The English version of "The Collection of Stray Birds" is titled Stray Birds. Stray means wandering, and Birds means birds, and sometimes it can also refer to people. Therefore, it can be translated as the poem of the wandering bird, and can also be understood as the song of the wanderer. The collection of poems begins with a clear title: "The birds of summer fly to my window and sing, then fly away again." (First poem) "A pair of little wanderers in the world. Please leave your The footprints are in my words." (Second poem) It can be seen that "The Collection of Birds" represents Tagore's spiritual wandering - the process of thinking movement, which artistically conveys the poet's discussion of the world and life and his aspirations for an ideal state.
Most of the poems in "The Collection of Birds" only have one or two lines, and a few are three or four lines. Some people say that Tagore was influenced by Japanese haiku. The poet titled these short chapters "Collection of Birds", intending to use these poems describing the long journeys of wanderers traveling from north to south, comparing himself to an "eternal traveler" seeking an ideal state, and recording his own journey. Therefore, in one or two lines of poetry, we often capture a natural scene and describe a principle, just like the lightning in the sky, the floodlight of the sea waves, the afterglow of the setting sun, and the shadow of the dawn, giving people a vivid impression and containing a certain meaning. A profound philosophy. Although the poem expresses a momentary impression, or the ever-changing thought of the unmarked journey of a bird in the sky, the poet seems to be invisible, if there is nothing, ethereal and elusive, as long as we closely hold on to the poet's basic philosophy Thoughts and social outlook, the philosophical content of this collection of poems is still understandable.
"The Collection of Flying Birds" has the four wonders of scenery, emotion, and meaning, especially the philosophical philosophy that "the author gets it from his heart, and the reader will understand it". This is what makes him so thought-provoking.
Now I would like to make a detailed analysis of the various parts of "The Collection of Birds".
"The birds in summer fly to my window to sing, and then fly away. The yellow leaves in autumn have nothing to sing, they just sigh and fly down there."
This poem has a clear presentation. Birds fly around happily in summer, sing songs to people, and then fly away again. Huang Ye was silent and fell to the ground without any expression. The poetic imagery is simple: flying birds and yellow leaves; contrasting: singing and sighing. Furthermore, under the seemingly innocent appearance, what does the poet want to reveal?
In fact, there is a deep meaning behind the appearance of poetry. The birds in summer are a metaphor for Indian minstrels. They wander throughout their lives, singing as they go, and leaving people with beautiful feelings wherever they go. The yellow leaves in autumn are a metaphor for the forest hermits in India. They live in isolation, do not influence others, and fend for themselves. These two contrasting images open up the deeper meaning of this poem for us, that is, there are two kinds of people in the world. One is that despite being humble, they serve others throughout their lives and bring good feelings or beneficial benefits to others. Influence, their lives are of great value. The other kind of people are arrogant and have no contact with others. They always only plan for themselves and are isolated from the crowd all their lives. They will never bring any benefits to others and will only be in the company of others. There are sighs of self-pity and self-pity, such a life is pale. It can be seen from this that the poem is intended to advise others to be people who are beneficial to others. It also shows that the poet is determined to serve others throughout his life and fly to other people's windows to sing.
"The Birds", with its concise and soft language, gently expresses the philosophies one by one, and lightly expresses Tagore's deep feelings about different moments of life. He truly recorded the journey of the poet's heart, just like the footprints left by a journeying bird. Although the bird's footprints are scattered, there are still traces.