Since ancient times, the Lantern Festival custom has been dominated by the warm and festive lantern viewing custom. Traditional customs include going out to enjoy the moon, lighting lanterns and setting off flames, guessing lantern riddles, eating Yuanxiao, pulling rabbit lanterns, etc. In addition, many local Lantern Festivals also include traditional folk performances such as dragon lantern dancing, lion dancing, stilt walking, land boat rowing, Yangko dancing, and Taiping drum playing. The following is about the appreciation of Lantern Festival poems, welcome to read!
The Sapphire Case·Yuan Xi’an
Dynasty: Song Dynasty
Author: Xin Qiji
Thousands of flowers blossomed on the east wind night. More blowing down, the stars are like rain. BMW's carved cars fill the road with fragrance. The phoenix flute sounded, the jade pot turned light, and fish and dragons danced all night.
Moth snow willow golden strands. The laughter is full of fragrance. People searched for him thousands of times. Suddenly looking back, that person was there, in a dimly lit place.
Appreciation
The first half of this poem describes the scene of the fifteenth night of the first lunar month, when the city is full of lights and carnival.
"The east wind blows thousands of flowers and trees at night, and even blows them down, and the stars are like rain": Clusters of fireworks fly into the sky, and then scatter down like a rain of stars. From the very beginning, people are brought into the festive carnival of "Fire Trees and Silver Flowers". "Dongfeng Night" turns into ginseng, and suddenly the spring breeze comes overnight, and thousands of pear trees bloom.
“The roads are full of BMW carvings and cars”: dignitaries and dignitaries also take their families out to watch the lanterns. Together with the "fish and dragon dance" in the next sentence, it forms a scene of joy for all people.
"The sound of the phoenix flute moves, the light of the jade pot turns, and the fish and dragon dance all night": "Phoenix flute" is a wind instrument such as panpipes, which generally refers to music; "jade pot" refers to the moon; " "Ichthyosaurus" is in the shape of a lantern. This sentence means that under the moonlight, the lights are bright, and people immersed in the festival sing and dance all night long.
The next page still writes about the joy of "New Year's Eve" and the scene of a pair of lovers meeting by chance on the street. It's just that the upper column describes the entire scene, while the lower column describes a specific person. Through his ups and downs of emotions, personal joy is naturally integrated into the joy of the festival.
"The moths are like golden threads of snow and willows, and the laughter is full of hidden fragrances.": This sentence is written about the women who watch the Lantern Festival. They are wearing beautiful clothes and beautiful jewelry, and they are running forward happily. , wherever you pass, bursts of faint fragrance float in the wind. "Snow willow" is a headdress like hosta.
"Looking for him a thousand times among the crowd": (This man) identified the many women passing by one by one (but none of them was the one he was waiting for).
"Looking back suddenly, the person was in the dimly lit place": Occasionally, I looked back, only to find my sweetheart standing in the dark place.
Don’t interpret "Lights dim" as "the good night is about to pass". Although "Lights dim" means that the lights are gradually extinguishing, what we are talking about here is the fireworks falling from the sky, which have already been extinguished by the time they approach the ground. It disperses, so even though there is a stream of light above the head, the place where you stand is dim.
At the same time, there is also a saying that the man standing in the dimly lit place is a portrayal of himself. According to the historical background, it can be seen that at that time, he was not reused and could not display his literary and military skills. He felt extremely melancholy in his heart, so he could only admire himself on the sidelines. Just like the person standing outside the lively atmosphere, it gives people a sense of being aloof and unconventional, embodying the style of a gentleman who refuses to join the crowd after being left out.
As a graceful poem, "The Sapphire Case" is not inferior in artistic achievements to Yan Shu and Liu Yong, the masters of the graceful school in the Northern Song Dynasty. From the beginning of the poem, "Thousands of flowers bloom on an east wind night," it tries its best to exaggerate the lively scene of the Lantern Festival: the city is full of lights, the streets are full of tourists, the trees and trees are lit with flowers, and people sing and dance all night long. However, the author's intention is not to describe the scene, but to highlight the difference of the person in the "dim light". This word describes the lively scene of the Lantern Festival with lights all night long. Liang Qichao said, "Self-pity is lonely, and there is no embrace for sad people." He believes that this word has sustenance and can be called a close friend. The first film depicts the lively scene of the New Year's Eve night with bright lights and crowds of tourists, while the second film depicts the image of a beautiful woman who does not admire glory and is willing to stay lonely. The image of beauty is the embodiment of the author's ideal personality. "The crowd has searched for him hundreds of times, but when I suddenly look back, there he is, in a dimly lit place." Wang Guowei calls this state of becoming a great person. The third state of a great inquirer is indeed the true knowledge and insight of a great inquirer. .
