"translation"
Red beans grow on the land in the south, and I don't know how many new branches grow every spring.
I hope you can pick them to your heart's content, because they can best express your love for acacia.
[Notes]
Acacia: The first title is Acacia, which is also a gift from the river to Li Guinian.
Red bean: Also known as acacia, it is a plant born in the south of the Yangtze River, and its seeds are slightly flat and bright red, like peas.
Pick (xié): Pick。
"Create background"
According to records, this poem was written by Li Guinian when he lived in the south of the Yangtze River during the Anshi Rebellion in the last years of Tianbao, which proves that this poem was written during the Tianbao period. This is a five-part song that sends lovesickness by chanting things.
Appreciation of whole poem
This is a poem that sends lovesickness by chanting things. The original title is "A Gift from the River to Li Guinian". It can be seen that Wang Wei is not writing to his lover, but to his good friend, Li Guinian, the first musician of Datang.
The phrase "when those red berries come in spring" is inspired by things. Although the language is simple, it is full of imagination-the south is also the place where friends are. When I think of red beans, I think of friends.
The second sentence "washing on your southern branches" conveys a message with doubt, which is connected with nature. Such a question is meaningful. I asked how many red beans I sent, but I was talking about how many lovesickness.
The third sentence, "Take a hug home, for my sake", was told to my friend. Diligent persuasion means cherishing friendship. On the surface, it seems to tell friends not to forget the suffering of lovesickness, but behind it is a deep metaphor for the importance of their own lovesickness. Don't say you miss yourself, say others miss you. The weight of lovesickness adds another weight.
The last sentence "as a symbol of our love" is an explanation of the previous sentence "choose more" This sentence is natural but ingenious. On the one hand, revenge for the poem "Acacia", corresponding to the first sentence "Red Bean" (red bean alias Acacia), has the beauty of twists and turns and repeated sighs, and is also related to the love of Acacia, which is punning and moving. In addition, the adverbs of degree "Duo" and "Zui" accurately express the poet's unrestrained enthusiasm.
This poem skillfully uses the symbolic meaning of red beans to euphemistically and implicitly express the deep affection for acacia. The whole poem is elegant in style, full of thoughts, unpretentious in language and harmonious and feminine in rhythm.