south of the Yangtze River
Han Yuefu in Han Dynasty
Jiangnan can pick lotus, lotus leaves, and fish play between them.
Fish hits the lotus leaf east, fish hits the lotus leaf west, fish hits the lotus leaf south, and fish hits the lotus leaf north.
Translation:
Lotus can be picked on the water in the south of the Yangtze River, with lush lotus leaves and fish playing in them.
Fish plays lotus leaf east, fish plays lotus leaf west, fish plays lotus leaf south and fish plays lotus leaf north.
Content tasting:
This is a lotus picking song, which reflects the scene of lotus picking and the happy mood of lotus pickers. It has a unique flavor in the folk songs of Han Yuefu. Folk songs draw a beautiful picture with concise and lively language, repetitive tone, beautiful and meaningful artistic conception and fresh and lively style.
The endless green lotus leaves, the fish playing freely and happily under the lotus leaves, and the laughter and laughter of strong men, handsome men and beautiful women picking lotus on the boat cutting the lotus pond on the water, the sweet voice, what a beautiful scenery in the south of the Yangtze River! What a quiet and vivid scene! From a cultural point of view, we will find that this is a love song, which implies that young men and women play with each other and pursue love.
Extended data:
This poem is a "song of harmony". One of Xianghe Qu, found in Le Shu Zhi of Song Dynasty, can be regarded as the originator of picking lotus poems. The main idea is to write about beautiful scenery and happy times.
Shen Deqian, a poet in A Qing, rated this poem as "strange style" (Volume 3 of Ancient Poetry Source). Zhang thinks that this poem does not write flowers, but only leaves, which shows that leaves are still lovely, not to mention flowers.
Generally speaking, this kind of folk song is pure natural, and the original author may not intentionally do it, but naturally show a fresh vitality of nature. Mr. Yu Guanying thinks that the following four sentences of "fish playing with lotus leaves" may be "harmony". The first three sentences are sung by the lead singer, and the last four sentences are sung by the masses.
A lot of repeated sentences and words are used in the poem Jiangnan, which shows the simple and clear style of ancient folk songs. The poem depicts the lively and joyful scene of picking lotus in the south of the Yangtze River. We seem to hear the laughter of the lotus pickers, from the fish who are dressed happily and frolicking.