Chang Ge Xing
Poet: Han Dynasty: Han Dynasty
The sunflowers in the green garden are waiting for the sun to set.
Budze in spring brings brilliance to all things.
I am often afraid that when the autumn festival comes, the yellow flowers and leaves will wither.
From the east to the sea, when will the rivers return to the west?
If a young man does not work hard, the old man will be miserable.
The meaning of Changgexing Appreciation of the ancient poetry of Changgexing
Notes
① Changge: Long singing, also refers to writing poetry;
< p>②行(xíng): A genre of ancient songs, the abbreviation of song-xing style, the number of words in poetry and the length of sentences are not limited.③Long song line refers to the free style singing style with the tune of "long singing".
④棣: pronounced cui. In ancient times, people did not pronounce the sound shuai.
Translation
There are green sunflowers in the garden, and the dew will be dried by the morning sun. Spring spreads the hope of happiness all over the earth, and all living things show prosperity and vitality. I'm just worried that the rustling autumn is coming, the leaves will turn yellow and the grass will wither and die. Thousands of great rivers are rushing eastward and flowing into the sea. When will they be able to flow westward again? It's the same with people. If you don't work hard when you are young, you will only regret it in vain when you get old.
Appreciation
This poem is selected from Volume 30 of "Collection of Yuefu Poems", "Ping Tune" in Zodiac and Songs. "Yuefu Jietie" says that this ancient saying "suggests that youth is not long, and you should work hard for happiness. It will be sad if you don't have a boss." It is obviously a misinterpretation to understand "hard work" as "hard work for happiness." Many ancient five-character poems of the Han Dynasty lamented the short life span and advocated enjoying timely pleasures. From the overall concept of this poem, the main meaning is that the seasons change quickly and time is gone forever. Therefore, it advises people to cherish their youth and work hard to make a difference. The emotional tone is positive.
"The Collection of Yuefu Poems" is a collection of Yuefu Poems compiled by Guo Maoqian in the Song Dynasty. It has one hundred volumes and is divided into twelve categories. Starting from the Han and Wei dynasties and ending with the Five Dynasties, there are more than ten ballads from before the Qin Dynasty. In addition to the music collected from the feudal court, it also preserves a large number of folk music lyrics and new Yuefu poems created by literati. The book has a general introduction for each category, a title explanation for each song, and a review of the origin and development of various lyrics and lyrics.