"The trees are all in autumn colors, and the mountains are only covered with the setting sun. Herdsmen are driving their calves back, and hunting horses and poultry are returning." Looking around, there is autumn color everywhere, which becomes increasingly desolate in the afterglow of the setting sun. Against this quiet background, close-ups of the shepherd and hunting horses bring a pastoral pastoral atmosphere to life, making the entire picture come alive. These four poems are like an autumn evening picture of a mountain home, with light and color, distant view and close-up view, static and dynamic, all perfectly matched.
Original text: Ambition
Tang Dynasty: Wang Ji
Donggao looked at the dusk, and what to rely on when he moved.
The trees are all in autumn colors, and the mountains are only covered with sunset.
Herdsmen drive calves back, hunting horses return with poultry.
We look at each other but have no acquaintance, and we sing and pick up the flowers for a long time.
Translation: Standing in Donggao in the evening and looking into the distance, I am hesitant and unsure of where to turn.
The woods are all dyed with autumn colors, and the mountains are covered with the afterglow of the setting sun.
The herdsmen drove the cattle back home, and the hunters passed me with their prey.
We were relatively silent and didn’t know each other. I screamed and sang and I really wanted to live in seclusion in the mountains! ?
Extended information:
Appreciation: This poem is about the autumn scenery of the mountains and fields. The whole poem reveals the loneliness and depression in the description of the bleak and quiet scenery, and expresses the feelings of melancholy and loneliness. "Looking at the dusk in Donggao, where can I rely on when I move?" Gao is a place by the water.
Donggao refers to a place in Longmen, Jiangzhou, his hometown. After he retired to seclusion, he often traveled to Beishan and Donggao, calling himself "Donggaozi". "Yiyi" means wandering. "Where can I rely on?" is adapted from Cao Cao's "Dan Ge Xing", which means "the moon and stars are sparse, the black magpie flies south, and it circles the tree three times, and there is no branch to rely on", expressing the bored and hesitant mood.
However, Wang Ji could not find solace in the countryside like Tao Yuanming, so he finally said: "We care about each other without knowing each other, and we sing and cherish the flowers for a long time." He said that he was lonely and helpless in reality, so he had no choice but to reminisce about ancient times. The hermit made friends with people like Boyi and Shuqi.
Most of the poetry styles of the Southern Dynasties are luxurious and gorgeous, like a jeweled lady wrapped in silk and satin. Walking out of the crowd of ladies, you suddenly meet a village girl in a Jingchai sarong. Her simple beauty without makeup will produce a special charm. Wang Ji's "Ambition" has such a simple benefit.