Bai Xuege is a farewell to Wu Gui, written by a poet in the Tang Dynasty. The whole poem begins with snow, ends with snow, and writes cold in the middle. It's actually about snow. The beautiful snow scene beyond the Great Wall runs through, embedded with deep feelings, both subtle and unrestrained.
Excerpt from the original:
The north wind swept across the earth and messed up Pennisetum, and the weather in August will be covered with heavy snow.
Suddenly, like a night wind blowing, like a pear tree in blossom.
Snowflakes fell into the curtains and wet them. The fur was not warm and the gold cup was too thin.
The general used cold hands to protect his hands. The armored steel was too cold to wear.
Translation:
The north wind swept the earth and scattered the white grass. It began to snow in Alakazam in August.
Suddenly, it was like a spring breeze blowing overnight, as if thousands of trees and pears were in full bloom.
Snow fell into the bead curtain and wet the curtain, and the fox fur was too thin to put on the warm brocade quilt.
The general was too cold to open his bow and put on his armor.
This poem describes the magnificent scenery of snow in August in the western regions, expresses the feelings of seeing guests off beyond the Great Wall and seeing them off in the snow, and expresses sadness and homesickness, but it is full of whimsy and does not make people sad. The romantic ideal and strong feelings expressed in the poem make people feel that the snow outside the Great Wall has become an object worth pondering and appreciating.
The whole poem has rich and broad connotations, magnificent and romantic colors, magnificent momentum, distinct and unique artistic conception and strong artistic appeal, which can be called the masterpiece of frontier poems in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Among them, "If the spring breeze comes, the night comes, blowing open the petals of ten thousand pear trees" and other poems have become famous sentences that have been told through the ages. ?
Bai Xuege, a masterpiece of frontier poems, was written in his second frontier stage. At this time, he was highly valued by Feng Changqing, the envoy of Anxi, and most of his frontier poems were written in this period.
In this poem, with the poet's keen observation and romantic style, Cen Can depicts the magnificent scenery of the frontier fortress in the northwest of the motherland and the warm scene of envoys leaving Beijing in the frontier fortress barracks, showing the patriotic enthusiasm and sincere feelings of the poet and the border guards for their comrades.
Creative background: Cen Can turned to the North Court in summer and autumn in the 13th year of Tianbao, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (754), and returned to the East at the turn of spring and summer in the 2nd year of Tang Suzong to Germany (757). This poem counts as this issue.
At that time, there were frequent wars in the northwest frontier. With the ambition to contribute to the Great Wall, Cen Can went to the frontier twice and worked in the border guards for six years. Therefore, he has long observed and experienced the life of pommel horse and the ice and snow scenery outside the Great Wall.
In the thirteenth year of Tianbao, this is the second time to go to the frontier fortress. I served as the judge of Feng Changqing in the Northwest Courtyard (the subordinate of my envoy), and Wu's judge was his predecessor. The poet wrote this poem to send him back to Beijing (Chang 'an) on the podium.
About the author: Cen Can (AD 7 15-770) was born in Jiangling, Tang Dynasty. Cen Wenben Sun, the hero of Taizong. Tianbao has been a scholar for three years. In eight years, he served as the secretary of Gao Xianzhi shogunate, and later served as a judge of Anxi Northwest Court with Feng Changqing to the North Court.
In the second year of Zhide, Du Fu and other five people were granted the right to fill vacancies. Later, he became the historical secretariat. Dali died in Chengdu in five years. Gong Shi is better than a seven-character song. There are 360 songs in existence. He has cordial feelings for frontier fortress scenery, military life and cultural customs of ethnic minorities, so his frontier fortress poems are particularly excellent. The style is similar to Gao Shi, and later generations often call it Gao Cen. There are seven volumes of Cenjiazhou's poems.