The style of some poems can be described as plain language, that is, they are all drawn in white, without too many modifications, and are often very ordinary. In modern terms, that is vernacular.
But it is not so easy to accurately express the rich emotions in the heart with simple language. Vernacular, if used well, is also an art. Therefore, this type of poetry is often more exciting, more able to capture people's hearts, and can be regarded as a masterpiece.
Tao Yuanming, Bai Juyi, etc. have all adopted this method. And Li Bai even used the sentence "Clear water brings out hibiscus, and natural sculptures are removed" to explain what is the highest state of poetry, that is, natural is the best, and it does not necessarily have to be refined words and sentences.
Wang Wei is also a master of poetry. Wang Wei often uses some blurted sentences to compose beautiful and artistic poems. What I want to introduce to you today is a very plain poem written by Wang Wei.
This poem is a five-character poem he wrote when he was living in seclusion in his later years. It describes spring in the countryside. Different from other ancient poems, which all describe the colors of spring, Wang Wei's entire poem is very "light", whether it is the scenery or the behavior of the characters, but it is able to express the breath of spring very well. .
To say it conservatively, this poem describes the beauty of spring so beautifully. Reading Wang Wei's "Pastoral Works in Spring" can make people yearn for pastoral life, and wish they could immediately learn from Tao Yuanming's poem "Pastoral Composition in Spring". Mountain forest.
Although the expression technique of this poem is very plain, the whole article is straightforward and the whole article is in vernacular, it vividly depicts the beauty of spring and shows the feelings that Wang Wei wants to express one by one. come out.
Wang Wei’s love for pastoral life is also clearly reflected in this poem. This poem also vividly portrays a wanderer's longing for his hometown. Let’s enjoy this poem together.
Pastoral work in spring
Spring doves are singing on the house, and the apricot blossoms are white beside the village.
Hold an ax to cut down the distant mountains, and pick up the spring veins with a hoe.
Returning to Yan recognizes the old nest, and the old sees the new calendar.
I suddenly became silent while I was drinking wine, feeling melancholy as a traveler from afar.
The general meaning of the first couplet is that there is a cuckoo bird singing on the house, and the apricot flowers in the village are also blooming, and they are white. Obviously, the time of these two sentences is in spring, mid-spring and February. The chirping of birds and blooming flowers are the most typical scenes of spring. The whole scenery looks very plain, but through the description of these scenery, we can feel a very strong sense of spring, which for farmers is about to start farming.
The couplet begins with the description of farming, which roughly means that some farmers started planting mulberry trees with axes, and some used hoes to see the veins of spring water. Here are quotes from previous poems. To put it simply, these farming tasks are arranging mulberry trees and managing water. This is the earliest thing to do when winter has just passed and spring comes, which represents the beginning of farming. Combined with the previous sentence, Wang Wei has a very clear understanding of farming.
The neck couplet probably means that the swallows have flown back. They seem to still know their original nest, but the savior in the house is still looking at the new year's calendar. The return of swallows and the new calendar also mark the beginning of spring, mainly showing the replacement of the old with the new, as well as the progress of farming. Even now, we can move into spring by watching the swallows return and looking at the new calendar.
The last couplet is the lyrical part of the whole poem. It probably means that the wine glass is raised and then stopped. The thought of some people leaving their hometown and traveling far away makes me feel melancholy. Although the tone at the end is still plain, the inner expression is very profound. Firstly, it expresses Wang Wei's longing for his hometown, and secondly, he also expresses his regret that he cannot see the scene of early spring in his hometown.
Generally speaking, this poem seems unremarkable, but it is endlessly memorable when you read it carefully. Wang Wei uses the most ordinary spring scenery to write about the different beauty of spring.
This vernacular song "Pastoral Composition in Spring" is very stunning upon closer inspection. The beauty of spring and the busyness of farmers describe the wanderer's longing for his hometown. Wang Wei used the most down-to-earth description to amaze the spring scenery of thousands of years.