The pinyin version of the ancient poem Tian Jing Sha Qiu Si is as follows:
Tian tiān Jing jìng Sha shā·Qiu Qiū Si sī.
Withered kū vines, téng and old lǎo trees are dim hūn crow yā,
The small bridge and flowing water shuǐ everyone’s home,
The ancient gǔ road Daoxixifengfēngthin is horse mǎ.
The sun sets in the west and the sun sets in the west,
Everyone is wandering at the end of the world.
Translation: At dusk, a group of crows landed on an old tree entwined with dead vines, emitting a shrill cry. The sound of running water under the small bridge was heard, smoke curled up from the houses of farmers beside the bridge, and a skinny horse was struggling to move forward against the west wind on the ancient road. The sunset gradually lost its luster and set from the west. In the cold night, there are only lonely travelers wandering in distant places.
Ma Zhiyuan, courtesy name Qianli, nicknamed Dongli (one says the courtesy name is Zhiyuan, later nicknamed "Dongli"), Han nationality, native of Dadu (now Beijing), another says (Ma Zhiyuan is Ma Zhiyuan, Dongguang County, Hebei Province) A native of Ancestral Village, named Dongli (to emulate Tao Yuanming's ambition), he is later than Guan Hanqing, Bai Pu and others, and his birth year should be before the Yuan Dynasty (beginning in 1264).
Appreciation
This poem is very short, with only five sentences and twenty-eight characters in one sentence. There is not a single word "autumn" in the whole song, but it paints a sad and moving picture. The sunset in the autumn suburbs accurately conveys the miserable mood of the traveler. This successful piece of music, praised as the ancestor of Qiu Si, embodies the artistic characteristics of Chinese classical songs in many aspects.
Using the scenery to support feelings, embedding feelings in the scenery, and forming a desolate and tragic artistic conception in the blending of scenery and scenery. Chinese classical poetry pays great attention to the creation of artistic conception. Artistic conception is an important category in the aesthetics of Chinese classical poetry. Its essential characteristics are the blending of scenes and the unity of mind and matter. Whether emotion and scenery can be combined wonderfully becomes the key to forming an artistic conception.