I left quietly,
When I came softly;
I waved gently,
Say goodbye to the western clouds.
Golden willow by the river,
Is the bride in the sunset;
Shadows in the waves,
Ripple in my heart.
Green grass on the soft mud,
Oily, swaying at the bottom of the water;
In the gentle waves of He Kang River,
I would like to be an aquatic plant.
A pool in the shade of a tree,
Not a clear spring, but a rainbow in the sky;
Crushed between floating algae,
Precipitate a rainbow-like dream.
Looking for dreams? Lift a long pole,
Back to greener grass;
Full of stars,
Play songs in a starry place.
But I can't play songs,
Quiet is a farewell flute;
Summer insects are also silent for me,
Silence is Cambridge tonight!
I left quietly,
Just as I came quietly;
I waved my sleeve,
Don't take away a cloud.
(1) was written in 1928 1 1.6, originally published in New Moon Monthly192812.0810, and signed by Xu Zhimo.
Poetry appreciation
Cambridge, the seat of the famous Cambridge University in Britain. 1June 920 to1October 1922, the poet studied here. The Cambridge period was a turning point in Xu Zhimo's life. The poet wrote in Tiger? The preface was written by director Chen: before the age of 24, his interest in poetry was far less than that in relativity or civil contract theory. It was the He Kang River that opened the poet's soul and awakened his long-dormant fate. So he later said with deep affection, "Cambridge taught me to broaden my horizons. My thirst for knowledge was aroused by Cambridge, and my self-awareness was given to me by Cambridge." (Smoking and Culture) 1928, the poet revisited his old place. 1On October 6th, he wrote this masterpiece on his way home from Nanhai. This poem was first published in1February 1928, Volume 10,No. 10, and was later included in Tiger Collection. It can be said that "Cambridge complex" runs through Xu Zhimo's poems all his life. Farewell to Cambridge is undoubtedly the most famous one.
Section 1 is about thousands of parting worries when long-lost classmates leave their alma mater. The use of the three words "tenderness" makes us feel that the poet seems to stand on tiptoe, like a breeze, quietly swinging away; And the deepest affection, in the tide, has become a "floating cloud in the west." Verses 2 to 6 describe the poet boating on the He Kang River in search of his dreams. The golden willows covered with sunset glow, the green grass on the soft mud and the pool under the shade of the tree all come into view. The two metaphors are quite accurate: the first one boldly imagines the "golden willow by the river" as a "bride in the sunset", which makes the dead scenery become a living thing, warm and pleasant; The second is that the clear pool water is suspected to be a "rainbow in the sky", but it has been crushed by floating algae and turned into a "rainbow-like dream". It is in "Crazy in Love" that poets, such as Zhuang Zhoumeng Butterfly, are interested in things and me, feel that "the beauty in the waves is rippling in their hearts" and are willing to be the water plants swaying in the gentle waves of He Kanghe. This good structure of the unity of subject and object is not only a wonderful hand, but also a painstaking effort; In verses 5 and 6, the poet opens up a new artistic conception. Borrowing the four refrain "Dream/Dream", "A boat full of starlight,/Singing in the starlight", "Singing,/But I can't sing" and "Summer insects are silent for me/silence is the Cambridge tonight", the whole poem is pushed to a climax, just like the He Kang River, full of twists and turns! And his madness of singing in greener grass and bright stars has not been realized. At this time, silence and silence are better than many love words! The last section has three "quietness" corresponding to the first cycle. Come smartly, go smartly. With a wave of his sleeve, what shook off? Needless to say. Since I once lived in Cambridge, why should I take a cloud with me? The whole poem is the best description of Xu Zhimo's "poetic life" in one go.
Hu Shi once said: "His outlook on life is really a' simple belief', and there are only three big characters in it: one is love, the other is freedom, and the third is beauty. He dreams that these three ideal conditions can be met in his life, which is his' simple belief'. The history of his life is only the history of his pursuit of this simple belief. " (In Memory of Xu Zhi)
If so, isn't the poet's wandering by the He Kang River a microcosm of this pursuit? Xu Zhimo advocates artistic poetry. He deeply admired Yiduo's poetic ideas of beauty in music, painting and architecture, especially in music. He even said, "... only when we understand that the life of poetry lies in its internal rhythm can we appreciate the true interest of poetry: no matter how noble your thoughts are and how passionate your emotions are, you have to use them thoroughly to' musicalize' (that is, poeticize) in order to gain an understanding of poetry ..." (Poetry Publishing Holiday).
