The pinyin of the whole poem is as follows:
fēng jí tiān gāo yuán xiào āi, zhǔ qīng shā bái niǎo fēi huí.
The wind is strong, the sky is high, the ape is howling in mourning, and the white bird is flying back from the clear sand in the desert.
wú biān luò mù xiāo xiāo xià, bú jìn zhǎng jiāng gǔn gǔn lái.
Boundless falling trees rustle, and the endless Yangtze River rolls by.
wàn lǐ bēi qiū cháng zuò kè, bǎi nián duō bìng dú dēng tái.
Wanli is always a guest in the sad autumn, and he has been sick for hundreds of years and only appears on the stage.
jiān nán kǔ hèn fán shuāng bìn, liáo dǎo xīn tíng zhuó jiǔ bēi.
Hard and bitter, I hate the frost on my temples, and my new wine glass becomes muddy.
1. Source:
The original poem is "Deng Gao" written by Du Fu, a poet in the Tang Dynasty.
2. Du Fu:
Du Fu, whose courtesy name is Zimei, is of Han nationality. He calls himself Shaoling Ye Lao. He is a great realist poet in the Tang Dynasty. Together with Li Bai, he is known as "Li Du". Du Fu had a profound influence on Chinese classical poetry. He was called the "Sage of Poetry" by later generations, and his poems were called the "History of Poetry".
The core of Du Fu's thought is the Confucian thought of benevolent government. He has the grand ambition of "bringing the kings to Yao and Shun, and then making the customs pure." Although Du Fu was not well-known during his lifetime, he later became famous and had a profound impact on both Chinese and Japanese literature.
3. Interpretation:
The wind is so strong, the sky is so high, the cries of the apes are so sad; the water is so clear, the sand is so white, the birds fly away and come back again.
In the endless woods, the fallen leaves are falling; the endless Yangtze River water is rolling in waves.
In this sad autumn, I am thousands of miles away from home. When can I return to my hometown? On this holiday of missing my family, I dragged my sick body and walked slowly on stage alone.
Life is so difficult. The pain and worries have made my hair grayer every day. Coupled with my poor health, I can’t even drink a glass of bitter wine recently.
4. Creation background:
"Ascending" was written by Du Fu during his period in Kuizhou. Although the Anshi Rebellion had been suppressed for several years, the situation east of Guanhe River became increasingly chaotic. The eunuchs are getting stronger day by day, the government is weakening day by day, and Tubo is forcing Tubo to suppress Huihe's desires. The general trend of the world is really pessimistic.
Du Fu was full of patriotic enthusiasm and a loyal spirit. Not only did he live in Kuizhou, but he also became seriously ill. He was in panic all day long. He believed that he would see the glory of the country again, inspire the world to be safe and enjoy the happiness of the people, but he was afraid that he would have no hope in this life. His life was uncertain, and one can imagine his desolation, sadness, and bitterness. It was this state of mind of despair, loneliness, and unreasonable misery that, in the autumn of 767, directly gave birth to "Ascend the High", the first of the seven rhymes throughout the ages.
5. Appreciation:
The first four sentences of this poem describe the experience of climbing high. It's a crisp autumn day, but it's windy here. On the background of clear water and white sand, dotted with flocks of birds flying in the wind and constantly circling, it is really a beautiful picture.
The chin couplets express the typical characteristics of Kuizhou’s autumn. The boundless, rustling wooden leaves, and the endless, rolling river water, are "boundless" and "endless", making the "whistle" and "rolling" more vivid, not only reminding people of the sound of falling wood , the turbulent shape of the Yangtze River also invisibly conveys the feeling that time is fleeting and ambitions are hard to achieve.
The first two couplets try their best to describe the autumn scenery, but it is not until the neck couplet that the word "Autumn" is clicked. "Only on the stage" indicates that the poet is looking far away from a high place, which closely links the vision of his eyes with the feelings in his heart. Autumn is not necessarily sad, but when the poet saw the desolate and majestic autumn scenery, he couldn't help but think of his situation in a foreign land, old and sick, so he felt infinite sadness.
The last couplet is a pairing, and contains five or six sentences. The poet is prepared to experience the pain of poverty and poverty. The national crisis and family worries will make his hair gray more and more. In addition, he stops drinking due to illness, which makes it even more difficult to relieve his sorrow.
The first half of the poem describes the scenery, and the second half is lyrical. Through the scenery of the Autumn River seen from the height, it expresses the poet's complex emotions of long-term wandering, old age, illness and loneliness. It is impassioned and touching.