"Don't waste the eternal flow of rivers" means: It can't stop their reputation and articles from flowing like rivers forever. From "Drama as Six Quatrains·Part Two" written by Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty
"Drama as Six Quatrains·Part Two"
Author Du Fu? Dynasty Tang
Wang Yang and Lu Luo were in a frivolous and frivolous style at that time.
Er Cao’s body and name will both be destroyed, and the rivers will not flow forever.
Vernacular Translation:
Wang Yang Luluo created the style and genre of Yidai, and superficial commentators ridiculed him endlessly.
After everything in your generation is turned into dust, you will not be harmed by the eternal flow of the mighty rivers.
Notes
1. The play is: a play. In fact, Du Fu wrote these six poems with a very serious attitude, and discussion is also advisable. Six quatrains: six quatrains.
Wang Yang Luluo: Wang Bo, Yang Jiong, Lu Zhaolin, and King Luo Bin. These four people were good at poetry and prose, and had contributed to the literary innovation of the early Tang Dynasty. They were called the "Four Heroes of the Early Tang Dynasty".
2. Style: This refers to the style of poetry. When genre: The style and genre of that era.
3. 哂: ridicule.
4. Ercao: The other generation refers to those frivolous people.
Extended information:
"Six Quatrains in Drama" was written by Du Fu in response to the habit of some people in the literary world at that time to value the past and despise the present, and to aim high. It reflects Du Fu's literary criticism point of view against favoring the past over the present.
The opinions of "not treating modern people less", "differentiating pseudo styles", "learning from elegance", and "turning to benefit from many teachers" (drawing on the strengths of many schools) are still useful for reference today. meaningful.
This poem is the second of "Six Quatrains for Drama". The poem not only clearly affirms the literary contribution and status of Wang Yang Luluo as one of the "Four Heroes of the Early Tang Dynasty", but also warns those frivolous people not to A leaf blinds the eyes and mocks the king Yang Luluo. Their poems will be passed down for a long time, and their historical status cannot be erased.