The whole text mainly uses the expression technique of contrast to express the author's pursuit of not conforming to the world (the poet's persistence and hardship in pursuing his ideal).
There are countless poems written by ancient poets for the Lantern Festival. However, no one considers this poem by Xin Qiji to be dispensable, so it can be called a hero. However, in reality, apart from exaggerating the lively grand occasion, there is nothing unique about Shangyu. The author writes fire trees as fixed lights and "star rain" as flowing fireworks. If you say yes, just imagine: the east wind has not yet urged the flowers to bloom, but it has first blown away the fireworks of the Lantern Festival. It not only blew away the lights on the ground, but also blew down a rain of colorful stars from the sky - the fireworks first shot up into the sky and then fell from the sky, like a shower of meteors. "Thousands of Flowers and Trees" depicts colorful lanterns dotted all over the streets, just like thousands of trees and flowers blown open by the spring breeze overnight. This is a paraphrase of the Tang Dynasty poet Cen Shen's "Suddenly a spring breeze comes overnight, and thousands of pear trees bloom."
Then he wrote about the "Jade Pot", a fairyland on earth with carriages and horses, drum music, lights and moonlight, and the "Shehuo" opera where folk artists sang and danced and fish and dragons were scattered. It was extremely prosperous and lively, and it was dizzying. The words "treasure", "diao", "phoenix", "jade", and all kinds of beautiful words are just to convey the atmosphere of the lantern and night to describe the state. Probably, the state cannot be conveyed by pen and ink. Fortunately, there are still these beautiful words, just to help. This is also a tacit compliment to the heroine in the poem.
The lower column is dedicated to writing about people. The author starts from the beginning: These wandering girls, all with misty hair and clouds, are wearing the unique moths and snow willows of the Lantern Festival. These wandering girls in costumes kept talking and laughing while walking. After they left, , only the fragrance of clothes is still floating in the dark. These beauties are not the ones the author cares about. He is looking for just one among hundreds of thousands of people - but they are always elusive. There is no hope. ...Suddenly, my eyes lit up, and I clearly saw it next to the broken lamp in the corner. It was her! It's her! That's right, she was in this lonely place, and she hasn't returned yet, she seems to be waiting for something! The moment of discovering that person is the condensation and sublimation of the spirit of life, and the inexplicable gratitude inscription of sorrow and joy. The poet has such a skill, he actually turns it into a trace of pen and ink, which will never be destroyed! -After reading the final scene, I suddenly realized: the lanterns, moon, fireworks, sheng flutes, social dances, and the intertwined joy of New Year's Eve, and the dazzling groups of beauties below, It turns out that they are all just for the one person you like, and if there is no such person, what is the meaning and interest of everything!
This word cannot be said at first, but once it is said, it becomes a snake, destroying the beautiful realm of happiness and bitterness that is priceless in life. However, once the painting of snakes is complete, more needs to be added: Literary scholars should not forget to pay attention to the fact that at the end of the last chapter, the word "one night" has already appeared. Why is this? Gai had already devoted countless hours of painstaking efforts and infatuation to find her, so when he came out of "The Lights Dimmed" at the bottom of the palace, he echoed the words before and after. It is a pity that critics often call Jiaxuan "bold" and "bold", as if they regard him as a rough man and a strong man. Isn't this a disservice to scholars?
Wang Guowei once mentioned this word in "Human Words", believing that those who achieve great things must experience three realms, and the realm of Jiaxuan's word is the third and final highest realm. This special use of words to describe things has nothing to do with literary appreciation. Mr. Wang has already made it clear in advance that we have no need to get involved here.
In terms of tone, "The Sapphire Case" is very unique. It was originally a double tone, with the upper and lower lines the same, except that the second sentence of the upper line became a three-character refrain, which is full of ups and downs. There is no such interruption in the lower part. There are three seven-character sentences arranged in one piece. They can be parallelized and changed according to the poet's intention. However, the arrangement of the sentences is done in one go. It is only until the parallelism is completed that the shocking warning sentence is forced out. .
Lamps on the fifteenth night of the first lunar month
Dynasty: Tang Dynasty
Author: Zhang Hu
Thousands of doors are unlocked and thousands of lanterns are lit, and the imperial capital is moving in the middle of the first lunar month.
