When the old cow came back from sunset, there was no one lying on her back, but a western Western jackdaw was on her back. The old cow came back with the western Western jackdaw.
[From] Zhang Shunmin's rural residence in the Northern Song Dynasty
Running water surrounds the paddy field, and the fence is full of green bamboo; All the elm seeds have been lost, and the hibiscus flowers have become sparse.
As the sun sets, there is no cowboy riding on the back of the cow, only a pair of crows wandering on the village road.
Precautions:
Pit (sound "sad") field: a field near a dead pond.
Yucai: That is, yucai shaped like money and strung into white, commonly known as yucai.
Hibiscus: also known as hibiscus, it blooms at the turn of summer and autumn, and its corolla is purple or white. It is often used as a hedge in rural areas, and flowers bloom early and fall late.
Pairing: Pairing. Return in pairs: refers to the cows carrying crows back to the village together.
Translation:
In the distance of the village, flowing water gurgles around the fields on the hillside. The small garden outside the house, surrounded by green bamboo and green water, is idyllic. Lotus is sparse, and a tree is rich in money. In the twilight, the old cow slowly returned. Niubei is not a cowherd playing piccolo, but a standing western Western jackdaw.
Appreciate:
This poem depicts a quiet mountain village returning home late in a light ink sketch, which shows the poet's leisurely and quiet mind.
Water surrounds fields, bamboo and hedges. In the distance, gurgling streams surround the terraced fields on the hillside. Not far away, swaying bamboo surrounded a short fence. From far to near, bamboo forests and huts in fences are in sight. The first sentence has pointed out the title of "village residence". The word "wai" is well used, which blends water, fertile land, bamboo and fence very harmoniously. Beautiful rhyme and long affection.
"Elm money has fallen, and hibiscus flowers are rare." A string of elm branches on the hedge has already fallen, leaving only a few hibiscus flowers on the hedge. The brush strokes turn from the outside of the fence to the inside of the fence, describing the scenery in the farmhouse of the mountain village. In this landscape description, the seasonal characteristics have been shown.
"No one lies on the cow's back in the sunset, leading west Western jackdaw to return in pairs". As the sun sets, a cow slowly returns in the twilight. There were no cowboys playing piccolo on the backs of cows, only two leisurely western Western jackdaw stood. The word "cold" indicates that it is late autumn. Sunset brings cows home, which is a scene that has appeared many times in previous poems. "The Book of Songs, the Royal Service and the Gentleman": "At dusk, cattle and sheep come down." Wang Wei's "Weishui Farmhouse": "The sunset shines obliquely in the countryside, and the cattle and sheep go back to the lane." These poems all describe this kind of rural scenery, and they all use dynamic and static methods to set off the tranquility of the mountain village with the sound of cattle hooves. This poem is even more poetic when it points out two western Western jackdaw on the back of a cow. Several contemporary poets have written this scene. For example, Mai Su's sentence says, "Where did the leaves go with the running water? Niu took the western Western jackdaw to Xiangyuan Village. " (Book Maishi is the third volume of the inscription on Dongpo of Jin Shuji), and Zhu He's "Kuaizaiting Morning and Evening" poem says: "The water is full of fish" ("Collection of Old Friends in clear lake"). Western Western jackdaw used to be easily frightened and good at flying, but now it stands leisurely on the back of a walking cow, which is a realm with extremely rich connotations. Su Shi's poem "Gaoyou Chen Zhigong and Chu Shi Painting Wild Goose" said: "Wild geese don't make up their minds first when they meet people. Where did you see this? Nothing is dead wood, people and birds are at ease! " The crow stood on the back of the cow and wrote the "unmanned state" of "two freedoms" Although there are only cows and crows in the picture, it is worth noting that there is also a "person" who is not in the camera-a poet living in the countryside. Because the cow was complacent, neither the cow nor the crow guessed, and the photographer of this "free" and "unmanned" lens was the "village dweller". The "freedom" of cows and crows is just the "freedom" of "country people" who look at cows and crows. Therefore, the lens of Western jackdaw in the west of Niubei is integrated into the leisurely and quiet mood of rural residents' poets, forming a harmonious and moving artistic conception.
