Translated as:
The light cold that cuts your skin and the wind that stings your face, the plum blossoms are like falling snow, and the apricot blossoms are red.
In the depths of the night, the swing rope was hung quietly, and the pavilion was vaguely visible in the mist and rain.
Han Xie of the Tang Dynasty wrote "Deep Night/? Cold Food Night", the original text is:
Sad and cold wind in the wind, the little plum blossoms are snowing and the apricot blossoms are red.
Lying on a swing rope late at night, the pavilion is hazy in the mist and rain.
Notes:
1. Compassion (cè): sadness. Here the author writes about his feelings about the warmth and coldness of the weather with subjective emotions.
2. Jianjian (jiǎn): refers to the sharp spring breeze that bites the skin, which is the time when the warmth returns to the cold.
3. Setting up swing ropes diagonally: According to records such as "Ancient and Modern Art Pictures", during the Northern Cold Food Festival, there was a custom of women swinging on swings for fun. Slanted: Refers to the swing rope hanging diagonally on the wooden frame.
Extended information
Creative background:
According to the author's "Xiang Lian Collection", the poet had an affair with a woman during the Cold Food Festival in previous years. A relationship, but later they broke up. This poem was obviously written in memory of the lover who had been separated for three thousand miles.
Appreciation of the main theme:
This poem describes a drizzle and windy night with rich spring scenery and melancholy imagery. On the surface, it only describes the scenery, but the meaning is revealed in the scenery. There are people in the article, and lingering and lingering feelings appear between the lines, expressing the poet's nostalgia.
The whole poem only touches on the scenery, not involving specific situations, and no part of it directly expresses nostalgia. It is all hinted and contrasted by the scenery, and the realm is hazy.
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