Singing Cicadas in Prison King Luo Bin
The cicadas sing in the west, and the guests in the south are thinking deeply. Unbearable to see the shadow on the temples, I came to sing to Bai Tou.
It is difficult to fly in due to heavy dew, and it is easy to sink due to the strong wind. No one believes in Gao Jie, who can express his sincerity?
This poem was written in the third year of Yifeng, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty (678 AD). King Luo Bin was falsely accused and imprisoned because he offended Wu Zetian by discussing matters in Shangshu. ) King Luo Bin once served as Linhai Prime Minister, and later followed Xu Jingye to rebel against Wu Zetian. After the defeat, his whereabouts are unknown. His "Defending Wu Zhaoxi" is majestic and brilliant. After reading it, Wu Zetian once sighed, "The prime minister has lost this person." His poems are filled with sadness and anger, and he is good at parallel prose.
The first and second sentences of the poem punctuate the title. The first sentence punctuates "chan", and the second sentence punctuates "in prison" with "Nanguan". "Nanguan" is an allusion, generally referring to being imprisoned. A man of unwavering loyalty. Sentences 3 and 4 continue, "The person who comes to chant the white head" is "Xuanyan", and "Xuanyan" is "cicada". These four sentences say that he was imprisoned in a prison and suddenly heard the chirping of cicadas, which caused endless sadness. Sentences 5 and 6 are transcribed because the cicada is "heavy in dew", so it is "difficult to fly in", and because of the "strong wind" (strong), it is "easy to sound" (the cry is easy to dissipate). 7 and 8 two sighs, no one believes in my "nobleness", and who can express my feelings for me. The whole poem expresses deep sadness and emotion.