"Ode to the Dusk River" is a cheerful poem. It was written when the author got rid of the heavy responsibilities of being an official in the court and returned to his hometown. The following is a collection of Bai Juyi's ancient poems of "Ode to the Dusk River". Welcome to read it for reference !
"Ode to the Dusk River"
A ray of setting sun spreads over the water, half of the river is rustling and half of the river is red.
Poor, on the third night of September, the dew looks like pearls and the moon looks like a bow. (Zhenzhu Tongzhen)
Translation
A setting sun gradually set in the river, half of the river was green and half was bright red.
The most lovely thing is the night of the third day of September, when it is as bright as a pearl and the crescent moon is shaped like a bow.
Comments
⑴ Dusk River Yin: A poem written by the river at dusk. Yin, a form of ancient poetry.
⑵ Setting sun: The light of the sun that is about to set. Also refers to sunset.
⑶Sese: The original meaning is blue-colored treasure, here it refers to green.
⑷Poor: cute. September 3rd: The third day of September in the lunar calendar.
⑸Zhenzhu: Pearl. The moon is like a bow: On the third day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar, the moon is at first quarter, and it is as curved as a bow.
Sentence Explanation
A ray of setting sun spreads over the water, half of the river is rustling and half of the river is red:
The poet captured the two colors presented on the river surface under the slanting sun in the evening. The different colors show the splendid scene of the sparkling waves on the river surface and the instantaneous changes in light color.
The meaning of this poem is: In the evening, the sunset, which is about to set, spreads softly on the river. The river water reflected in the sunset looks bright red, but the green waves are rolling on top of the red.
Poor night on the third day of September, the dew is like pearls and the moon is like a bow:
The poet here compresses the two scenes of heaven and earth in the poem, through the comparison of "dew" and "moon" "The description of the visual image creates a harmonious and tranquil artistic conception of autumn night.
The meaning of this poem is: How lovely this night is on the third day of September. The dewdrops on the grass stems and leaves on the shore are like rare pearls, and the rising crescent moon is like a delicate picture. Bow.
Appreciation
"Ode to the Dusk River" is one of Bai Juyi's "Miscellaneous Poems". The wonderful idea of ??the whole poem lies in the combination of two beautiful pictures of nature. One is the gorgeous scene of the setting sun and the sunset reflecting on the river; the other is the hazy night with the crescent moon rising and the dewdrops shining brightly. The two have beautiful scenery when viewed separately, and they are even more wonderful when read together. The poet also appropriately adds metaphors to the poems to make the scenery more vivid. Because this poem permeates the poet's relaxed and joyful liberating mood and personality after voluntarily leaving the court, the whole poem becomes an artistic carrier of the poet's aesthetic and psychological functions under his specific circumstances.
The first two sentences describe the river water in the setting sun. "A ray of setting sun spreads over the water." The setting sun shines on the river. Instead of saying "shine", it says "spreading". This is because the "setting sun" is close to the horizon and is almost touching the ground. It really looks like "spreading" on the river. It is very vivid; the word "Pu" also appears euphemistic and gentle, describing the unique softness of the autumn sunset, giving people a friendly and relaxed feeling. "Half the river is rustling and half the river is red", the weather is clear and windless, the river flows slowly, and the surface of the river wrinkles with small ripples. The parts that receive more light show a "red" color; the parts that receive less light show a deep blue color. The poet grasped the two colors appearing on the river surface, but showed the scene of the fine waves of the dusk river under the setting sun, and the light and color changing rapidly. The poet was intoxicated and placed his own joy in the description of the scenery.
The last two sentences describe the night scene of the rising new moon. The poet lingered until the first moon rose and the cool dew fell, and a more beautiful realm appeared before his eyes. The poet leaned over and saw that the grass by the river was covered with crystal dewdrops. The drops of clear dew on the green grass are like pearls inlaid on it. Using "real pearls" as a metaphor not only describes the roundness of dewdrops, but also the shining luster of dewdrops under the clear light of the new moon. The poet looked up again and saw a crescent moon rising, like a delicate bow hanging on the blue sky. The poet compressed these two wonderful scenes of heaven and earth into one poem - "The dew is like pearls and the moon is like a bow." From the bow-like crescent moon, the author remembered that it was the "third night of September" and couldn't help praising its cuteness. He expressed his emotions directly and pushed his feelings to a climax, causing waves in the poem.
The poet creates a harmonious and peaceful artistic conception through the description of the visual images of "dew" and "moon". He uses such novel and ingenious metaphors to carefully color nature, describe its shapes, and give The reader is presented with a wonderful picture. From describing the dusk river to praising the moon dew, there seems to be a missing connection in time, and the "night" in "the third night of September" invisibly connects time. It connects with "twilight" on the top and "twilight" on the bottom. "Dew" and "Moon" are connected, which means that the poet has been admiring the moon from dusk to the dew above and below, which contains the poet's love and love for nature.
In addition, readers should pay attention to the time issue in this poem. "Dusk River Song" writes three different "times".
Through the above analysis, the first two sentences of "Dusk River Song" are written before sunset (a short period of time) or at sunset; the last two sentences are mainly written after sunset (a short period of time), that is, dusk; from the last two sentences, there are also Some time during the night. This is completely in line with the author's order of viewing, that is, the author first saw "the setting sun is shining" before sunset, then he saw "the moon is like a bow" after sunset, and then at night he saw "the dew is like pearls". Most sources believe that "the moon is like a bow" and "the dew is like pearls" were seen by the author at the same time at night, with the former written in the sky and the latter written underground. In fact, this is because of the lack of common knowledge in astronomy and meteorology, and the neglect of the "time difference" problem between the two natural phenomena. As mentioned before, the author could only see "the third day of September" and "the moon is like a bow" shortly after sunset. At this time, because the sun has just set, the ground has not lost much heat, and cool dew has not yet formed; and when the dew is "like pearls" at night, the bow-like moon has already sunk below the western horizon.
Creation background
This poem was written by Bai Juyi on his way to Hangzhou to serve as governor in the second year of Changqing (822). At that time, the politics of the imperial court were gloomy, and the party struggle between Niu and Li was fierce. The poet had tasted the taste of being a court official and asked for a foreign post. The author wrote this poem because he felt relaxed and happy after leaving the court.
Introduction to the author
Bai Juyi (772-846), also known as the Xiangshan layman in his later years, was a great realist poet in the Tang Dynasty of my country. His poems With a wide range of themes, diverse forms, and simple and popular language, he is known as the "Poetry Demon" and the "Poetry King". He became a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy and a doctor of Zuo Zanshan. There is "Bai's Changqing Collection" handed down from generation to generation, and his representative poems include "Song of Everlasting Sorrow", "Charcoal Seller", "Pipa Play" and so on. Bai Juyi's ancestral home is Shanxi and Shaanxi. He was born in Xinzheng, Zhengzhou, Henan, and was buried in Luoyang. The Bai Juyi Former Residence Memorial Hall is located in the suburbs of Luoyang. Baiyuan (Bai Juyi's Tomb) is located at Pipa Peak in Xiangshan Mountain, south of Luoyang City.