The poet's pursuit of beautiful ideals and criticism of dark reality.
Original text (part):
Shejiang
Qu Yuan [Pre-Qin]
Yu You is fond of this strange costume, and he is old and never dies.
Cui Wei, who is far away from the land with a long hairpin and is crowned with clouds,
is admired by the bright moon.
the world is cloudy, but I don't know anything about it, so we ignore it.
driving around Bai Chi, I and Chonghua will visit the garden of Xiyao.
When you climb Kunlun, you will eat Jade Ying, and you will live as long as Heaven and Earth, and
share the same light with Sun, Moon and Xi.
Translation:
I have been particularly fond of exotic clothes since I was a child, but now I am old, but my interest has not diminished.
I have a long sword hanging around my waist and a high cloud-cutting crown hat on my head.
It's decorated with bright moon beads, and it's adorned with beautiful jade strings.
The world is cloudy. No one understands me. I want to stay away from the noise of this world.
Drive the Qinglong White Dragon Car, and I will visit the Jade Garden of Tiandi with Shun Di.
climb the majestic Kunlun Mountain and taste the delicious jade flowers.
I want to live longer than heaven and earth, and I will shine everything like the sun, moon and stars.
Extended information:
Shejiang is a poem written by Qu Yuan, a poet of Chu State in the Warring States Period, and it is one of the Nine Chapters. This poem can be divided into five paragraphs.
In the first paragraph, I tell the contradiction between my noble ideal and reality, and clarify the basic reasons for my long journey across the river. The second paragraph describes the experiences and feelings along the way; The third paragraph describes the scene of being alone in the mountains after entering Xupu; In the fourth paragraph, I further show my political position by connecting my own experience with the experiences of some loyal and righteous people in history. The fifth paragraph criticizes the political darkness of Chu, where evil people are in power, while talented people are persecuted. The whole poem is organically combined with scenery and lyricism, and the metaphor and symbol are skillfully used, which reflects the poet's superb artistic level.