Love and affection in ancient poetry
Guanju is a poem I read in the first class of the history of ancient literature in college. When the old professor, whose hair was full of flowers, shook his head unhurriedly and said, "The pigeon in the river is closed, and my fair lady is a good gentleman." "At that time, I remember that my deskmate and I secretly laughed disapprovingly under the table. At his sad age, we can't understand why such a simple love song occupies an important position in the first lesson of the history of ancient Chinese literature.
"Guan Guanluo dove, in Hezhou. A beautiful and virtuous woman is a good spouse of a gentleman. Mix shepherd's purse and salvage it from left to right. A beautiful and virtuous woman wakes up to pursue her. If you can't pursue it, the black nightclub misses her during the day. Miss Long, I can't sleep over and over again. Mix shepherd's purse and choose from left to right. A beautiful and virtuous woman came to her with a couple and a couple. Pull shepherd's purse from left to right. My fair lady, bells and drums are happy. "
Guan Ju describes a gentleman pursuing a lady. When he saw pairs of waterfowl swimming in the water, he thought of the kind and light girl he liked. He was so depressed when he had unrequited love that he couldn't sleep all night. After some pursuit, he finally got the favor of a lady. When he married a girl, he was happy to play music to please her.
In poetry, a gentleman's almost crazy love for a lady is so restrained. In the face of lovesick women, these actions to please the beloved women make the hero in the poem cute and humble. From thinking of a lady at the sight of Guan Yu to forming a harp. Presumably, this modest gentleman has also experienced some twists and turns in love, so the hard-won love crystallization is particularly precious. This is not only a natural love between men and women in Shan Ye, but also a love process aiming at a harmonious marriage.
Joy without lewdness, sorrow without injury. This is the artistic height of Guan Ju. Beginning with love and ending with marriage is the ideal of love between men and women in Guan Ju. No matter how the times develop and change, people's insistence on love and marriage has never changed. Perhaps this is why it has been celebrated for thousands of years.