Selected Poems of Bai Juyi, Night Snow, Bai Juyi Series: Selected Poems of Bai Juyi | Selected Poems of Bai Juyi, Selected Poems of Bai Juyi, Snow Night
Original text I was surprised that the quilt pillow was cold, but I saw the bright windows again. Late at night, I knew the snow was heavy, and I heard the sound of bamboo folding.
Notes 1: Surprised, surprised. Quilt pillow: Quilt pillow. 2 see you again: see you again. Answer: Again. 3 Heavy snow: The snow is falling very thickly. 4: hear from time to time.
Translation I was already surprised by the coldness of the quilt and pillow, and I saw the snow outside the window was extremely white. Although the night was deep, I knew it was snowing heavily because I could hear the sound of bamboo snapping under the weight of the snow from time to time.
Appreciating the poems about snow at night in the Tang Dynasty poems about snow are rare, but Bai Juyi not only chose night snow as the object of description, but also used the method of side contrast to vividly and vividly describe a night scene. Snow, the concept is refined, novel and unique. The whole poem starts with human feelings. The word "cold" not only implies "snow" has fallen, but also implies that the snow is heavy. Because when the snow first falls, the water vapor in the air condenses and releases heat, so the temperature will not drop immediately. The temperature will not drop until the snow gets heavier and begins to absorb heat from the air. The poet felt "cold in the quilt", which shows that the snow has been falling for a long time. In addition, the word "surprise" refers to the poet's feeling. Because the snow fell silently, the poet was unaware when it started snowing, and did not suddenly wake up until he felt cold. And feeling "the quilt pillow is cold" means that the poet was lying in the quilt when it snowed, and then pointed out that it was night when it snowed. Next, the poet describes "Snow at Night" from a visual perspective. The reason why you can see the light in the window late at night is due to the reflection of the snow, which describes the characteristics of "night snow" from the side. The poet then described "Night Snow" from an auditory perspective. The constant sound of breaking bamboo branches indicates that the snow is increasing unabated, and the bamboo branches being broken by the snow also echoes the "heavy snow", which is unique and emotional. The whole poem describes people's feelings, but it highlights the night snow everywhere, and it is like ironing. There is no trace of deliberate arrangement; the language is simple and not artificial. This is the inherent style of Bai Juyi's poetry. Here, "it is late at night" but "I can hear the sound of breaking bamboo from time to time", which not only describes the silence of winter nights, but also describes the poet's sleepless night, and reveals the poet's lonely state of mind when he was exiled to Jiangzhou. It is precisely because the poet has real emotions when describing that this poem has an implicit artistic conception and long lasting charm.