landscape painting, and the laughter of the host and guest and the words about mulberry and hemp are all It seems to be lingering in our ears. It is different from the pure fantasy of the Peach Blossom Land, but more realistic in the society of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. It is in such a world that this poet who once lamented that "whoever is on the road is cheating, and good friends are rare in the world", not only forgets the setbacks encountered in political pursuits, the gains and losses of fame and fortune, but also the loneliness in seclusion. The depressed mood was also put away. From his longing for the green mountains and green trees, from his conversation with his friends over wine, it seems easy to imagine that his thoughts have relaxed, and even his actions have become flexible and comfortable. The environment and atmosphere of the farm showed its conquering power here, making Meng Haoran seem to be somewhat converted.
"On the Double Ninth Festival, I will come back to see chrysanthemums." Meng Haoran was deeply attracted by the farm life, so before leaving, he frankly expressed to his host that he would come back to see the chrysanthemums on the Double Ninth Festival in the crisp autumn weather. In just two lines of poetry, the warmth of old friends treating each other, the joy of being a guest, and the cordiality and harmony between host and guest are all vividly reflected on the page. This can't help but remind people of Du Fu's "Suffering Tian's father to drink mud and beautifying Yan Zhongcheng": "The moon rises to cover my stay, but I still angrily ask Sheng Dou." Du Shi's father stayed with Tian, ??and his words were urgent; Meng Shi made an appointment with his old friend again, The meaning is soothing and the words are slow. The difference between Du Zhi's depression and Meng's indifference may reveal some news from here.
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