Original: Lotus can be picked in the south of the Yangtze River, and the fish are playing among the lotus leaves. Fish hits the lotus leaf east, fish hits the lotus leaf west, fish hits the lotus leaf south, and fish hits the lotus leaf north.
Explanation:
Lotus can be picked on the water in the south of the Yangtze River, with lush lotus leaves and fish playing in them. Fish plays lotus leaf east, fish plays lotus leaf west, fish plays lotus leaf south and fish plays lotus leaf north.
Appreciate:
This is a lotus-picking song in Yuefu folk songs of Han Dynasty. The whole poem does not directly describe the happy mood of lotus pickers, but fully reveals their happy mood through the description of lotus leaves and fish.
The juxtaposition of "East", "West", "South" and "North" in the poem is easy to become dull, but this song is so laid out that it is unrestrained and extremely vivid, which fully reflects the endless aftertaste of the song.
This poem has only seven sentences, which are as clear as words, and the last four sentences are basically the repetition of the third sentence. The beauty of this poem lies in the use of metaphors and puns commonly used in folk songs, which makes the happy feelings of flirting between men and women extremely subtle and intriguing, without the disadvantages of frivolous vulgarity. The whole poem is completed in one go, but it can be divided into two parts in structure: the first three sentences reveal the theme; The last four sentences further show the joyful scene and broad scene when picking lotus. The third sentence in the poem plays a connecting role in the whole poem, connecting the upper and lower without trace. The artistic conception of the poem is fresh and cheerful, the mood is in the scene, and people are in the scene, such as hearing their voices and seeing their people, picturesque and relaxed, showing a scene full of business.