Jiangnan
You can pick lotuses in the south of the Yangtze River. There are fields of lotus leaves and fish playing among the lotus leaves.
The lotus leaves are to the east, the lotus leaves are to the west, the lotus leaves are to the south, and the lotus leaves are to the north.
Explanation of the words
He: How
Tiantian: The lotus leaves are lush and connected.
Vernacular translation
You can pick lotuses on the water in the south of the Yangtze River. The lotus leaves are so lush and the fish are playing among them.
The fish plays on the east side of the lotus leaf, the fish plays on the west side of the lotus leaf, the fish plays on the south side of the lotus leaf, and the fish plays on the north side of the lotus leaf.
Literary Appreciation
This is a lotus-picking song from a Yuefu folk song of the Han Dynasty. There is not a single word in the poem that directly describes the happy mood of the lotus-pickers when picking lotuses.
But through the depiction of lotus leaves and fish, their joy is fully revealed.
It is as if I heard and saw with my own eyes the singing and laughter of many men and women picking lotus. The sound blended into one, and many young men and lotus-picking girls were still flirting and courting.
First of all, this song starts with the sentence "Lotus can be picked in the south of the Yangtze River", and the word "ke" in it has revealed the news. < /p>
This is because although the lotus cultivation area is very wide, it is most popular in Jiangnan;
Most of the lotus collectors in Jiangnan are young men and women, especially young women;
>At the same time, the folk customs in Jiangnan are gentle and gentle, and it is very common for young men and women to flirt and court love while picking lotus. Therefore, the folk love songs that were popular in the Southern Dynasties were actually very popular in Jiangnan during the Han Dynasty.
In this type of folk love songs, metaphors and puns are often used, and the word "lotus" is used to symbolize love. It can be seen that this song obviously uses metaphor and pun techniques.
The word "picking lotus" in the beginning of the sentence also means seeking pleasure and courtship.
It can be inferred from this that the singer is a romantic young man. He may not be from Jiangnan, but came to Jiangnan from other places.
He came to the south of the Yangtze River to pick lotuses. In fact, he meant "the drunkard's intention is not to drink."
Otherwise, there is no place to pick lotus, but he only lingers in Jiangnan. "The meaning of the word.
Secondly, the second sentence "Lotus leaves are everywhere", which follows the previous sentence, obviously also expresses the lush and beautiful lotus leaves, which is a metaphor for the large number and graceful posture of the lotus picking girls.
And the third sentence "fish plays among the lotus leaves" and the last four sentences "the fish plays with the lotus leaves to the east, the fish plays with the lotus leaves to the west, the fish plays with the lotus leaves to the south, the fish plays with the lotus leaves to the north",
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The fish playing in the water among the lotus leaves is a metaphor for the joyful scene of men and women picking lotuses flirting and courting.
This is also a commonly used expression technique in folk love songs. It can be seen that this lotus picking song is actually a love song combined with labor.
This song has only seven sentences, which are as clear as words, and the last four sentences are basically the repetition of the third sentence.
The beauty of this song lies mainly in the use of commonly used words in folk songs. Using metaphors and puns,
the joyful feelings of flirting and courtship between men and women are described in an extremely tactful, subtle and thought-provoking way without being frivolous or vulgar.
The whole poem is written in one go, but it can be divided into two parts in structure: the first three sentences reveal the theme;
The last four sentences further show the joyful scene and vast scene of lotus picking. .
The third sentence in the poem plays the role of connecting the previous and the following in the whole poem, connecting the upper and lower parts without any trace.
The artistic conception of the poem is fresh and cheerful, embodying emotions in the scenery, and the scenery embodies people. It is like hearing their voices, seeing their people,
It is like being in the scene, and feeling that the beautiful scenery is picturesque. , relaxed and happy, showing a lively scene.
This poem belongs to the "Xianghe Song Ci" in the Yuefu classification. "Xianghe Song" is originally a song sung by two people in harmony,
or a song sung by one person and everyone in harmony, so "Fish" The four lines of "Playing with Lotus Ye Dong" may be harmony.
Therefore, the first two lines of this poem may be a male singer leading the singing; the third line is a chorus of men and women;
The last four lines should be a group of men and women singing together. In this way, the scene when picking lotuses will be more lively and interesting, so you can better understand the superb expression of this song.
The juxtaposition of "east", "west", "south" and "north" in the poem can easily become dull.
But this song is arranged in such a way that it appears to be literary and unrestrained. , extremely vivid, thus fully reflecting the beauty of the song being sung repeatedly and leaving an endless aftertaste.