“The Birdsong Mountain is more secluded” comes from an ancient five-character poem “Into the Ruoye Stream” written by Liang Wangji of the Southern Dynasty. This sentence means that the sound of birdsong in the deep mountains is more peaceful than usual. Quiet. 1. Original text
Why is it so common? The water is empty and long. The clouds rise far away from Xiu, while the sun and scenery gradually flow back.
The noisy cicada forest is more quiet, and the bird singing mountain is more secluded. This place makes me think about it. I have been sad and tired for many years. 2. Translation
I was driving a boat leisurely on the Ruoye River. The sky was reflected in the water, and the water and sky were harmonious, wandering together.
The sunset rises from the distant mountains with the sun behind them, and the sun shines on the meandering water.
The cicadas are singing loudly, but the woods seem particularly peaceful; the birds are chirping, and the deep mountains are quieter than usual.
This place made me want to go into seclusion. I became sad because I was tired of official career for many years but did not go into seclusion. 3. Notes
⑴Ruoye Creek: In the southeast of Shaoxing City, it originates from Ruoye Mountain (now called Huashan) 44 miles away from the city. It receives water from Thirty-Six Streams along the way and enters Jianhu Lake in the north. In the early years, the upper reaches passed through mountains, and the lower reaches were lush with bamboos and trees on both sides. It was a very elegant tourist resort.
⑵艅(yú)艎(huáng): the name of the boat. Big ship.
⑶General: The boat is moving smoothly.
⑷empty: refers to the sky.
⑸Water: refers to Ruoye Creek
⑹Yinxia: the clouds on the north side of the mountain. The Ruoye stream flows from south to north, and people go upstream, so it is called "Yinxia".
⑺Yuanxiu (xiù): The peaks in the distance, here refers to the looming mountains such as Ruoye Mountain, Yunmen Mountain, He Mountain, Taoyan Mountain, and Rizhu Mountain.
⑻Yangjing: refers to the shadow of the sun in the water; "Jing" is the original word for "shadow".
⑼Backflow: The water flowing back from the shore when the ship moves upstream.
⑽Noise: Many birds or insects chirping.
⑾Over: Same as "yu", more.
⑿You: tranquility, quietness
⒀Gui Nian: the thought of retreat.
⒁ Long years of sad and tired travels: The poet has been tired of his official career for many years, but has not returned to seclusion, so he is sad. Tired of travel: Tired of official career and thinking of retirement. 4. Appreciation
Ruoye Creek is located at the foot of Ruoye Mountain in Kuaiji, with beautiful scenery. This poem was written by Wang Ji when he visited Ruoye Creek. It makes people feel the depth and purity of Ruoye Creek, and at the same time achieves the aesthetic effect of "stillness in the midst of movement".
The first two sentences describe the poet taking a boat into the stream to play. The word "he" is used to express the joyful feeling, and the word "youyou" is used to express the state of "empty water". Very affectionate.
Three or four sentences describe the scenery seen when looking at the distant mountains. The poet uses the word "生" to write about the clouds, giving it dynamic, and uses the word "Zhu" to write about the sunshine, as if the sun is chasing it intentionally. Clear winding streams. The lifeless clouds and sunshine are written with knowledge and affection, full of poetry.
Five or six sentences use movement to show stillness to exaggerate the tranquility of the mountains and forests. "The noise of cicadas" and "birdsong" enveloped Ruoye, making the silence of the mountains and forests seem even deeper. "The forest with noisy cicadas becomes quieter, and the mountains with singing birds become more secluded" are two famous sentences that have been passed down through the ages and are known as "unique outside the literary world". For example, in the Tang Dynasty, Wang Wei's "Leaning on a stick outside the firewood door, listening to the evening cicadas in the wind" and Du Fu's "Spring Mountains seek each other alone without companions, and logging on Dingding Mountain makes it even more secluded", both use sound to set off a quiet state, and this kind of The technique of expression was Wang Ji's initiative.
The last two sentences describe that the poet, facing the beautiful scenery of Linquan, couldn't help but get tired of his official travels and wanted to go into seclusion. The whole poem is expressive because of the scenery, and is very natural and harmonious.
This poem has clear words and harmonious melody, creating a quiet and tranquil artistic realm. This poem is written by the author of what he saw and heard while boating on the Ruoye River, and also contains the longing for returning home after being detained in a foreign country for a long time. 5. About the author
Wang Ji, courtesy name Wenhai. Langxie is from Linyi (belonging to Shandong). His father, Wang Sengyou, was a heroic cavalry general of the Southern Qi Dynasty and a literary scholar of the Jin An Dynasty. Wang Ji had been studying essays since he was a child. He was knowledgeable and talented, and was appreciated by Ren and Shen Yue. As an official in Qi Dynasty, he joined the army as a champion. After entering Liang Dynasty, he became the chief official of King Ancheng. In Tianjian, he consulted with Xiao Yi, King of Eastern Hunan, to join the army. He moved to Zhongzhong to serve as a doctor. In 547 (the first year of Taiqing Dynasty), he invited Anxi Prefecture to consult and join the army, and served as the commander of the Tang Dynasty. He ignored county affairs and died soon after.
Wang Ji studied Xie Lingyun's poetry, and Xiao Yi once collected his essays into ten volumes, which has been lost. Two poems are preserved, and Lu Qinli compiled them into "Poems of Pre-Qin, Han, Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties".