Original works:
Li Shihao
Du Fu
At dusk, officials arrested people at night. The old man climbed over the wall and left, while the old woman went out to watch.
Why are officials angry? Why do women cry? After listening to the woman, three men guarded Ye.
One man attached a book, and two men died. Those who drag out an ignoble existence are dead!
There is no one in the room, only a baby and a grandson. And grandma didn't go, and there was no skirt in and out.
Although an old woman is weak, please come back at night. If you are in a hurry to serve Shirley in the river and Yang, you might as well prepare the meal in the morning.
The night is long and silent, like crying and choking. Dawn will rise into the future, leaving the old man alone.
Vernacular translation
At dusk, I stayed in Shihao Village, and at night, officers came to recruit soldiers. The old man fled over the wall, and the old woman went out to deal with it. The officers shouted so fiercely that the old woman cried so sadly. I heard the old woman come forward and say, "My three sons are going to take part in the battle of Yecheng. One of the sons sent back a message that the other two sons had just died in battle. Let the living live one day at a time, and the dead will never be resurrected! Old woman, there is no one else at home, only a little grandson who is nursing. Because of the little grandson, his mother hasn't left yet, but she doesn't even have a good dress in and out. Although the old woman is old and weak, please allow me to accompany you back to camp for the night. Hurry to Heyang to apply, and you can also prepare breakfast for the troops. " Late at night, the sound faded away, and I vaguely heard a low and intermittent cry. After dawn, I continued on my way, just to say goodbye to the old man who came home.
Creation background
In 758 AD, in order to quell the rebellion of An (An Lushan) and Shi (Shi Siming), nine of our troops, including Li Guangbi, led a 200,000-strong army to besiege Yexian (now Anyang, Henan) occupied by An Qingxu (son of An Lushan), and victory was in sight. However, in the following spring, due to the reinforcements sent by Shi Siming and the internal contradictions in Tang Jun, the situation was reversed. Under the attack of the enemy on both sides, Tang Jun collapsed across the board. Guo Ziyi and others retreated to Heyang (now Mengzhou, Henan) and dispatched reinforcements everywhere. In the spring of 759 AD (two years), Du Fu was demoted by Zuo to join the army. He left Luoyang, passed Xin 'an, Shi Hao and Tongguan, stayed overnight and traveled widely, and arrived at Huazhou as a post station. Wherever he went, he was devastated and the people were miserable, which caused a strong emotional shock to the poet. On the way westbound from Xin 'an County, he lived in Shihao Village and met officials and soldiers who arrested people late at night, so he wrote this immortal poem based on what he saw and heard.
works appreciation
Literary appreciation
Li Shihao is an outstanding realistic narrative poem, which tells the story that officials go to Shihao Village at night to arrest people for conscription, and even elderly and infirm women are taken to serve, exposing the brutality of officials and the darkness of military service system, and expressing deep sympathy for the people's suffering in the Anshi Rebellion.
The first four sentences can be regarded as the first paragraph. The first sentence "cast stone ditch village at dusk", come straight to the point and tell the story directly. The words "dusk", "vote" and "village" need to be pondered, and readers can't let them go easily. In feudal society, due to the disorder of society and the desolation of the journey, tourists all "stay while it is still time", not to mention in the era of war and disaster. Du Fu, on the other hand, hurried to a small village for the night at dusk. This unusual scene is very enlightening. Either he doesn't dare to go this way at all; Or the nearby towns are empty and have nowhere to rest. In a word, a few words not only pointed out the time and place of stay, but also told the whole story about chaos, trouble and disorder, which provided a typical environment for the performance of tragedy. The sentence "arresting people at the night of being an official" is the outline of the whole article, and the following plots all come from here. Saying "arresting people" instead of "recruiting soldiers", "counting soldiers" and "recruiting soldiers" is exposed and criticized in the truthful description. Coupled with the word "night", the meaning is even richer. First, it shows that the government's "arresting people" often happens, and people hide or resist during the day and cannot "catch" them; Second, it shows that the means of "arresting people" by county officials is vicious, and they make a sudden attack at night when the people have fallen asleep. At the same time, the poet threw himself into Shihao Village at dusk. Several hours have passed from dusk to night, and of course he has fallen asleep by this time. So he didn't take part in the later activities, but heard them through the door. The phrase "the old man crosses the wall and the old woman goes out" shows that the people have suffered from Ding for a long time and have no peace day and night; Even in the middle of the night, I still fidgeted. As soon as I heard the noise outside the door, I knew that the county officials had come to "arrest people" again. The old man immediately fled over the wall, and the old woman opened the door to deal with it.
Brief introduction of the author
Du Fu (7 12-770), with beautiful ci, is as famous as Shaoling Yelao, Du Gongbu and Du Shaoling. Gong County, Henan Province (now gongyi city, Zhengzhou, Henan Province) was a great realistic poet in the Tang Dynasty. Du Fu is regarded as a "poet saint" by the world, and his poems are called "the history of poetry". Du Fu and Li Bai are called "Du Li" together. In order to distinguish them from the other two poets Li Shangyin and Du Mu, that is, "Little Du Li", Du Fu and Li Bai are also called "Big Du Li".
Du Fu was concerned about the country and the people, and his personality was noble. There are about 1400 poems preserved, and the collection is Du Gongbu, whose poetic skills are exquisite and highly respected in Chinese classical poetry, with far-reaching influence.