I don't know the moon when I was a child, and I call it a white jade plate.
I'm also suspicious of Yao Tai Jing, flying at the end of Qingyun Mountain.
Immortals hang their feet, osmanthus trees and Tuan Tuan.
The white rabbit has made it. Who will you have dinner with?
the toad eclipses the round shadow, and the big night is gone.
Yi's past was nine days, and heaven and man were peaceful.
yin essence is confused, but it is not enough to see it.
what about worry? Worry, and how can I bear the pain, sad sad let me break my heart.
Foreword
A Journey to the Moon in Gulang is a five-character ancient poem written by Li Bai, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, with the ancient title of Yuefu. This poem was written shortly before the An Shi Rebellion. This poem first writes about the childish understanding of the moon in childhood, and then writes about the gradually clear and fairyland-like scenery when the moon first rises, and then writes that the moon gradually erodes from the circle, and then disappears and is confused, and my heart feels worried and angry. Poets use romantic creative methods, through rich imagination, clever processing of myths and legends, and strong lyricism, to form a magnificent, magical and meaningful artistic image. The whole poem is full of charm and thought-provoking, which reflects the style of Li Bai's poetry, which is bold and unrestrained, fresh and elegant.
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(1) calling: called. White jade plate: A plate made of white jade.
(2) doubt: doubt. Yaotai: the legendary place where immortals live. Source: The Biography of Mu Tianzi, Volume III: "The Tianzi is the guest of the Western Queen Mother, and the Tianzi is above the Yaochi. The Queen Mother of the West is the son of heaven, saying,' White clouds are in the sky, and the mountains are coming out. The road is far away, between mountains and rivers. If you don't die, you can still come back. " The son of heaven replied:' Return to the east soil and rule the summer. All peoples are equal, and I care for you. After three years, I will return to the wild. " "The biography of emperor wudi called the queen mother" Xuan Du's mother ".
(3) Immortals hang their feet: it means there are immortals and osmanthus trees in the moon. When the moon was born, you first saw the feet of the immortal, and when the moon gradually became round, you saw the full shape of the immortal and the osmanthus tree. Fairy: Legend has it that the driver who drives the moon is Shu Wang, also known as Xian A..
(4) Tuan Tuan: It looks round.
(5) "White Rabbit" sentence: White rabbits are always busy making medicines. Who are they for? The implication is to criticize the elixir of life. Question: ask. Words: auxiliary words have no real meaning. With whom: a "who and".
[6] Toad: Five Classics General Meaning: "There are rabbits and toads in the moon." Toad is said to have three legs in the moon, so ancient poems often refer to the moon as "toad". But toad seems to mean something else in this poem. Round shadow: refers to the moon.
⑺: Hou Yi, a hero who shot down nine suns in ancient China mythology. "Huai Nan Zi Ben Jing Xun" records: Yao came out on the 1th, and all the plants and trees were withered. Yao Ming ordered Yi to shoot back for ten days, and hit nine of them. The following "Wu" today. "Five Classics Tongyi": "There are three feet in Japan and China." So Japan is also called wu yang.
⑻ heaven and man: heaven and earth.
⑼ Yin essence: Records of the Historian Tianguan Book: "The moon is the yin of heaven and earth, and the essence of gold is also." Yin essence also refers to the moon. Confusion: Fall into confusion.
⑽ go: go away, go further and further. It's a decisive word.
⑾: sad.
Translation
When I was a child, I didn't know the moon, so I called it the white jade plate. It is also suspected that it is the bright realm of Yaotai immortals and flies to the sky. Watching the moon at night, you can first see that the feet of immortals began to appear slowly, and then a group of big laurel trees appeared in http://www.slkj.org/b/683.html. Legend has it that there is a white rabbit pounding fairy medicine in the middle of the month. Who is it for? It is also said that there was a big toad in the middle of the month, which eroded the moon gradually. Once upon a time, there was a Houyi who shot down nine suns, leaving only one, so that heaven and man could be peaceful and peaceful. Obsessed by the destruction of Yin essence, the moon lost its luster and was no longer worth watching. I feel very worried about this, and my sadness is really heartbreaking.
Appreciation
This is a Yuefu poem. "Gulang Yuexing" is an ancient topic of Yuefu, which belongs to Zaqu Geci. Bao Zhao has "Long Moon Tour", writing a beautiful woman's string song to the moon. Li Bai adopted this topic, so he called it "Gulang Yuexing", but he did not follow the old content.
Poets use romantic creative methods to form a magnificent, magical and meaningful artistic image through rich imagination, clever processing of myths and legends and strong lyricism. The poem begins with the understanding of the childishness of the moon in childhood: "When I was young, I didn't know the moon, so I called it a white jade plate. I also suspect that Yao Tai Jing is flying at the end of Qingyun Mountain. " The metaphor of "White Jade Plate" and "Yaotai Mirror" vividly shows the shape and color of the moon and the bright and lovely moonlight, which makes people feel very novel and interesting. The two verbs "shout" and "doubt" convey the innocence of children. These four poems, which seem to be handwritten, are full of emotions. Then, he wrote about the rise of the moon: "The immortal hangs his feet, and the osmanthus tree is round?" The white rabbit smashed the medicine and asked who to eat with? " According to ancient myths, there are immortals, osmanthus trees and white rabbits in the moon. When the moon rises, I first see the feet of the immortal, and then I gradually see the full shape of the immortal and the laurel tree, the full moon and the white rabbit in the middle of the moon.
The poet used this myth and legend to write a fairyland-like scene when the moon was born. However, the good times didn't last long, and the moon gradually eroded from the circle: "Toads eroded the round shadow, and Daming night was gone." Toad, commonly known as toad; Daming, the moon. Legend has it that the eclipse of the moon was caused by the toad eating the moon, and the moon was damaged by the toad and became dark. The poet's emotion and hope are expressed in "the past has fallen into nine evils, and heaven and man are clear and peaceful". In ancient times, Houyi, who was good at shooting, shot down nine suns, leaving only one, which saved the sky and people from disaster. The poet draws such a hero here, not only because of the lack of such a hero in reality, but also because he hopes to have such a hero to sweep the world. However, reality is reality after all, and the poet is deeply disappointed: "Yin essence is confused, but it is not enough." Now that the moon is lost and confused, there is nothing to see, so let's go away before it's too late. This is a helpless way. Instead of being relieved, the worries in my heart have deepened: "What about the worries?" It' s heartbreaking. " The poet couldn't bear to walk away, and his heart was full of contradictions and worries.
This poem was probably written by Li Bai in response to the darkness of state affairs at that time. In his later years, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty indulged in debauchery, favored Yang Guifei, and became a traitor, eunuch and border general, which made the country a mess. In the poem, "the toad eclipses the round shadow, and the Daming night is gone" seems to satirize this dark situation. However, the poet's main idea is unknown, but he uses argot throughout, turning reality into a mirage and alluding to reality with a toad eclipsing the moon, which is very profound and tortuous. One novel and wonderful imagination after another in the poem shows the poet's ups and downs.