1. Du Fu's first couplet in "Ge Night" adopts the method of contrast.
This poem was written by Du Fu when he lived in Kuizhou in the first year of the Dali calendar. At that time, the warlords in the southwest were fighting and disasters were frequent. Du Fu was living alone in Kuizhou, with no life and an uncertain future. The sorrow of his family and country lingered in his heart. This poem just expresses his heavy mood at this time.
The whole poem describes the winter night scenery, which means sadness and homesickness. The first couplet points out the cold winter night; the chin couplet describes what was heard and seen at night; the neck couplet describes what was heard at dawn; and the last couplet describes the emotion evoked by looking at the Wuhou and Baidi temples.
This poem has always been hailed as a model work among Du Fu's rhymed poems. Focusing on the topic, the poet describes what he saw, heard and felt when he stayed in the West Pavilion at night from several important aspects, from the cold night and snow to the drum horns at midnight, from the stars in the sky to the flood waves on the river, from the beautiful mountains and rivers to the war and human affairs, from the current situation The reality is written into the past thousands of years. The atmosphere is majestic and majestic, with the feeling of looking up to the sky and the earth, looking down at the past and present. Hu Yinglin in the Ming Dynasty praised this poem: "The weather is so majestic that it covers the universe, and the laws are as detailed as the hair." He also said that it is the "originator of seven-character rhymed poetry", which is very reasonable.
2. Attached is the original text
"The Night in the Pavilion"
(Tang Dynasty) Du Fu
At the end of the year, the yin and yang rush to short scenes, and the sky is frosty and snowy. Cold night.
The sound of drums and horns at the fifth watch is solemn and solemn, and the shadow of the stars in the Three Gorges is shaken.
Some families in Yekui heard about the war and were cut down, while fishermen and woodcutters started in several places in Yige.
The crouching dragon and the leaping horse end in the loess, and the human affairs news and books are lonely.
Translation
Winter is here, and the days are getting shorter and shorter; the snow in the sky has stopped in this cold night. At the fifth watch, war drums and horns are heard, rising and falling solemnly; the stars reflected in the water of the Three Gorges are swaying. When news of the war came, the cries of thousands of households resounded throughout the countryside; fishermen and woodcutters sang folk songs in several places. Historical figures like Zhuge Liang and Gongsun Shu (whether virtuous or loyal) will eventually end up in the loess; the loneliness in front of me (referring to outings and relatives) is nothing.
Introduction to the work
"Gate Night" was written by Du Fu and was selected into "Three Hundred Tang Poems". This poem was written by the poet in the West Pavilion of Kuizhou in the first year of the Dali calendar (766). The whole poem describes the scenery on a winter night, which means being sad and homesick. The first couplet points out the cold winter night; the chin couplet describes what is heard and seen at night; the neck couplet describes what is heard at dawn; and the last couplet describes the emotion evoked by looking at the Wuhou and Baidi temples. Taking Zhuge Liang and Gongsun Shu as examples, it shows that the virtuous, foolish, loyal and rebellious all perish together, let alone personal loneliness. The whole poem is majestic and grand, with a general view of heaven and earth, admiring the past and the present.
About the author
Du Fu (712 AD - 770 AD), courtesy name Zimei, Han nationality, native of Xiangyang, was born in Gong County, Henan Province. Called himself Shaoling Yelao, he was a great realist poet in the Tang Dynasty. Together with Li Bai, he was known as "Li Du". In order to distinguish them from the other two poets Li Shangyin and Du Mu, known as "Little Li Du", Du Fu and Li Bai are collectively known as "Big Li Du", and Du Fu is often called "Old Du".
Du Fu had a profound influence on Chinese classical poetry. He was called the "Sage of Poetry" by later generations, and his poems were called the "History of Poetry". Later generations called him Du Shiyi and Du Gongbu, and also called him Du Shaoling and Du Thatched Cottage.
Du Fu created such masterpieces as "Spring Look", "Northern Expedition", "Three Officials" and "Three Farewells". In 759, Du Fu abandoned his official position and went to Sichuan. Although he escaped the war and lived a relatively stable life, he still cared about the common people and national affairs. Although Du Fu is a realist poet, he also has a wild and uninhibited side. It is not difficult to see Du Fu's heroic spirit from his famous work "Song of the Eight Immortals in Drinking".
The core of Du Fu's thoughts is the Confucian thought of benevolent government. He has the grand ambition of "bringing the kings to Yao and Shun, and then making the customs pure." Although Du Fu was not well-known during his lifetime, he later became famous and had a profound impact on both Chinese and Japanese literature. About 1,500 poems by Du Fu have been preserved, most of which are collected in "Du Gongbu Collection".