At dusk, officials arrested people at night.
The old man walked over the wall and the old woman came out to meet him.
No matter how angry an official is, why do women cry?
"Three men listen to a woman, ye defensibly.
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.
Brief introduction of the author
Du Fu (A.D. 712-770), one of the most famous poets in the Tang Dynasty, was also called "Du Li" with Li Bai. His poetry styles are diverse, mainly gloomy, and he is best at classical poetry and metrical poetry.
A brief explanation of a sentence
Q: When the author of this poem was in Shihao Village, he heard and witnessed officials forcibly arresting people as soldiers, and the people were miserable. This is a famous sentence in Tang poetry. Voting: Stay and find a place to stay. Arrest: This refers to forcibly arresting able-bodied men. Yihe: The word "yi" here is an auxiliary word, which is used to strengthen the tone. Man: Son. Drag out an ignoble existence: lead a miserable life. Little grandson who is nursing: Little grandson who is still nursing. Old woman: Old woman, this is the self-proclaimed old woman in the poem. Sadness: describes a deep cry.
A series of poems
In the evening, I spent the night in Shihao Village, and I was caught by a recruiter.
The old man climbed over the wall and fled quietly, while the old woman went to deal with the door.
How angry the officials are! How sad the old woman cried!
I heard the old woman confide: "All three sons went to Yecheng to join the army.
One son wrote back that the other two sons had just died in battle recently.
Those who are not dead have to live, and death is permanent termination.
There is no one else in this family, only a little grandson who is nursing.
The daughter-in-law whose grandson wants to nurse has not remarried, and there is no complete skirt in and out.
Although my wife and son are going downhill, please bring me back tonight.
I can handle emergencies in Heyang, and I can also prepare morning meals for the soldiers. "
There was no sound in the middle of the night, and a low sob was faintly heard.
I have to get up at dawn and go home, so I can only say goodbye to the old man alone.
meaning
In the spring of the second year of Gan Yuan (AD 759), 600,000 troops from nine provinces including Guo Ziyi were defeated by Shi Siming in Yecheng. In order to supplement the troops, the Tang Dynasty forced conscription in Tongguan area west of Luoyang, and the people were miserable. At that time, Du Fu was returning to Huazhou from Luoyang via Tongguan. He wrote what he saw and heard on the way into the famous "Three Officials" and "Three Farewells", and Shihao official was one of the "Three Officials".
This poem is extremely refined in artistic expression. The narrative of the whole sentence is neither lyrical nor argumentative, but lyrical and argumentative are everywhere in the narrative, with strong love and hate, clear tendency and clear praise and criticism, which not only saves a lot of pen and ink, but also avoids the tendency of conceptualization. The poem also uses the method of hiding questions and answering questions: the turning point and ending of events in the old woman's "words" imply that officials are always violent and fierce, and constantly ask the old woman about her situation.
Three sons joined the army and two are dead. The widow's daughter-in-law took her nursing grandson and didn't even go out to see anyone with a dress! Although the old man escaped over the wall, the old woman was arrested that night by the able-bodied officials, caught the army and went to cook for the soldiers. In a family, father and son, brothers, grandparents and granddaughters are all so miserable, and people are really miserable! At that time, the author was also a State official. In the face of this tragic reality, he did not beautify it, but revealed it truthfully, and issued a cry of "arresting people at the night of being an official", and its shocking voice has been echoing to this day. Of course, Du Fu has made great efforts to develop his poetic skills and methods in his life, but his reputation can not be achieved by poetic skills and methods alone. In fact, the most important thing is that his sincere heart of caring for the people's sufferings and worrying about the country and the people will be remembered by him from generation to generation.