Notes
Gaoqiu: late autumn. Pattering: The appearance of rain and snow falling lightly. Green: refers to the leaves and flowers of orchid. Here the modifier is used instead of the central word.
"Ancient Style·A Solitary Orchid Grows in a Tranquil Garden"
Tang Dynasty: Li Bai
A solitary orchid grows in a secluded garden, and all the grass grows withered.
Although the sun shines brightly, the autumn moon is full of sadness.
The flying frost is pattering early, and the green color is afraid of resting.
If there is no breeze blowing, who will send out the fragrance?
Translation: A lonely orchid grows in a deep garden, and all kinds of weeds cover it up. Although the spring sunshine once took care of it, the autumn moon soon rose into the sky, making it fall into sadness again. The autumn frost, rain and snow are hitting the green leaves and red flowers, and Lan's life is probably about to end! If there is no breeze blowing, for whom will the orchids smell fragrant?
Extended information
Li Bai's "Ancient Style" contains fifty-nine poems, and this is the thirty-eighth of them. Xiao Shiyun said: "The poem says that a gentleman is in the wild, unable to separate himself from the crowd. Although the master knows it, the greed of the villain has arrived. If it is not recommended by citing the best, how can it be seen by itself even though it has a sweet fragrance! "Xiao said there seems to be something debatable.
This poem was probably written in the autumn of the second year after Li Bai was ordered to enter Chang'an. At this time, due to the instigation and slander by Gao Lishi and others, Tang Xuanzong began to alienate Li Bai, which made Li Bai gradually feel the desolation of the cold treatment. . "If there is no breeze blowing, to whom will the fragrance come?" This couplet is wonderful, and it has the feeling that a close friend is gone and the treasure is burned.
Orchids are known as "the ancestor of fragrance", "the fragrance of the country", "the beauty in the empty valley" and "the gentleman in the flower". It has always been praised by literati. Orchid is usually used to describe the beauty of poetry, and orchid friendship is used to describe the true friendship. Orchid is also used to express pure love. Chinese people have always regarded orchid as a symbol of nobility and elegance, and are associated with "plum, bamboo, and chrysanthemum". Juxtaposed, collectively known as the "Four Gentlemen".
The ancients said: "Orchids live in deep valleys, and they are not fragrant if they have no one but themselves." Orchids are the pure essence of heaven and earth. They are fragrant and distant, pure and refined. Their leaves are long and strong, oily and shiny. They are displayed in the courtyard without being ostentatious or overbearing. They are elegant and warm. They add to the feeling of "I sit for a long time and don't know the fragrance is in the room. Butterflies fly in when I open the window." "The interest.
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