The original translation and appreciation of Li He's "Thirteen Poems of Nanyuan·Part 5"

"Thirteen Poems of Nanyuan? No. 5" was composed by Li He. This poem consists of two questioning sentences, which are frustrating and exciting, but also directly express one's heart, expressing the pain of family and country and life experience. The sadness is expressed vividly and heartily. The following is the "Thirteen Songs of Nanyuan? Five" I brought to you, I hope it can help you!

"The Thirteen Songs of Nanyuan? Five"

Tang Dynasty On behalf of: Li He

Why don't you take Wu Gou and collect the fifty states in Guanshan?

Please come to Lingyan Pavilion for a moment, what if you are a scholar and a marquis of ten thousand households?

Translation of "Thirteen Poems of Nanyuan? Part 5"

Why don't men wear belts? Weapons to regain the fifty states of Guansai River and Mountain that were separated from the north and south of the Yellow River?

Please go up to the Lingyan Pavilion for a while and have a look. Which scholar has been granted the title of a food town with ten thousand households? The Liehou?

Comments on "Five of the Thirteen Poems of Nanyuan"

Nanyuan: generally refers to a large area of ??flat land south of the author's former residence in Changgu. Yang Qiqun's "Examination of Special Names in Li He's Poems about Changgu" states that the two words "yuan" and "garden" have the same meaning. Any large piece of flat land south of Li He's house that "can be used to grow grain for food" can be called "Nanyuan", also known as "Nanyuan". "South Park".

Wu Gou: A saber with a hook-shaped head.

Fifty Prefectures: refers to the more than fifty prefectures and counties in Shandong, Henan, and Hebei that were occupied by feudal lords at that time.

Temporary: First, try it.

Lingyan Pavilion: the palace of the Tang Dynasty’s distinguished officials. In the seventeenth year of Zhenguan (643), Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty ordered Yan Liben to paint portraits of Changsun Wuji and 24 other people in Lingyan Pavilion in order to commend the first righteous people in Taiyuan and the meritorious officials of the Qin Dynasty.

If: Which one. Marquis of Wanhu: A marquis with a title of 10,000 households, referring to a high position and generous salary.

Appreciation of "Five of the Thirteen Poems of Nanyuan"

This poem is composed of two questions, which are frustrating and exciting, but also directly express one's heart, expressing the pain of family and country and life experience. The sadness is expressed vividly and heartily.

The first question is a general question and a self-question, containing the sentiment that "everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of a country." "Why don't you bring Wu Gou", the sentence starts with a sharp and urgent sentence, and the second sentence "Collect the fifty states in Guanshan" is like a hanging waterfall, falling from a high place, looking majestic. "Taking Wu Gou" refers to the action of joining the army, wearing a saber and rushing to the battlefield. How heroic is the spirit! "Recovering Guanshan" is the purpose of joining the army. The mountains and rivers are broken and the people are in dire straits. How can the poet be willing to live in the countryside and do nothing? Therefore, he yearns to make contributions and make achievements. Serve the country. The first and second sentences are composed of fourteen characters in one go, with a lively rhythm, which is very consistent with the poet's high-spirited mood and urgent mood.

The word "why not" in the first sentence is very expressive. It not only forms a specific sentence pattern (question), but also emphasizes the rhetorical tone and enhances the power of the poem to convey emotions and ideas. Facing the situation of raging war and war, the poet was extremely anxious and wished he could immediately wear a sword and rush to the battlefield to defend his country. "Why not" and so on, asking oneself in turn, imply that something must be done, and also hint at the critical military situation and the poet's own anxious state of mind. In addition, it also makes people feel the poet's long-simmering resentment. Li He was a scholar who had long been famous for his poetry. He could have studied and become an official, but this path was ruthlessly blocked by the feudal ethics of "avoiding father taboos", leaving him no chance to display his talents. The word "why not" means that you are really helpless.

The word "take" in "Collect the Fifty Prefectures of Guanshan", with a heavy weight and the potential to break the bamboo, vividly expresses the poet's eager desire to save the country. However, "recovering the fifty states of Guanshan" is not easy. The great cause of recovering Guanshan will naturally not be achieved if the book business is full of enthusiasm, and if you want to get rid of the tragic situation at hand, you must go through a military career and kill the enemy and make achievements. This contradiction highlights the poet's anger and injustice.

"Please go up to Lingyan Pavilion for a while, as if you were a scholar and a marquis of ten thousand households." The last two sentences of the poem say, please go up to Lingyan Pavilion with the paintings of the founding heroes to have a look, and Which scholar has ever been granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households?

The poet asked: Among those who were granted the title of Marquis and worshiped the Prime Minister, and whose portraits resembled Lingyan Pavilion, which one was born a scholar? Here the poet does not use declarative sentences but uses question sentences. The meaning of complaint becomes more intense. It seems that the poet is setting off the necessity of joining the army from a negative perspective, but in fact he is further expressing the anger of unrecognized talents. The transition from high-spirited and exciting to melancholy and mournful shows not only the contrasting brushwork, but also the ups and downs of the rhythm, and the reverberating posture in the rush. In this way, the poet expresses his complex thoughts and feelings in the rhythm of the poem, allowing readers to deepen their understanding and feelings of the theme from the infection of the rhythm.

The background of the creation of "Thirteen Poems of Nanyuan? The Fifth"

This poem is the fifth of the thirteen poems in "Nanyuan". It is Li Heying's response after being frustrated in the imperial examination. It was composed one after another while living in Changgu, and the writing time can be dated to 811 AD (the sixth year of Yuanhe, Emperor Xianzong of the Tang Dynasty).

Introduction to the author of "Five of the Thirteen Poems of Nanyuan"

Li He (about 791 AD - about 817 AD), courtesy name Changji, Han nationality, Fuchang, Henan Province in the Tang Dynasty (now Yiyang County, Luoyang, Henan) lived in Changgu, Fuchang, later known as Li Changgu. He was a descendant of Li Liang, Prince Zheng of the Tang Dynasty. Known as the "Poetry Ghost", he is a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty who is as famous as the "Poetry Sage" Du Fu, the "Poetry Immortal" Li Bai and the "Poetry Buddha" Wang Wei. He is the author of "Changgu Collection". Li He was a romantic poet in the mid-Tang Dynasty. He, Li Bai and Li Shangyin were called the three Lis of the Tang Dynasty. There is a saying that "the immortal talents of Taibai and the ghosts of Changji". Li He is another famous romantic poet in the history of Chinese literature after Qu Yuan and Li Bai.

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