1. Translation
The mica screen reveals the deep light and shadow of the remaining candles, and the Milky Way gradually slopes down and the morning stars also disappear and sink. Chang'e must have regretted taking the elixir secretly, but now she feels chilled every night in the face of the blue sea and sky.
2. Source
"Chang'e" by Li Shangyin in the late Tang Dynasty (Li Shangyin was one of the few poets in the late Tang Dynasty and even the entire Tang Dynasty who deliberately pursued poetic beauty. He was good at poetry writing and parallel prose literature. The value is quite high.)
3. Original text
The candle shadow on the mica screen is deep, and the long river is gradually sinking.
Chang'e should regret stealing the elixir, and her heart will be filled with blue sea and blue sky every night.
IV. Notes
1. Mica screen: a screen made of mica stone. Mica is a mineral with plate-like crystals and transparent and shiny crystals. It was often used to decorate windows, screens and other objects in ancient times.
2. Long River: Milky Way. Dawn Star: Morning Star. Or it refers to the morning star, which appears in the east in the early morning.
3. Panacea: refers to the elixir of immortality. "Huainanzi·Lan Mingxun" records that Hou Yi asked for the elixir of immortality from the Queen Mother of the West, and Chang'e secretly took it and ran into the moon palace. Extended information
1. Creation background
The author has been caught in the struggle between the Niu and Li parties throughout his life, and has been very frustrated in his life. The essence of the Niu-Li party struggle is that eunuchs are in power. This poem satirizes the darkness of eunuchs in power and satirizes Xianzong's decline in imperial power.
2. Appreciation
This poem sings about the loneliness of Chang'e (Chang'e) in the middle of the moon, and expresses the poet's self-harm. The first two sentences describe the indoor and outdoor environments respectively, exaggerating the empty and cold atmosphere, and expressing the protagonist's nostalgic mood; the last two sentences are the protagonist's feelings after a night of painful thoughts, expressing a sense of loneliness. The whole poem is sentimental, rich in meaning, whimsical, real and moving.
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