-Appreciation of Du Fu's Jianghan
(Shaanxi) Wang
I am wandering in Jianghan belt, and I miss my homeland and can't return. In the vast world, I am just a pedantic old Confucian.
The sky is far away, and the moon is lonely all night.
The heart of the setting sun is still strong, and the autumn wind is sick.
Since ancient times, the old horse has not spent its physical strength because of its wisdom. Therefore, although I am old and sicker, I can still do it.
This poem was written by Du Fu when he roamed Jiangling and Gongan in Hubei. At that time, 56-year-old Du Fu had no hope of returning to the north, and his livelihood was shrinking.
The dilemma of the poets of the First League stranded in Jianghan. The word "homesick" is full of infinite bitterness, and the poet is homesick and can't return, becoming a degenerate at the end of the world. The second sentence is cleverly written, and "a pedant" is added before the word "Gan Kun". There is conceit in modesty. How many "corrupt Confucian" Fu are there in Gan Kun who are concerned about the country and the people?
Zhuan Xu expressed his feelings with scenes, and the scenes blended. The poet, a cloud floating from the horizon, thinks of his guest affairs from the lonely night with the bright moon hanging high, as if he were far away from the clouds and the moon. On the surface, this couplet is about a lonely moon, but in fact it is about the poet himself: although far away, he is as loyal as a lonely moon.
The neckband vividly shows the poet's spirit of actively using the world. "Sunset" is a metaphor of "twilight" and "autumn wind" is realistic. The old poet Jianghan, facing the rustling autumn wind, not only feels sad about autumn, but also feels that his illness will soon be cured. The poet's brave heart in adversity has been fully revealed.
The appendix once again shows the poet's feelings of old age and decline. There is a story in Everything is done wrong. An old horse knows the way: Qi Huangong cut a solitary bamboo, got lost, accepted Guan Zhong's advice, and let the old horse go before he really got the way. The poet compares himself to an old horse and writes that although he is a "pedant", he is still strong inside, and it is still useful to want to get sick, just like an old horse. The poet obviously has the meaning of resentment: am I really a worthless pedant, even worse than an old horse? This is, of course, between the lines, naturally from the poem.
This poem expresses the poet's generous feelings of loneliness, loyalty and courage with concise brushwork, and shows an indomitable and everlasting spirit.