The original text of the ancient poem "Planting Trees" written by the author Yu Hu: A newly planted tree benefits the neighbors, and the wild man is like spring in the old mountain. Most trees grow because people grow old first, and you can watch them climb and break people. Translation: A new tree is planted in the neighborhood, and a man is like spring in the old mountain. Most trees grow because people grow old first, and you can watch them climb and break people.
Yu Hu (hú), a poet of the Tang Dynasty (lived from about the Dali reign of Emperor Daizong of the Tang Dynasty to the Zhenyuan reign of Emperor Dezong of the Tang Dynasty). Years of birth and death (?—814?), life and name are unknown. Between Daizong Dali and Dezong, he lived in Chang'an for a long time. He failed to win the imperial examination and lived in seclusion in Hanyang. In the Zhenyuan Dynasty, Li assisted Shannandong Road and Jingnan Jiedu envoys.
The language of his poems is simple and vivid, fresh and pleasant; in terms of subject matter, he mostly describes the secluded life and promotes the Zen mentality and Taoist style. His representative works include "Ba Nu Ballad", "Jiangnan Song", "Inscribed on Neighbors", "Song on the Fortress", "Mourning for Children", "Chang'an Tour", "Cherishing Flowers", "Nanxi Study", "Inscribed on Beauty", etc. , among which the two poems "Ba Nu Ballad" and "Jiangnan Song" are the most widely circulated.
Introduction to Yu Hu's "Jiangnan Song"
I occasionally go to the river to pick white apples, and I also accompany my female companion to compete with the God of the River. The crowd did not dare to speak openly and secretly threw money to predict who was far away.
"Jiangnan Song" is one of the seven songs of the Yuefu Qing Shang Opera "Jiangnan Lane". Yu Hu's poem is one of the more interesting ones.
Poems about boudoir love usually start with the dressing up of the missing woman, and then describe her depressive feelings of separation through the use of willows on the streets, gazes on tall buildings, and sleepless nights. This poem, however, uses the simple folk song genre to give it a unique style. "I went to the river to pick white apples", the word "I went to the river" means that the character's action of "picking apples by the river" was just a casual accident.
The above content refers to Baidu Encyclopedia - The Story of Planting Trees by Guo Lituo