A shorter appreciation of poetry

Ouyang Xiu

Langtaosha ·Ouyang Xiu

Put the wine in to the east wind, and let the sun be calm, and the willows will drop to the east of Luocheng. We always join hands and travel around the world.

The gatherings and separations are in a hurry, and this hatred is endless. This year's flowers are more red than last year's. It's a pity that the flowers will be better next year. Who knows?

This poem was written in the spring of the first year of the Ming Dynasty (1032) when Ou Gong and his friend Mei Yaochen revisited their old place in the east of Luoyang City. .

The first two sentences are based on Sikong Tu's "Jiuquanzi" "Wish wine to the east wind at dusk, and be calm", and adding the word "***" has a new meaning. "Free and easy" means both style and people. Speaking of Dongfeng, it not only means cherishing the good wind, but also preserving the scenery so that you can enjoy it; for people, I hope people can enjoy it slowly and return home after enjoying it. "Los Angeles East" location revealed. There are many public and private gardens in Luoyang, and Li Gefei of the Song Dynasty wrote a special record of them in "Luoyang Famous Gardens". The road on the outskirts of the capital is called "Purple Road". "Cuiyang" is the same as "east wind". You can imagine that the warm wind blows, the green willows dance, the weather is pleasant, and the scenery is charming. It is a good time and place for sightseeing. The last two sentences say that we have traveled to places together in the past, and we still need to visit them all again today. "At that time" is the "last year" of the next film. "Fang Cong" indicates that this tour is mainly about flower appreciation.

The first two sentences of the next film deeply lament: "Gathering and separation are in a hurry", which means that it is difficult to get together, but when we have just met, we have to say goodbye in a hurry. How can this not bring endless happiness to people? Regret. "This hatred is endless" does not only refer to the author himself, that is to say, this kind of hatred that gathers and disperses among relatives and friends has never been exhausted from ancient times to the present, and it has brought great harm to people. of pain. "Those who are in ecstasy can only say goodbye!" ("Farewell" by Liang Jiangyan of the Southern Dynasties) When friends meet and cannot stay together for a long time, they naturally feel very uncomfortable. This exclamation is an expression of deep affection for friends. The following three sentences express farewell feelings based on the scenery seen in front of me. It can also be said to be a specific explanation of the above sigh. "This year's flowers are better than last year's red" has two meanings. First, the flowers this year are blooming more prosperously and more vividly than last year. Of course, I hope my friends can enjoy them. The saying "the flower is more red than last year" shows that the author visited this flower last year with his friends. This echoes the "at that time" in the previous film. It contains beautiful memories of the past; it also shows that it has been a year since we parted, and this time it is a reunion after a long absence. . The gathering is so difficult, and the flowers are blooming so beautifully. We should have enjoyed them more, but when our friends are about to leave, how can we not feel sad? This sentence describes the bright and prosperous scenery, but expresses the sentimental mood. It is exactly "writing sadness with happy scenery". The last two sentences mean: Next year this flower will bloom more prosperously than this year. Unfortunately, I and my friends live in two places, far apart. At this time next year, I don’t know who I can come with to enjoy this flower! Furthermore, I may have left this place next year, and I don’t know who will come to appreciate this flower. The farewell feelings are cast in the flower appreciation, the flowers of three years are compared, and the flowers are advanced layer by layer. The farewell is written with cherished flowers. The idea is novel and poetic. It is a wonderful pen in the article.

The importance of separation also shows the depth of friendship with friends