Su Shi
Two or three peach blossoms outside the bamboo forest and ducks in the water first noticed the warm spring.
The beach is covered with wormwood, asparagus is beginning to sprout, and puffer fish are preparing to swim upstream from the sea back to the river.
Poetry translation
The peach blossoms outside the bamboo forest have just opened two or three branches, and the river is getting warmer. The ducks feel the breath of spring for the first time. Artemisia is all over the ground, and reeds have just sprouted. It is time for puffer fish to drift with the flow.
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This is a poem with pictures. Because the author knows and knows how to paint, he can firmly grasp the painting meaning of Hui Chong's One Night by the Spring River, and only use a few strokes, such as peach blossoms, warm ducks playing by the river and short reeds, to outline the beautiful scenery of the river in early spring. What is particularly amazing is the phrase "Duck Prophet of Spring River Plumbing", which describes the change and change of water temperature that the painter can't draw. It's so interesting and wonderful! In addition, his subtlety is also reflected in his humorous imagination. He can see outside the painting, touch the breath of early spring with the "fugu desire" that is not in the painting, and deepen the artistic conception in the painting. If Hui Chong's paintings are "poems in paintings", then this poem is "paintings in poems". No wonder it can be passed down to this day as a famous poem that everyone loves!
This poem is about what Su Shi and his friend Shang Huashi saw in the blooming season. The first sentence is about begonia during the day, and "pan-worship" refers to the noble beauty of begonia. The second sentence is about night begonia, and the author creates a fragrant, ethereal and somewhat psychedelic realm. Slightly lonely, in line with Haitang's self-indulgence and loneliness. The last two sentences are allusions, and the author is afraid that flowers will fall asleep in the middle of the night. Not only compare flowers to people, but also compare people to flowers. I am very touched by the thought of flowers, which shows that the author is a person with temperament. On the one hand, the author wants to light a red candle to accompany and care for Haitang, and on the other hand, he wants to create an atmosphere for Haitang to cheer up and stay awake. The last two sentences are very romantic. Song Shi Hui Hong's "Cold Zhai Night Talk" thinks that this poem is a "word-making work" and a "change from ancient times to modern times".
A Brief Introduction to the Author of Night Scene on the Riverside
Hui Chong (? ~ about 10 17? ) monks, painters and poets in the Northern Song Dynasty. Jianyang (now Jianyang County, Fujian Province) was born in Huainan. He is good at painting geese, geese and egrets, especially small scenes. He is good at being cold, chic and ethereal. Wang Anshi's poem "Painting by Hui Chong, a monk who just left school" said: "There are many paintings, and Hui Chong is the most promising." Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Wang Ting and others also praised his paintings. Among them, Su Shi's "The Evening Scene of the Spring River in Hui Chong" wrote: "There are three peaches outside the bamboo, and the duck prophet warms the spring river." Especially praised by later generations.
Hui Chong, Jiannan Xizhou, Jinhuabao Siam, Nanyue Zhaowen, Tiantai Zhao Xing, Ruwo Jianchang, Guicheng Weifeng, Jiangnan Zhao Yu and Emei Huaigu are collectively called "Nine Monks"; They, Kou and Lin Bu all lived in Jia Dao and Yaohe, belonging to the Late Tang School. Nine monks and western poets are at the same time, but their styles are different. They specialize in the five laws, write more about trivial matters of life and natural scenery, and avoid using Canon, which is still a simple description.