The poem "The Song of Mourning Cicadas on Fallen Leaves" written by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty expresses loneliness and longing.
Original text:
Luo Bing is silent, jade is dusty.
The empty room is cold and lonely, with fallen leaves clinging to heavy branches.
Looking at that beautiful girl, how can I feel uneasy?
Translation:
The sound of silk silk stopped, and dust filled the palace courtyard.
There are no more footsteps here, and the fallen leaves pile up in a hurry and become still.
The delightful she lay beneath, a wet leaf clinging to the threshold.
Appreciation:
"The Song of the Fallen Leaves Mourning the Cicada" comes from "Shiyiji" and was written by Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It was later "rewritten" by the American poet Ezra Pound.
The first point of difference between the adaptation and the original poem is that the "rewriting" abandons the lyrical ending of the original poem and focuses solely on the presentation of imagery, making the poem more subtle; the second point is that the "rewriting" adds out of thin air The sentence "wet leaves" highlights the characteristics of Imagist poetry and is called a masterpiece in the history of American poetry.
Author:
Liu Che (July 14, 156 BC - March 29, 87 BC), Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the seventh emperor of the Western Han Dynasty, politician, Strategist.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ascended the throne when he was sixteen years old. In order to consolidate the imperial power, the central government established the Central Dynasty. In order to strengthen the supervision of princes, kings and local officials, he set up thirteen prefecture governors in the local areas, ordering 600-stone-level officials. The provincial governor and the governor of a county with the level of two thousand stones. Create an inspection system to select talents. Adopting Zhufuyan's suggestion, he issued a decree of grace to resolve the kingdom's power and return the salt, iron and coinage rights to the central government. Culturally, Dong Zhongshu's suggestion was adopted to "depose hundreds of schools of thought and respect only Confucianism", ending the situation since the pre-Qin Dynasty that "teachers have different ways, people have different theories, and hundreds of schools of thought have their own prescriptions". Confucianism became the country's governing ideology. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he conquered the barbarians and expanded the territory, and the country's prestige was far-reaching. He conquered Korea in the east, annexed Baiyue in the south, conquered Dayuan in the west, and defeated the Xiongnu in the north. This laid the basic scope of the Han Dynasty and created the prosperous age of Han Dynasty. He also pioneered the Silk Road, cultivated fields in Luntai and Quli, appointed envoys and captains, established reign titles, promulgated the Taichu Calendar, and promoted Taixue, which had a profound impact.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty made achievements in various fields, but in the later period of his reign, he resorted to militarism and caused the disaster of witchcraft, which left a negative impact. In the fourth year of Zhenghe (89 BC), Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty issued an imperial edict to punish oneself. In the second year of Houyuan (87 BC), Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty died in Wuzha Palace at the age of 70. His posthumous title was Emperor Xiaowu, his temple name was Shizong, and he was buried in Maoling.