On the other hand, this poem "Biekangqiao": the whole poem consists of seven sections, four lines each, two meals each, eclectic, rigorous, rhyming strictly, two or four rhymes, cadence and catchy. This beautiful rhythm ripples like ripples, which is not only the voice of pious students seeking dreams, but also conforms to the ebb and flow of poets' emotions and has a unique aesthetic pleasure. The seven verses are strewn at random, and the rhythm spreads slowly in them, which is quite a poet's temperament of "white robe and thin suburban island". It can be said that it embodies Xu Zhimo's poetic beauty thought. (Wang Chuan)
Reading Xu Zhimo's Farewell to Cambridge, I seem to see the instant scene of a failed hero falling, some tragic, some desolate, some awe-inspiring!
Like Lu Xun and Guo Moruo, Xu Zhimo is an ambitious scholar, but he chose the capitalist literary road, which may be wrong under the historical conditions at that time. However, his goal is to save China. At this time, I might as well recall his first visit to England. He even said, "Cambridge, my hometown …", which shows his love for British western culture. When he found that he had gone the wrong way and his ideal could not be realized, the feeling of failure was "I left quietly, just as I came quietly" and "I left quietly, just as I came quietly." These two sentences are vividly expressed.
Yes! The reality is cruel. We can see heroes who dazzle the masses, we can see champions who swim horses, but we can't see a loser dazzled in front of everyone. At this moment, we have to disappear silently in the crowd and the crowd. Those words have clearly expressed his pain and complicated feelings.
However, he sincerely loves the western culture represented by Britain. He pinned his love for Britain on humble golden willows, sparkling water and green grass ..... He is just a water plant. He wrote not about schools in London, British scholars or British culture, but about some common plants, from which I can easily see his attachment to Britain. Just like Zhou Zuoren's Wild Vegetables in Hometown, it expresses his love for his hometown.
But Xu Zhimo is Xu Zhimo. He is a clever man. He found that what he pursued could not save China, but he still did not change his original intention or his outlook on life. Man is a free individual without a single thought. Therefore, in this most painful moment, he is still natural and unrestrained, waving his sleeves and brushing away everything without taking away a cloud.
Since real heroes can get the respect of the enemy, I also want to say: real heroes also make heroes get respect! I will always respect Xu Zhimo and love his Farewell to Cambridge!
Finally, by chance, I came to Cambridge after a long separation. It is still so quiet and beautiful here. But now I'm leaving my alma mater that I haven't seen for years.
Hold out your hands and bid farewell to this beautiful campus. The dusk is so poetic, and the riverside is still so picturesque. The willows by the river were dyed golden by the sunset. It is so beautiful, so dazzling, so bright. It is like a bride in the sunset, so pure and beautiful. Its beautiful golden hair is scattered all over the floor, which seems more charming and beautiful. The river reflects its beautiful body and its gorgeous and simple shadow. I think this is probably the most elegant time for it. The aquatic plants in the river are dancing their soft and oily green bodies in the water. Aquatic plants, please dance to your heart's content Show me your most beautiful side, show me-a person who is about to leave his alma mater. You are so happy that you will always be with your alma mater. And I, the little me, can only look at her from a distance-my dear alma mater. I really want to snuggle up to my alma mater forever like you. No, if only I were you-a grass! If God gives me a choice, I will be a weed like you.
Is that beautiful shadow under the elm tree a cool spring? No, it's not. This is a rainbow in the sky. It shattered its shape in the beautiful floating seaweed, leaving only the dream of rainbow.
Follow my dream, take the wormwood that I am familiar with, and go with a boat? Grab the green part of the grass ... the stars blink their little eyes and stare at me, a person who has been away from school for a long time. The ship is full of stars. I really want to sing loudly in this beautiful starry night to express my melancholy at this time. But I stopped, because silence is the best parting movement. Summer insects also lost the noise of the past and became quiet. Perhaps Cambridge tonight is a silent Cambridge.
Don't sleep tonight I come here with joy-my alma mater, my inseparable alma mater, and I want to say goodbye to her today. I just left quietly, taking nothing with me. I just waved my arm gently and said goodbye to my alma mater for many years: "goodbye-alma mater!" " "