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Tianjin Sha Qiu Si
Yuan? Ma Zhiyuan
Dead vines, old trees, faint crows,
Small bridges and flowing water.
The ancient road, the west wind and the thin horse,
When the sun sets, heartbroken people are at the end of the world.
Tianjingsha Qiu Si is a poem written by Ma Zhiyuan, a writer in Yuan Dynasty. This song juxtaposes a variety of scenery into a picture of the sunset in the autumn suburbs, which makes the wanderer ride a thin horse on the bleak background, revealing a sad mood and expressing the sadness that a wanderer misses his hometown and is tired of wandering in autumn.
Interpretation: Dead vines entwine old trees, and crows that return to their nests at dusk perch on branches. Under the small bridge, there are several families by the running water. On the ancient and desolate road, the autumn wind is bleak, and a tired thin horse is carrying a wanderer. The sun is setting slowly, and the extremely sad traveler is still wandering at the end of the world.
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Brief introduction of the author
Ma Zhiyuan was a dramatist and essayist in Yuan Dynasty. No. Dongli, in a word. Most (now Beijing) people. He used to be a provincial officer in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces (promotion in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces). Retire in old age. There are fifteen kinds of zaju, and there are seven existing ones. Most of his works are based on immortals and Taoism, and he is known as "Ma Xian". The lyrics are bold and free. Together with Guan Hanqing, Bai Pu and Zheng Guangzu, they are called "the four masters of Yuan Opera". His achievements in Sanqu are especially famous in the world, including Dongli Yuefu series, with more than 100 poems and 23 episodes.
Ma Zhiyuan was keen on becoming famous when he was young. However, due to the high-handed policy of the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty, he never succeeded. He lived a wandering life almost all his life, and was depressed and embarrassed because of it. So on the journey of wandering alone, he wrote this song "Tianjingsha Qiu Si".
He was selected as one of the four ancient poems in the fourth class of Chinese in grade seven, one of the three poems in the eighth grade Chinese book and sixteen Chinese books in grade eight.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Tianjingsha Qiu Si