Drinking from the First Sunny and Later the Rain on the Lake
This is a poem praising the beauty of the West Lake and also a poem about the scenery. It was written when the poet was the general magistrate of Hangzhou. The beautiful lakes and mountains of Hangzhou diluted Su Shi's inner troubles and depression, and also awakened his inner love for nature.
1 The original text of the work Drinking at the Lake ① The first clear and then the rain. Su Shi of the Song Dynasty. If you want to compare West Lake to Xizi⑥, light makeup⑦ and heavy makeup⑧ are always suitable⑨. [1] 2 Notes Translation Notes ① Drinking in the Lake: Drinking on the West Lake. ②拋滟: The appearance of flashing waves on the water surface. ③Fang Hao: Just right. ④Kongmeng: Describes Xiaoyu’s confused look. ⑤ also: also. ⑥Xizi: Xishi, a beauty from the Yue Kingdom in the Spring and Autumn Period. ⑦Light makeup: Elegant and simple makeup. ⑧Thick dressing: rich and gorgeous dress. Apply, apply grease and powder. ⑨Xiangyi: Suitable and appropriate. [1] Translation: The sparkling waves of the West Lake are so beautiful on a sunny day, and the scenery in the misty rain is also wonderful. If the West Lake is compared to the beauty Xi Tzu, she is so suitable even if she wears light makeup or heavy makeup! [1] 3 Creation background This article comes from Volume 10 of "Collected Annotations and Classification of Mr. Dongpo's Poems" in the Song Dynasty edition of "Sibu Congkan". It is a poem praising the beauty of West Lake and was written when the poet was serving as the general magistrate of Hangzhou. [2] Hangzhou West Lake is also called Xizi Lake because it is to the west of Hangzhou; it is called Xizi Lake from this little poem. [2] Drinking on the Lake at the First Sunny and Later the Rain
Su Shi served as a general magistrate in Hangzhou in the seventh year of the fourth year of Emperor Xining's reign (AD 1071-1074), and wrote a large number of poems about the scenery of the West Lake. West Lake is located in the west of Hangzhou City, with a circumference of 15.1 kilometers, surrounded by mountains on three sides and an alluvial plain on the east side. There are Su Causeway and Bai Causeway in the lake, which are divided into inner lake, outer lake and back lake. It is famous both at home and abroad for its ten scenic spots. Among the ten sceneries, "Spring Dawn on Su Di" comes from Su Shi. During his tenure as an official in Hangzhou, he channeled the West Lake, irrigated thousands of hectares of people's fields, and built embankments to prevent floods. The locals called it "Sudi". This poem was written in the sixth year of Xining (AD 1073) and is the most famous of his poems about the West Lake. "Drinking on the Lake at First Sunny and Later Rain" has two songs in one song, and the one I chose here is the second one. [2] 4 Appreciation of Works Poems Appreciation: The clear water is beautiful when the water is shining, and the mountains are empty and rainy. "The clear water is beautiful when the water is shining" describes the water light of the West Lake on a sunny day: Under the bright sunshine, the water of the West Lake is rippling, The waves are sparkling and very beautiful. "The color of the mountains is also strange in the sky and the rain" describes the color of the mountains on a rainy day: under the curtain of rain, the mountains around the West Lake are confused and vague, and it is very strange. It can be known from the title that the poet was having a banquet in the West Lake on this day. The sun was bright at first, but then it started to rain. In the eyes of poets who are good at appreciating natural beauty, the West Lake's sunny and rainy conditions are beautiful and wonderful. "The sunny days are good" and "the rain is also strange" are the poet's praise for the beautiful scenery of West Lake. [3] Drinking on the Lake after the Sunny and the Rain
