Xu zhimo
I am a cloud in the sky,
Occasionally projected into your heart—
You shouldn't be surprised,
There's no need to be happy-
It disappeared in an instant.
You and I met in the dark sea,
You have yours, I have mine, direction;
You remember it well,
You forgot,
The light that shines on each other at this intersection!
Creation background
This poem was written in May 1926, when the poet Xu Zhimo first met Lin in London. At that time, Xu Zhimo met Lin by chance, which ignited the fire of love and inspired him to write poems. With a wave of his hand, he got this masterpiece. First published in the supplement of Morning Post on May 27th of the same year? The ninth issue of "Stone Carving Edition" was signed by Zhimo. This is also the lyrics of the old blind man in the fifth act of the script Bian Kungang written by Xu Zhimo and Lu Xiaoman.
Literature appreciation: the cry for life and the pursuit of love and beauty
Xu Zhimo's poem "Accidental" was written in May 1926, and was first published in the supplement of the Morning Post on May 27th of the same year. The ninth issue of "Stone Carving Edition" was signed by Zhimo. The poet used a variety of images to integrate his life course into it, which shows that the poet has experienced too many accidents in his life. Visualizing the accident is not only interesting, but also leaves enough imagination for readers. Countless accidents, countless bumps, and countless encounters all seem so ordinary, there is no need to be surprised, and there is no need to be happy. Remember, you forget the attitude that constitutes a poet. His combination with Zhang Youyi was accidental, his love affair with Lin was accidental, and the storm with Lu Xiaoman was also accidental. It was accidental that he studied finance, fell in love with Cambridge, and the plane crash was even more accidental. These accidents are like a threaded bead.
The poem begins with the metaphor of "I am a cloud in the sky", which shows that the poet is wandering around the world but noble and kind, which directly means that he paved the way for the following. Suddenly, he changed his mind and "occasionally projected on your waves", giving people a soothing momentum but intriguing. The accidental meeting of the two is like the meeting of clouds and water, but it is illusory. A short encounter can make it better in distance, but it is still a flash in the pan. In particular, the word "heart" of "wave heart" is used properly, indicating that no matter how much investment and fate are in time, it may be just an accident. Although life is full of accidents, we can't stop waiting, only the pursuit of eternity. Just because this meeting was just an accident, it went on to explain the attitude that the other party should hold: you don't have to be surprised or happy. This is a common thing in life, full of philosophy of life, and there is nothing to miss. At the same time, it also shows the poet's frankness, which is only a trace that disappears in an instant.
The first section of the poem uses physical metaphors such as "sky", "cloud" and "water wave" to make the poem more vivid. The projection of a cloud in the sky on the wave center also reflects the poet's inner activities and psychological characteristics, indicating his pursuit of love and beauty. The verbs "project" and "destroy" are also used to express the accidental causal relationship between them. If the projection is illusory, it will inevitably lead to complete extinction, and finally it will change from accidental meeting to the trace of extinction, and the trace and projection form a corresponding relationship. In addition, the poet clearly shows the protagonists "you" and "I" in his poems, which shows that there is an inevitable connection between the two subjects. Although there is emotional support, you don't need to be surprised, let alone happy. It plays the role of a wave turning point, that is to say, although meeting you by chance seems to be relatively integrated, you don't need to be surprised, let alone happy. "Don't be surprised, don't be happy" has a further relationship. Surprise is unnecessary, and joy is even unnecessary. The word "Geng" in the middle is just right, which shows that the poet has repeatedly suppressed his excitement and is still persuading the other party not to be surprised and happy prematurely, indicating that the poet understands his life situation and does not want to hurt the other party because "I am a cloud in the sky". At the same time, we also see that life is not dominated by ourselves, and any good thing is restricted and influenced by various external factors. Since it is an accident, it must have happened in a twinkling, so we should cherish it doubly.
The second verse of the poem draws you and me together at the same time with "You and I meet in the night sea". Under the background of the night and the rendering of the sea, the sudden appearance of "you" seems to make me no longer lonely at night, and the appearance of "you" makes me feel entrusted. But even so, we are just passers-by in the journey of life, because: you have your direction, I have mine. Meeting in this accidental and inevitable way is like a favor from heaven, and the intentional plot in a sitcom will eventually be missed because of different directions. It can be seen that the choice of life direction is often full of drama and will not last forever. Dramatically arranging a theme corresponding to me here shows the poet's pursuit and yearning for love, but we passed each other because of different directions, perhaps leaving each other with a knowing smile, or even nostalgia for each other, but after all, in the dark sea background, because of the choice of direction, there is no other way but to miss beautiful things. Suddenly, the poet's lost emotions were revealed in his heart. Finally, he warned himself: "If you remember, you will forget", which played a role here. At the same time, undertake the above-mentioned "light of mutual interpretation at this intersection!"
The second part of this poem uses the physical metaphors of "night", "sea" and "light" to make this poem more vivid and concrete. Corresponding verbs such as "meet" and "meet" are also used to directly inherit the first plot and draw closer to the second plot. From the distance between clouds and water to the distance between you and me, from day to night, from water waves to the sea, it is a further sublimation of the previous plot. No matter how close you and I are, external factors may prevent us from meeting again. In the vast sea of life, no matter how well the plot is arranged, how well the environment is arranged, and the difficult blending of heart and heart will eventually disappear in the depths of the sea. We all have our own direction, and the light we get in accidental meeting is only temporary, not eternal. So the poet told himself not to blindly recall the past, but to get out of the shadows as soon as possible. Remember or forget, this is also the condition of the poet's mood change, and the word "most" is used in the middle, which shows that the poet is eager to walk out of the trough of life confidently, persuade himself to forget the accident and welcome the new dawn. This is the helplessness of reality and life. Faced with the dilemma of "remembering" and "forgetting", why not choose the latter?
Throughout the poem, it is not difficult to understand the two scenes described in it. Vivid language, perfect form and ups and downs of the plot give people endless imagination. The two verses before and after the poem correspond, catchy and intriguing to read. On the surface, this is a love poem. It will be more interesting if you read it carefully. It gives people a feeling that the more you read, the more interesting it becomes. It contains profound philosophy and understanding of life, and there are many classic works. Chen Ye, a poet of Crescent School, said: "A few poems, such as Accidental, opened the gap between his first two issues. He erased his previous anger and wrote the secret of that delicate soul in neat, soft and refreshing poems. " At the same time, familiar images are interspersed in the whole poem, which blends the two protagonists in the poem into the artistic conception, just like a drama, giving people a fresh and natural feeling. Poets use two or two pairs of things to make them contradictory, which can be described as a clever writing technique of combining static and dynamic. Accidental meeting or never coming again, but whether we should know how to cherish the good times better, with the changes of the poet's feelings, all show the beauty of harmony. With our understanding of new things, our feelings will gradually deepen, because people always advance in the practice of constant understanding.
Looking up at the starry sky, the sky is still the original sky, but because our fate is not entirely in our own hands, we always encounter more or less accidents in full of setbacks. Since it is accidental, we should recognize the final result, make clear whether our environment is the clouds in the sky or the sea at night, and make suggestions for ourselves without hurting each other. While exhorting each other, we should also see our own direction. Why not forget it when you can't get it? We will meet again after all.
In the era of poverty and darkness, the poet's accident is not a cry for life, the pursuit of love and beauty, and the poet's soul space. On the road of shouting and pursuing, isn't it a road of struggle?