Work "Peach Leaf Song"
Author Wang Xianzhi
Era of the Eastern Jin Dynasty
Five-character poem "Peach Leaf Song"
The peach leaves reflect the red flowers, and they are graceful in the absence of wind.
There is no limit to the reflection of spring flowers, Ganlang picks me up alone. "Song of Peach Leaves" is a tune from the Eastern Jin Dynasty Yuefu's "Qing Shang Songs·Wu Sheng Songs". According to the "Ancient and Modern Music Records" cited in the "Collection of Yuefu Poems", this tune was composed by Wang Xianzhi in the middle of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. It has three lyrics, and this piece is one of them. Wang Xianzhi was the son of the great calligrapher Wang Xizhi. He was also good at calligraphy and was known as the "Two Kings" in later generations. Judging from "Peach Leaf Song", Wang Xianzhi's literary talent is not bad either. Taoye is Wang Xianzhi's concubine. Xianzhi loves her very much, so he wrote this song.
This article uses Taoye's tone to express Taoye's gratitude to Wang Xianzhi for loving her. The man in the article refers to Xianzhi. The first two sentences of this article say: The green leaves and red flowers of the peach trees complement each other. Its light and delicate figure, although not blown by the spring breeze, seems to be swaying slightly, making it appear graceful. On the surface, these two sentences refer to peach trees, but they actually use peach blossoms as a metaphor for the beauty of the concubine with peach leaves. The next two sentences say: In spring, flowers bloom, and there are countless varieties of flowers and trees that glow under the bright sunshine. But my husband only loves and picks me (peach blossoms). His friendship is so touching. ! These two sentences use Tao Ye's tone to describe her gratitude for being loved by Wang Xianzhi. The whole article compares peach blossoms to peach leaves to show her delicacy and beauty; Wang Xianzhi picks peach blossoms alone among the flowers in spring, showing his deep love for picking leaves and peach leaves' gratitude to him. In just four sentences, through vivid metaphors, the beauty of Tao Ye, Xian Zhi and the love between Tao Ye are shown. The words are short but the love is long. It can be called a masterpiece among ancient love poems. The language of the poem is simple and clear, and the metaphors are vivid. It can be seen that it was deeply influenced by the folk songs of Wudi at that time.
"Peach Leaf Song" expresses love for maids and concubines. In addition to being influenced by folk songs that boldly express love, it also shows the relatively liberated thinking of literati in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. During the Han Dynasty, the dominance of Confucianism was quite strong. Confucianism advocates poetic education and requires poetry to "be based on emotions and stop at etiquette and justice." Works that express the love between men and women without political enlightenment are often looked down upon, or even regarded as obscene, and are subject to many restrictions. Therefore, in Chinese poetry, readers can only see poems like Qin Jia and Xu Shu's poems (even such poems are very few), but not works like "Peach Leaf Song". By the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the dominance of Confucianism was greatly weakened, and the Taoist thoughts of Lao and Zhuang were on the rise. At that time, many literati wanted to get rid of strict etiquette and law, advocated nature, and advocated acting in accordance with people's natural emotions. The same is true when dealing with relationships between men and women. "Peach Leaf Song" dares to express love for a concubine with a low social status. It can be said that it is the product of this new trend of the times. At the same time as "Peach Leaf Song", "Jasper Song" and "Tuan Fan Song" in Yuefu Wu Sheng songs are similar in tone and spirit. "Biyu Song" describes the gratitude of the concubine Biyu of King Sima Yi of Runan in Jin Dynasty to the King of Runan. "Tuanfan Song" describes the love between Jinzhong Shuling Wang Min and his sister-in-law Xie Fangzi. The theme and content are similar to "Peach Leaf Song" It is very close, reflecting the different styles of life and creation of aristocrats and literati of an era. They have a negative side in expressing the unrestrained and indulgent enjoyment of the people of the Wei and Jin Dynasties; but they also have certain progressive significance in terms of resisting Confucian etiquette and boldly expressing true feelings. Encyclopedia Business Card Wang Xianzhi
Wang Xianzhi, courtesy name Zijing, Han nationality, a native of Linyi, Langya, Eastern Jin Dynasty, calligrapher and poet, his ancestral home is Linyi, Shandong. He was born in Kuaiji (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang), and is the seventh son of Wang Xizhi. He died at the age of forty-three. He was famous for his running script and cursive script. Wang Xianzhi learned calligraphy from his father Xizhi when he was young, and also studied calligraphy from Zhang Zhi. He is excellent in all forms of calligraphy, and is especially famous for his cursive calligraphy. He dares to innovate and is not limited by his father. He has made outstanding contributions to Jinkai and Jincao since the Wei and Jin Dynasties. He is known as the "Little Sage" in the history of calligraphy, equal to his father. Known as the "Two Kings".
Chinese name: Wang Xianzhi Nationality: Chinese Nationality: Han Birthplace: Kuaiji, present-day Shaoxing, Zhejiang Birth date: 344 Death date: 386 Occupation: Calligrapher Representative works: "Chunhua Pavilion Tie" Contents Political career Development of art The spread of works The influence of regular script Marriage: First wife Xi Daomao remarries Princess Xin'an, concubine Taoye Taoye Song, children Historical records Translation of the original text (first half) Folk legends Former residence Yunmen Ancient Temple in Shaoxing Wang Xianzhi's artistic characteristics Wang Xianzhi's works Yatou Wantie Appreciation of political career Development of art The spread of works The influence of regular script on marriage The original wife, Xi Daomao, remarried Princess Xin'an, his concubine, Taoye Taoyege, and their children. Original translation of historical records (first half) Folk legends, former residence, Yunmen Ancient Temple, Shaoxing, Wang Xianzhi's artistic features, appreciation of Wang Xianzhi's works, duck-headed pills and posters. Expand