The Garden is Worthless is a famous sentence by Ye Shaoweng, a poet in the Song Dynasty. This little poem describes what the poet saw and felt when he visited the garden in spring. It is very lively and interesting, and the scene is mixed.
Poetry information
Name: "It's not worth going to the park"
Author: Ye Shaoweng
Dynasty: Southern Song Dynasty
Form: Philosophical Poetry
Genre: Seven-character quatrains
Original poem
This park is not worth visiting.
(Song) Ye Shaoweng
Should pity the teeth and imprint the moss,
The small buttonwood leaves won't open for a long time.
The garden can't be closed in spring,
An almond goes out of the wall.
Photo: Longquan Apricot Garden, which is the place written by Longquan poet Ye Shaoweng.
Annotation translation
To annotate ...
1. It's not worthwhile to visit the park: I didn't meet the owner when I visited the park. In ancient times, it was a private garden, which was different from later parks. It means there is no tour in the park.
2. Should: Maybe, probably, maybe.
4. fangs: clogs (an ancient wooden shoe with a crossbar on the sole). The sawtooth at the bottom can prevent slipping. )
3. pity: cherish, pity: the word here is not "pity", but pity, love.
5. Moss: blue moss.
6. Small buckle: pat lightly.
7. Chai Fei: A simple door made of branches.
Modern translation
Probably the owner of the yard loves moss and is afraid that my wooden shoes will leave footprints on it. He tapped Chai Men, but no one came to open it for a long time. Spring scenery in the garden can't be caged, and red apricots in full bloom are sticking out of the wall.
The phrase "full garden" either describes the scenery or implies the virtue of the person being interviewed (everyone loves). He himself (an almond) knows it and will know it for a long time.
In February in Jiangnan, the clouds are light and the wind is light, and the sun is shining. On impulse, the poet came to the door of a small garden to see the flowers and trees in the garden. He knocked on Chai Men a few times and didn't respond; I knocked a few more times, but no one answered. Knock and knock like this, but for a long time no one came to open the door to welcome guests. What's going on here? Is the master really not here? Probably afraid that the moss on the ground in the garden would be trampled, I closed the door and thanked the guests. If so, it would be too stingy! It is disappointing that the poet is thinking and wandering outside the garden. When he was helpless and ready to leave, he looked up and suddenly saw a blooming apricot flower sticking out of the wall to greet people. The poet thought happily, ah! The spring scenery in the garden has overflowed the walls. No matter how tightly your master closes the garden door, you can't close it! "Spring scenery can't be closed, and an apricot is out of the wall." From the blooming apricot flowers, the poet appreciates the vibrant spring scenery in the garden and feels the beauty of spring. Finally, he is glad that he has come. But later readers were not satisfied with this, but endowed these two poems with the philosophy of life according to their own wishes: new things will definitely break through many difficulties, stand out and flourish. These two poems have been reborn and circulated endlessly.
It doesn't matter whether the play meets the poet's wishes. Because poetry appreciation is also an artistic creation, readers might as well rely on their own life experience and artistic interest to expand the artistic conception of poetry and enrich its meaning, or use concrete symbols to describe poetry. For this phenomenon, poetic theorists say: "the author is not inevitable, why should the reader be otherwise?" "The reader's understanding is sometimes better than the author's.
