In the second part of "Mawei", the "then" and "this day" in the neck couplet form a strong contrast. Without the debauchery of "then", there is no separation of "this day". In essence, it is a reference to the Tang Dynasty. The accusation and satire of Xuanzong's dissolute life.
Appreciation: This poem expresses emotions by chanting Mawei, advocating that poetry should reflect the people's suffering life, and showing the author's progressive literary creation views. Although this poem is a lyrical work, it is actually an argumentative poem. The first two sentences use Ma Wei as the title to put forward arguments, and the last two sentences use allusions to demonstrate the above points. The author puts forward new viewpoints for himself, and the old becomes new, which is quite the magic of turning iron into gold.
1. The original text of the poem
Overseas disciples heard about Jiuzhou, and their fate was uncertain.
The tiger traveling in the sky heard the night watchman, but there was no chicken man announcing the dawn.
On this day, the six armies were stationed together. At that time, the Chinese Valentine's Day was laughing and morning glory.
How can the Four Ji be the emperor, not as good as the Lu family?
2. Translation
I just heard that there are Kyushu overseas, but I don’t know that my destiny in this life will be exhausted in the next life.
I can hear the army banging bangs in the middle of the night, and there are no more chicken men announcing the time in the morning.
Today the Sixth Army stopped marching to remonstrate, and on that day the Chinese Valentine's Day laughed at the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl.
Why after being the emperor for decades, I am not as happy as ordinary people.
Extended information
1. Creation background
This poem sings about the Mawei Incident. The Mawei Incident occurred after the Anshi Rebellion broke out in the 14th year of Tianbao's reign under Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (755). Li Shangyin lived in the atmosphere of national decline in the late Tang Dynasty, which inevitably made him more critical of history, more of a saving sentiment towards politics, and more of a hatred for those who were dissolute and harmed the country. , so I wrote this set of poems to express an allegorical meaning.
2. Introduction to the author
Li Shangyin, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. The courtesy name is Yishan, and the nicknames are Yuxisheng and Fan Nansheng. Because he was caught in the partisan struggle between Niu and Li, he was very frustrated in his life. Poetry is highly accomplished. His poems are novel in conception and beautiful in style. In particular, some of his love poems are touching and pathos and have been recited by others. However, they are too obscure and confusing to be understood. There is even a saying: "Poets all love Xikun, but they only regret that no one writes Zheng Jian." Among them, there is "Collection of Poems by Li Yishan".
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