The poetic eye is "Hua Nian" (according to experts such as Zhou Ruchang).
excerpts from Jinse —— Tang Dynasty: Li Shangyin
I wonder why my inlaid harp has fifty strings, each with its flower-like fret an interval of youth.
the sage Chuangzi is day-dreaming, bewitched by butterflies, the spring-heart of Emperor Wang is crying in a cuckoo.
Why does the exquisite translation of the vernacular have fifty strings, each of which reminds me of my youth? Zhuang Zhou danced and turned into a butterfly in his sleep, hoping that the emperor would entrust his hatred to Du Fu. The sea is bright and the moon is shining, and Jiao Ren's tears are all beads; Lantian is sunny and warm, and you can see good jade and smoke. Where can I feel infinite regret when I recall such feelings now? Even in those days, it was already overwhelming.
Extended information
1. Creation background of Jinse
This poem was written in the author's later years, and the specific creation time is unknown. There have always been different opinions on the creative intention of the poem Jinse. Or think it's patriotic, or think it's a memorial to his dead wife, or think it's a theory of self-injury and self-comparison, or think it's a pen to express his thoughts and treat his children.
The Book of Records of the Historian Feng Chan contains 5 strings of Guser, and the latter is generally 25 strings. However, this poem was written after the death of Li Shangyin's wife, so the 5 strings have the meaning of broken strings (once the 25-string Gusser string is broken in half, it is 5 strings), but even so, every string and syllable of it is enough to express the yearning for that beautiful time.
2. Appreciation of Jinse
Jinse, a masterpiece of Li Shangyin, is the most famous for its love of poetry. However, it is the most difficult poem to explain.
Some people say that it is a love poem for a maid named "Jinse" in Linghu Chu's family. Some people say that it is a mourning poem written for the late wife Wang; Some people also think that the four poems in the middle can be consistent with the four kinds of feelings, such as appropriateness, resentment, clarity and harmony, which can be inferred as poems about things describing music; In addition, there are many sayings, such as alluding to politics and writing autobiographical poems.