Source: Guofeng Qin Jian
Original text:
The Millennium is frost. The so-called Iraqis are on the water side. Tracing back and forth, the road is blocked and long. Swim back from it, in the middle of the water
It's been a long time, and it hasn't changed for thousands of years. The so-called Iraqis are in the water. Tracing back and forth from it, the road is blocked and broken. Swim back from the inside and swim in the water.
Jia Cai, peace and prosperity have not passed. The so-called Iraqis are in the water. Go back and follow, the road is blocked and turn right. Swim back from the inside and swim in the water.
Translation:
The river is green with reeds and frost in autumn. Where is the right person? Just across the river. It's too long to go upstream to find her. Follow the running water to find her, as if in the middle of the water.
The reeds by the river are dense, and the morning dew is not dry. Where is the right person? Just beyond the river bank. Sail against the current, it is hard to go climbs. Follow the running water to find her, as if on a beach.
The reeds by the river are thick and thick, and the dew has not been completely collected in the morning. Where is the right person? It's just beyond the water. It's hard to find a way to find her against the current. Follow the running water to find her as if she were in the water.
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Creative background:
This poem is written for those who admire it in their hearts. Chen Zizhan's "Three Hundred Poems for Solving Problems" said: There is no doubt that the poem "Sword House" is a work that the poet wants to see but can't see. Who is this man?
Is he an old man who understands Zhou rites, or an old minister of the Western Zhou Dynasty who cares for the Zhou Dynasty and the old master? A hermit of Qin State or a friend of the poet? Or is the poet himself a saint, a hermit and a first-class poet? Or do we simplify and vulgarize it and insist that it is a love poem, saying that the poet misses his lover? It is difficult to judge because there are different explanations.
The Qin land in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty is roughly equivalent to most of Shaanxi and eastern Gansu today. Its land is "close to Rongdi", and such an environment forces Qin people to "practice combat readiness and value their strength" (Hanshu Geography), and their emotions are also passionate and generous. The ten poems preserved in Qin Feng are mainly hunting, mourning, satire and admonition, which are more like Zheng's style.
It seems that the poet's pursuit will be successful, but it is still a mirage. There is a story in ancient Greek mythology that King Tantalus was punished for boasting that he had committed a crime-enduring eternal thirst and hunger. He stood in the big lake, the water was as deep as his chin, there were fruit trees by the lake, and many fruits hung on his head.
However, when he was thirsty and bowed his head to drink water, the lake receded; When he was hungry and reached for the fruit, the branches swung open, and the beautiful spring fruit was always within his reach. The proximity of the goal makes failure more painful and regrettable. The most unacceptable failure is the failure that is only one step away from success.
Works that explore the profound experience of life always get constant response in later generations. "Building four" and "building one person" have become cliches in old letters. Cao Zhi's Ode to Luoshen and Li Shangyin's Untitled Poetry are also responses to the theme of Qin Bamboo Slips. A romantic novel by Qiong Yao, a contemporary popular novelist in Taiwan Province, is called On the Water, and the theme song of the TV series of the same name is based on this poem.
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