The Full-text Translation of Du Fu's Poem "Six Juequatrains from Plays"

Du Fu's selected poems are six quatrains Du Fu series: Du Fu's selected poems are six quatrains.

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The original Yu Xin 1 article is relatively old and mature, and Lingyun Sword has two meanings. Today's people scoff at the spread of Fu, but they don't realize that the former sages are afraid of future generations.

Note 1 Yu (y incarnation) Xin: a famous poet in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Lingyun sword pen: superb and vigorous pen power. Sniff: sneer and blame. 4 Qian Xian: refers to Yu Xin. Afterlife: refers to the person who "laughs" at Yu Xin's article. Fear of the afterlife: that is, Confucius said "the afterlife is terrible", which is ironic here.

Yu Xin's articles in his later years are more mature. The superb brushwork is amazing and the expression is even more comfortable. Today's people are pointing at Xin's articles and laughing, which is enough to show their ignorance. If Yu Xin were still alive, I'm afraid he would really feel "life is worse than death".

Appreciation of Six Dramas Six Dramas is a group of literary criticism poems written by Du Fu, six of which were written in the second year of Shang Dynasty (76 1). The first three poems comment on the poet, and the last three reveal the purpose of the poem, which is inseparable from the past. In this group of poems, Du Fu used concise language to evaluate the previous generation of poets, criticized the bad atmosphere of "belittling scholars" at that time, and talked about his rich experience in poetry creation. His views are novel, original and profound, and are highly praised by later generations. It is the first time that Du Fu wrote poems with quatrains in the history of China literature. Since Du Fu, many scholars in later generations began to evaluate poetry in the form of poetry. This is the first poem in a series, and it is a famous poet Yu Xin in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Yu Xin is a masterpiece of literature in the Six Dynasties. His poems are neat in sentence structure, harmonious in sound and rhyme, beautiful in lyrical prose and rich in emotion, which has an important influence on the regular poems, Yuefu songs and parallel prose in the Tang Dynasty. In the minds of Tang people, Yu Xin is the most representative writer in modern times, and people have different opinions on him. Du Fu strongly responded to the arrogant behavior of some frivolous literati in the literary world at that time, and "sneered" at Yu Xin, satirizing their shallow knowledge and "terrible afterlife". At the same time, Du Fu spoke highly of Yu Xin's outstanding contribution in the history of literature with such words as "Old Cheng Geng" and "Lingwen Style". Du Fu has always respected Yu Xin. He once said that "the freshness is better than the restoration" ("Memories of Li Bai in Spring"), "I am the saddest in my life, and poetry in my twilight years stirs up rivers and mountains" ("Poems on Monuments"). This kind of evaluation transcends the limitations of the times and has a strong foresight, from which we can also see Du Fu's extraordinary vision of criticizing people and poems.

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The original king Luo was 1 at that time, as thin as 2. Second, Cao's name is destroyed, and he does not waste rivers and mountains.

Note 1 Wang Luo: refers to Yang Jiong, Lu and four outstanding poets in the early Tang Dynasty. Contemporary style: refers to the themes and styles of four outstanding poets. 2 frivolous: a frivolous and shallow person. E: ridicule. "frivolous" sentence: refers to some shallow literati who constantly ridicule the poems of the four masters. Ercao: You people. Showing contempt here is like saying "you". 4 Don't waste: it won't affect. The meaning of this sentence is that the works of outstanding poets like the four great masters will remain immortal like the Yangtze River and the Yellow River.

The poems of the four outstanding poets in the early Tang Dynasty have their own characteristics in both theme and style, but they are often ridiculed by some shallow people. You will all die one day, but poets like the four great masters, their names and works will be passed down to the world forever like the Yangtze River and the Yellow River.

This poem is the second part of "Six Poems in One Drama", and comments on four outstanding poets, Yang Jiong, Lu and Luo in the early Tang Dynasty. "Biography of Yang Jiong in Old Tang Dynasty" records: "Yang Jiong is as famous as Lu, Lu and Wang Luo in the sea, also known as the Four Masters. Wang Bo's poems are fresh and clear, breaking through the shackles of palace-style poems prevailing in the literary world in the early Tang Dynasty; Yang Jiong's poems are magnificent and vigorous in style; Lu is good at seven-character songs, and his poems are gorgeous and beautiful, winning with rhyme; King Robin is also famous for his seven-character poems. He wrote many works of grief and indignation. These four poets played an important role in the early Tang Dynasty. They inherited Chen Liang and inspired Shen Song (early Tang poet, Shen Quanqi, Song). They are pioneers who dare to reform the poetic style of Qi and Liang Dynasties, and the poems of Tang Dynasty, which are said by later generations to have both rhyme and meter, have begun to take shape. Although their poems failed to shake off the gorgeous style of the Southern Dynasties, the change of their poetic style and the expansion of their themes all indicate the future development direction of Tang poetry. Therefore, Du Fu believes that the poems of Wang, Yang, Lu and Luo are unique in the literary world in the early Tang Dynasty, which is worthy of recognition and admiration, and must not be criticized arbitrarily. At that time, how to evaluate the "four outstanding figures" was one of the focuses of debate in the poetry circle. Du Fu grasped this key point and expressed his views in a positive way. Even today, his views are undoubtedly accurate and powerful. The third sentence and the fourth sentence of this poem, "The name of Ercao is ruined, and the rivers will not be wasted forever", are just right and magnificent, and are famous sentences handed down from generation to generation.