Poetry appreciation
Appreciating the first two sentences of the whole poem, "You should pity your dog's teeth, seal the moss, and Chai Fei won't open for a long time", which shows that the author has not met relatives and friends, and the garden door is closed, so he can't enjoy the spring flowers in the garden. However, it is very humorous, saying that it is probably because the garden owner cherishes the moss in the garden and is afraid that my fangs will leave traces of trampling on it, so Chai Fei has been delayed. The host is not at home, deliberately saying that the host intends to refuse the guests. This is to pave the way for the following poem. The last two sentences are more novel because of the concept of "pity for teeth and moss": although the owner selfishly closed the garden door and seemed to want to leave spring scenery alone in the garden, "spring scenery can't be closed all over the garden, and an apricot will come out of the wall." The latter two poems are vivid and have strange ideas. Both "spring scenery" and "red apricot" are anthropomorphic, which contain feelings and logic in the scenery, which can arouse many associations of readers and be inspired by philosophy: "spring scenery" can't be caged, and "red apricot" will inevitably "come out of the wall" to announce the coming of spring. Similarly, all new and beautiful things can't be stopped or imprisoned, and it will surely break through any bondage and flourish. Disappointed and excited because the tour was blocked, it should be regarded as a spiritual adventure. This poem records this spiritual adventure. It is a unique poem that cannot travel, but it is better than traveling. The first sentence also says, "You should be ashamed to answer blows with blows and print moss", but I don't think this word is good. It seems to show that the owner of the garden closes the door and stays away from the hubbub, but it is a bit pretentious. It is true that the word "pity" is affectionate. High-toothed wooden shoes (Chai Fei, sound J:) don't avoid the moss and slip the road, visiting Chunxun. Its persistence deserves pity and sympathy, even though it has been shut out of the door and patted the wooden door leaf for a long time. "Doubt" is from the perspective of speculating the feelings of the garden owner, while "pity" is from the perspective of visiting spring scenery, which is more suitable for poems that are "not worth visiting" and can't enter the door. It is a bit disappointing that the desire to enjoy the tour is blocked because of the inability to enter the garden gate. But when I was disappointed, I was pleasantly surprised to find adventure and miracle. An apricot tree rose from the wall and imagined that all the love in the wall was dazzling, turning the "square tooth garden" into a "spiritual garden". The unexpected spiritual compensation after disappointment is precious. Spring scenery is between "off" and "out", breaking through the fence and overflowing the garden, showing a vigorous and locked vitality. In the final analysis, nature is more considerate of the interests of tourists than the garden owner, which is not only the regret of tourists, but also the messenger of apricot sent by spring. Judging from some sentences, this poem points to Lu You's poem "Work at once": "The rain on the Pingqiao Bridge is the beginning of harvest, and the clouds in the daytime are floating. The willow does not cover the spring scenery, and an apricot goes out of the wall. " However, Lu You's works are relatively dull, and there is a feeling of enjoying flowers at once. Not as focused as Ye Shaoweng's works. In the profound spiritual experience and tortuous psychology, generate shows the vitality of spring, the joy from the sky and the enlightenment of interesting spiritual philosophy. It can be seen that famous poems may not all become masterpieces without worry. Once a non-celebrity really develops life and poetry, miracles may happen.
Appreciation of famous sentences
"The garden can't be closed in spring, and an apricot comes out." The title of the poem is "It's not worth visiting the park", which means that the purpose of visiting the park has not been achieved. But the poet felt it. He thought it might be because the owner was afraid of stepping on the moss in the garden and ruining the beautiful scenery in the garden, so he wouldn't let himself in. In just two sentences, I wrote the poet's understanding and his pity for spring! But the last two sentences of this poem are more popular. Although Chai Men can't open, it's hard for people to close. Did you see an almond sticking out of the wall to show off the beauty of spring? The simple words "can't be shut up" and "come out of the wall" not only describe the beautiful spring scenery in the garden, but also describe the vitality of spring, which is full of spring. Although the host did not visit, the author's mind has been completely occupied by this touching early spring scenery!
Main idea
The seven-character quatrain "It's not worth going to the garden" describes the touching scene of the author's attempt to go to the garden and a love affair. It shows that spring has irresistible vitality and also reveals the author's love for spring. Describe the quiet, comfortable and comfortable rural scenery.
This poem also tells us a truth: all beautiful things, all new things full of life, must develop according to objective laws, and no external force can stop them.
Brief introduction of the author
Ye Shaoweng, a poet in the Southern Song Dynasty, was born in Jian 'an (now Fujian), surnamed Li, and later lived in Longquan (now Fujian), surnamed Ye. The year of birth and death is unknown. He lived in seclusion on the west side of Qiantang Lake for a long time and sang with Ge. Ye Shaoweng is a Jianghu poet. His poems are best in seven quatrains, such as "It's not worth going to the park": "You have to pity your fangs and seal the moss, but you can't leave Chai Fei for a long time." The garden can't be closed in spring, and an almond grows in the wall. "In other calendars, such as Night Book, children pick and promote knitting at night, and the scene is vivid, reflecting the loneliness among the guests;" "Jiaxing Boundary" describes the scenery of Jiangnan water town, full of charm; Tian Jia Yong describes the life of the Tian family, which is simple and subtle, and its words are light and far-reaching. I hope I can help you ~ ~