Generally speaking, this poem is true and gives people a quiet and beautiful enjoyment. The poetic style is sparse and natural. Sun Liankui's Speculation on Poetry said: "There is truth, so there is truth, so there is truth, so there is true poetry." We can also look at this poem in this way.
Appreciation 2:
Village Residence is one of Zhang Shunmin's representative works. The poem describes a picture of a quiet and elegant autumn village with a hint of silence.
"Water around the ridge and bamboo around the hedge", the selection of materials is like the transformation of focal plane, from distant view to close view. In the distance of the village, flowing water gurgles around the fields on the hillside. The small garden outside the house, surrounded by green bamboo and green water, is idyllic. "all the money is lost, and the hibiscus flowers are rare." Hibiscus, also known as Hibiscus, blooms at the turn of summer and autumn, and its corolla is purple or white. Sparse hibiscus shows clear autumn, and a tree of elm money floats early. Therefore, although the courtyard is green and pleasant, it is a pity that the heyday has passed, and the remaining hibiscus flowers will inevitably cause the feeling of beauty dying. The significance of silence is self-evident.
"No one lies on the cow's back in the sunset, leading west Western jackdaw to return in pairs". The silence was broken by the hooves of cattle, and the poet switched the camera to the outside of the yard. The sun sets, the twilight is boundless, and the old cow slowly returns. This scene was sung as early as in the Book of Songs: "At dusk, the cattle and sheep came down". However, the poet did not repeat his predecessors' poems, but captured a brand-new artistic image: the old cow returned by itself, and the cow's back was not a cowherd playing piccolo, but a standing western Western jackdaw. Western Western jackdaw is easy to fly, but in this quiet atmosphere, carefree, standing on the back of cattle. The silence in western Western jackdaw is closely related to the movement of bulls. The movement of a cow contains the stillness of the western Western jackdaw, and the size is in contrast with the movement, which constitutes a novel picture. Song poetry strives for innovation, which is evident here. Is the word "no one is lying down" redundant? Why not just say, "When the sun sets, western Western jackdaw stands on his back?" This is the charm of this poem. No one is lying down is a pen, which causes readers to question: so what is on the back of the cow? So it leads to "bring back western Western jackdaw in pairs", and now the image is just around the corner. Without this setback, it would be too straight and lack rhyme. The sight of cattle carrying birds has also been described by poets close to Zhang Shunmin's time. As Mai Su said, "Where did the leaves go with the flowing water? Cattle take West Western jackdaw to other villages (see the book Dongpo Inscription and Maishi), and Zhu He's Water Negative Bird Anger (Collection of Qing Hu's Legacy, Volume 5, Kuaizaiting Dusk). Zhang Shunmin's poems are obviously more artistic. First of all, it incorporates its own emotional color. Cattle carrying Western jackdaw in the west reflects the tranquility and peace of rural life, but the author highlights the atmosphere with "sunset" and "Western jackdaw in the west", adding a touch of leisure to the tranquility. Second, the image is more delicate and vivid. If the "belt" and "row beam" cooperate with each other, the cow will feel at ease, and the cow and crow will naturally have no guess. It seems to be an understatement, but it has both form and spirit.
Silence is the keynote of this little poem. The first two sentences choose green water, fields, bamboo, hedges, elms, hibiscus flowers and other still lives to write static. The last two sentences are different techniques, which are dynamic and static. Cattle hoof is well received, walking slowly, noisy and dynamic, but it does not destroy the harmony and unity of the environment. The mystery lies in slow movement and single tone. This is obviously the same as Wang Wei's landscape poems, such as "Autumn in a Mountain" and "Bird Sound Stream", which are more about moving and writing static.
Through careful observation of life, this poem outlines a novel image in elegant and natural language, expresses the poet's leisurely and quiet mood with a little sadness, constitutes a harmonious artistic conception and gives people beautiful artistic enjoyment.