Three hundred ladies were dancing with sleeves, and for a while the sound of lyrics was heard in the sky.
Appreciation
Author: Anonymous
This poem describes the scene where every family goes out and the streets are deserted, coming to their heart’s content and returning home after enjoying themselves to the fullest. The Lantern Festival has become the most poetic and soulful time.
In the Tang Palace, thousands of lanterns are lit, dancing and singing are carried into the clouds. There are bird's-eye panoramic views and close-up close-up shots of martial arts. The scene is spectacular and the atmosphere is majestic.
Thousands of doors are unlocked and thousands of lights are bright: "Thousands of doors are unlocked" means that the locks of many doors are unlocked. "Thousands of doors" generally refers to many doors. When the door locks are all opened, everyone goes out.
"Wan Deng Ming" Wan Deng generally refers to many lights, and Ming means they are lit up. The middle of the first lunar month moves the imperial capital: "Middle of the first lunar month" The middle of the first lunar month refers to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. "Mobile" vibration. Describe lively. "Imperial Capital" refers to the hundreds of people in the capital and the capital: "three hundred people" should refer to many palace maids. "Three hundred" also describes a large number of people, not the actual meaning. "Long sleeve dance" refers to dancing in the sky to the sound of lyrics. "For a while" means that at that time, "the sound of lyrics in the sky" refers to the sound of singing, dancing and music in the world soaring into the sky and reaching the sky. It is also the excitement and grandeur of Jiyan's singing and dancing, as well as the large number of people on the street, that the sound can be heard directly in the sky.
Bianjing Yuanxi
Dynasty: Ming Dynasty
Author: Li Mengyang
The Zhongshan boy relies on his new makeup, Zheng’s daughter Yan Ji is alone Good at field.
Singing together at King Xian’s Chun Yue Mansion, the moon outside the Golden Liang Bridge is like frost.
Appreciation
The first two sentences describe how actors from all over the world came on stage to perform the drama of Zhou Xian Wang Zhu Youdun. Both the Zhongshan boy and the Zheng Yan girl were good at performing operas, which illustrates the great spread of Zaju at that time. In the poem, "relying on new makeup" and "being good at the scene alone" should be intertextual. The system of Zhu Youdun's Zaju basically broke the tradition of Yuan Zaju's four-fold version with one lead singer. There were often choruses, turn singing, and even singing of southern songs in the first part, northern songs in the last part, or duets by two people, and other forms. His plays have smooth composition and lyrics, harmonious melody, emphasis on singing and dancing, and are easy to perform. Therefore, although his plays have little merit in content, they can be widely sung. Young men and women competed to play the role of King Zhou Xian in the play, which gave us a good understanding of the atmosphere of the drama industry at that time.
As an ancient city, Bianjing recovered from the disasters of the Jin and Yuan Dynasties and recuperated in the early Ming Dynasty, regaining its prosperity. Its folk customs are also revealed through these two sentences.
The third sentence is an expansion of the first two sentences. In fact, the Zaju performance of Zhu Youdun mentioned earlier in this article has only been officially highlighted at this point. Chunyuefu refers to the "celebration drama" in Zhu's Zaju that embellishes the peaceful and prosperous times or the "chaste drama" that promotes women's chastity. Since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Yuefu has often been used as an alias for lyrics and music. Zhu Youdun's collection of dramas and sanqu is called "Chengzhai Yuefu". The word "sing together" deliberately exaggerates the scene of Lantern Festival celebrations and the joy of all people. It gives the impression that the singing of the actors on the stage and the chorus of the audience off the stage are going on together. The scene must be extremely lively. The last sentence broke out and started writing about the night scene outside the Jinliang Bridge next to the opera performance venue. The coldness and tranquility of "the moon is like frost" does not seem to match the joyous and lively scene described above. However, this sentence is actually the poet's magical strokes. It uses light ink to set off strong colors, and the lingering rhyme is full of music. The beauty of the Tang Dynasty's Zhuzhi poems. "The moon is like frost" is reminiscent of Su Dongpo's "Butterfly Love Flower·Mizhou Shangyuan" poem "Three or five nights in the Qiantang with lights, the bright moon is like frost, and the people are seen as picturesque". Both of them write about Lantern Festival, Li Shi, Su Shi The image of "the bright moon is like frost" in the poem is actually similar. We might as well think that the bright moon on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is a symbol of happiness. The image of "the moon is as bright as frost" reflects the common psychology of "the original person is long-lasting, and the beautiful woman is thousands of miles away", and hopes that the good things in the world will last forever.