the song of the homeless
Meng Jiao? Tang dynasty
The mother used the needle and thread in her hand to make clothes for her long-distance son.
Before leaving, I had a stitch for fear that my son would come back late and his clothes would be damaged.
Who can say that a filial child like the weak can repay his mother's love like the sunshine in spring?
Full-text translation of Ode to a Wanderer;
A loving mother makes clothes for her long-distance son with a needle and thread in her hand.
Before leaving, he sewed a needle tightly for fear that his son would come back late and his clothes would be damaged.
Who can say that a child's filial piety as weak as grass can repay the kindness of such a loving mother as Chunhui Puze?
Appreciation of Ode to a Wanderer:
This is an ode to maternal love. The whole poem consists of six sentences and three crosses. By recalling a seemingly ordinary scene of mending clothes before he left, he highlighted and praised the greatness and selflessness of maternal love, and expressed the poet's gratitude for maternal love and deep love and respect for his mother. This poem is sincere and natural. Although there is no algae painting or carving, its fresh, smooth, simple and plain language contains rich and mellow poetry, which has been widely read for thousands of years.
The first two sentences, "thread in the hands of a loving mother makes clothes for her wayward boy's body", closely link "loving mother" and "wandering son" with two very common things, and write the flesh-and-blood feelings of mother and child. Three or four sentences, "She sews carefully and makes up thoroughly, fearing that the delay will make him come home late", deepen this kind of flesh-and-blood affection through the action and psychological depiction of the loving mother rushing to make clothes for the wanderer. The mother sewed thousands of stitches for fear that her son would "delay" and could not come back. Great maternal love is naturally revealed through the details of daily life. The first four sentences are very simple, without any modification, but the image of loving mother is really touching.
The last two sentences, "Only an inch of grass has a little affection, and three wisps of spring scenery are appreciated", are the author's heartfelt eulogies of love for his mother. These two sentences adopt the traditional contrast method: children are like grass, and maternal love is like spring sunshine. How can a child repay a mother's love in case? The contrast and metaphor of images entrust the son's heartfelt love for his loving mother.
This poem artistically reproduces the ordinary and great beauty of human nature that people feel, so it has won strong praise from countless readers for thousands of years. Until the Qing Dynasty, two poets in Liyang sang such a poem: "My father's books are full of laundry, and the bus is full of me" (Shi Qisheng's "Writing about my bosom"), "How many tears I always shed, dyed my hands and sewed clothes" (Peng Gui's "Visiting my mother for the first time"), which shows that this poem left a deep impression on future generations.
Comment on words and phrases:
Wanderer: in ancient times, it was called a traveler. Yin: the name of poetic style.
Professor: I will.
Italian fear: worry. Return: Come back, go home.
Who said: A work is "difficult". Say, say. An inch of grass: grass. Here is a metaphor for children. Heart: semantic pun refers to both the stems of vegetation and the hearts of children.
Reward: reward. Sanchunhui: The bright sunshine in spring refers to the kindness of a loving mother. Sanchun, formerly known as Meng Chun, and Ji Chun in mid-February and March, are collectively called Sanchun. Light, sunshine. Describe maternal love as the warm sunshine that shines on children in spring.
About the author:
Meng Jiao (75 1—8 14) was a poet in the Tang Dynasty. The word dongye. Wu Kang, Huzhou (now Deqing, Zhejiang). When I was a teenager, I lived in seclusion in Songshan. Nearly 50 years old, a scholar, once served as the deputy commander of Liyang County. I have a deep friendship with Han Yu. His poems are sentimental about his own experience and full of hardships. Use words to make sentences to avoid mediocrity and pursue thin and hard. With the same name as Jia Dao, it is known as the "thin suburban island". There are poems by Meng Dongye.
Creative background:
Ode to a Wandering Son was written in Liyang (now Jiangsu). Under the title of this poem, Meng Jiao made a note: "Mu Ying Li Shangzuo." Meng Jiao drifted in his early years and was poor all his life. Until he was fifty years old, he got a humble position as a county commandant in Liyang, and ended his years of wandering life. He lived with his mother. The poet's career was frustrated and he experienced the indifference of the world. At this time, he felt the value of his family more and more, so he wrote this heartfelt and touching poem praising his mother.
Express the theme:
Wandering Son is a five-character poem written by Meng Jiao, a poet in the Tang Dynasty. This is an ode to maternal love. The whole poem consists of six sentences and three crosses. By recalling a seemingly ordinary scene of mending clothes before he left, he highlighted and praised the greatness and selflessness of maternal love, and expressed the poet's gratitude for maternal love and deep love and respect for his mother. This poem is sincere and natural. Although there is no algae painting or carving, its fresh, smooth, simple and plain language contains rich and mellow poetry, which has been widely read for thousands of years.
Famous comments:
Gao Yun's Collection of Tang Poems in the Ming Dynasty: "Liu Yun: Everyone is happy, and finally it becomes leisure. The feeling of not saying anything is not a cold spring. Under the ages, I still don't forget the light, and poetry is especially immortal.
Tang Poems by Zhong Xing and Tan Gui in Ming Dynasty: Gordon pai' ea chung-hoon: the words of benevolence and filial piety are natural and elegant.
Zhou Zun's General Comment on Tang Shilin in Ming Dynasty: Zhou Jing said: Those who are near and far are difficult to read. Grain Rain said: The so-called elegant sound is also.
Xing Yun's Tang Dingfeng in Ming Dynasty: Benevolence and filial piety remain the same.
Tang Fenghuai by Zhang Bi in Qing Dynasty: Nancun said: The second language is as gentle as the wind, which makes the son of man read it, and his love arises spontaneously. He thinks that "the heaven is extremely confused" is still a rational language (below the last two sentences).
In the Qing Dynasty, He Shang's "Poetry in the Wine Garden" was re-edited: Zhenyuan, Yuanhe and Poetry began to mix, and each class set up its own portal. Meng Dongye has the highest depth, such as "the thread in the hands of a loving mother ...", which is really advocated by the Six Classics and should be the first "secluded grass" in the whole Tang Dynasty to retreat for progress.
Cold Collection by Yue Duan in Qing Dynasty: This poem originated from bitter songs, so the words are not annoying but full of meaning, and outsiders seem to be casual.
Liu Hua of Song Changbai in Qing Dynasty: Meng Dongye's The Thread in the Mother's Hand is full of words and meanings, which is enough to be handed down together with Mowing at Noon.
Shen Deqian's Tang poems in the Qing Dynasty, that is, "I want to repay my virtue, and I am puzzled by the heaven", have the same meaning as Changli's "I should punish my minister, and the heavenly king should enlighten me".
Influence of later generations:
Meng Jiao's Ode to a Wanderer artistically reproduces the ordinary and great beauty of human nature that people feel, thus winning the strong sense of * * * from countless readers for thousands of years. Until the Qing Dynasty, two other poets in Liyang sang such a poem: "My father's books are full of laundry, and the bus is full of me" (Shi Qisheng's Writing My arms), and "How many tears I always shed, dyed my hands and sewed clothes" (Peng Gui's Visiting my mother for the first time), which shows the influence of this poem on future generations.
1September, 1992, an activity was held in Hong Kong-"Ten My Favorite Tang Poems", and the selection results were sorted according to the number of votes. Finally, among many Tang poems, Meng Jiao's Ode to a Wanderer ranks first. This poem has also been designated by UNESCO as an excellent reading material recommended to students all over the world. ? [3]? [5]? There are also some choices in teaching materials, which have been included in the fifth-grade Chinese textbook "China Garden One".