If you want to compare the West Lake to the Xizi, it is always better to put on light makeup and heavy makeup. One of them. No matter it is elegantly decorated or dressed up, Xi Shi is still beautiful; if the West Lake is compared to Xi Shi, then it is equally beautiful whether it is sunny or rainy, winter or spring. [4] Using the stunning beauty as a metaphor for the West Lake not only gives life to the beauty of the West Lake, but also makes it novel and unique, and has a lasting appeal. Everyone knows that Xi Shi is a beauty, but what kind of beauty she is only exists in the heart of the individual. And isn’t the beauty of the West Lake the same? Using this method saves a lot of ink compared to describing it directly, but its meaning is much richer and deeper. It not only appeals to readers' feelings, but also appeals to thinking, allowing readers to develop the connotation of the poem through their own imagination. This excellent metaphor was called by the Song Dynasty people as a good sentence that "explains the benefits of West Lake", so that "Xizi Lake" became the alias of West Lake. It is no wonder that later poets wrote about it: "Except for the light makeup and thick sentences, what other words can be compared to the West Lake?" (Wu Yan, Song Dynasty, "Boating on the Lake on the Second Day of the First Month")[4] The poet enjoyed the two scenery of the West Lake at the same time while drinking. ——Sunny and rainy, so the West Lake was compared to the beauty Xi Tzu, and the beauty and natural posture of the West Lake in the rain were introduced. [3] Appreciation of Works The sentences in the first frame are made of contrasts. The first sentence describes water and sunny days, and the second sentence describes mountains and rainy days, showing a kind of symmetrical beauty. The scenes in the sentence "Drinking on the Lake at First Sunny and Later Rain" are blended together, and the scenes in the sentences are opposite; "the water is shining" and "the mountains are empty and misty" describe the state, "it is better when the sun is clear" and "the rain is also strange" "Expressing his emotions; scenery is a scene of exchange and correspondence, emotion is a broad and heroic feeling, the beauty of the West Lake can be described in detail, and the poet Su Shi's emotion can be fully expressed. [5] The image metaphor and overall evaluation in the latter painting are beyond description by humans and beyond the scope of Taoism. The poet Su Shi crossed the boundary between people and things and linked Xi Shi’s different dressing up with the different scenery of West Lake. She is such a beauty, "always suitable" for lakes, mountains, sunny days and rain, each with its own charm. The poet Su Shi's artistic skill of using ordinary things to make surprising statements actually turns the ordinary into novelty and the decay into magic. [5] This poem is very general. It is not a description of a single scene or a momentary scene of the West Lake, but a comprehensive evaluation of the beauty of the West Lake. The spread of this poem adds luster to the scenery of West Lake and expresses the author's love for West Lake. [3]5 Brief introduction of the author (January 8, 1037 - August 24, 1101), whose courtesy name was Zizhan and Hezhong, also known as "Dongpo Jushi" and known as "Su Dongpo" in the world. Han nationality, a native of Meishan, Meizhou (now Meishan, Sichuan), and his ancestral home is Luancheng, Hebei.
Northern Song Dynasty essayists, calligraphers, painters, writers, poets, politicians, and poets are the main representatives of Su Shi's bold poets. [6] During the reign of Emperor Shenzong, Su Shi served as a member of the ancestral hall, Wai Lang, and knew Mizhou, Xuzhou, and Huzhou. In the first year of Yuanyou's reign, he came back and served as a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. He went to Hangzhou and Yingzhou and became the Minister of Rites. Later he was demoted to Huizhou and Danzhou. Yuan Fu was pardoned for three years and died of illness in Changzhou the next year, and Wenzhong was named after him. Together with his father and younger brother, they are collectively known as "Sansu". Politically, it belongs to the old party, but it also has demands for reforming bad governance. His writing is unbridled and free-flowing, making him one of the "Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties" (Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties: Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan in Tang Dynasty; Su Shi, Su Xun, Su Che, Wang Anshi, Ouyang Xiu and Zeng Gong in Song Dynasty); his poems are fresh and fresh. Hao Jian, a unique style and bold craftsman, had a great influence on later generations; he was a master of calligraphy and painting, and was known as one of the "Four Masters of the Song Dynasty" together with Huang Tingjian, Mi Fu and Cai Xiang. He has written many works, including "Seven Collections of Dongpo", "Biography of Dongpo", "Dongpo Yuefu" and so on.