[France] Appreciation of Love Poems "She Walked Down the Prairie" by Armer
[France] Armer
She walked down the grassland, and the terrain over there was low-lying.
The grass is covered with all kinds of flowers.
The rhizomes of flowers and trees grow up in water.
I picked a lot of flowers with water.
After a while, her clothes got wet and she returned to the high place.
She smiled and shook off the water drops all over her body.
The tall girl , a chic and graceful posture.
The grassland is also full of flowers.
The girl’s eyes are like lavender blooming, light blue with purple.
She dragged away handfuls of lilacs,
She left, covered with spring.
She is a lily, covered with charming pollen.
Her forehead was smooth and a little wider.
She put all the lilacs aside.
I quietly approached these flowers that had been held by her for a long time.
They were a little haggard.
I bent down, like a child singing hymns with an incense burner,
I pressed my lips deeply into the intoxicating fragrance of the flowers.
She stretched out her hand, let me hold it, and said goodbye to me.
I keep a silver medal she gave me.
It has the year and month and a few words engraved on it: prayer, faith, hope.
But I think this silver medal is a bit dull.
It reminds me of the white dove-like neck that turns black after wearing the silver medal for a long time.
(Translated by Luo Dagang)
"She Walks Down the Prairie" is a unique love poem by the late French symbolist poet Fran?ois Amer. Amer was born in a small town in the Hautes-Pyrenees in 1868. He worked as a notary's clerk when he was young. From 1891 to 1894, he published four collections of poems. Later, he published poetry collections "From the Bells of Morning Prayer to the Bells of Evening Prayer" (1898) and "The Withering of Spring Flowers" (1901). In these works, the poet praises nature, ordinary people and ordinary things, and sympathizes with the weak and all suffering lives. In the French poetry world at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, the influence of symbolism still dominated. Famous poets pay attention to the delicacy and beauty of their works. Amer's poetry is like a breath of fresh air blowing from the jungles of the Pyrenees. It shocked the Paris literary world and opened up a new path for French poetry. "She Walks Down the Prairie" is one of these poems. representative works.
In this little poem, the poet describes with appreciation the whole experience of a girl walking down the grassland and picking flowers on the grass. The girl's tall figure, chic and graceful posture, and her beautiful eyes, which are light blue and purple when lavender is blooming, deeply moved the poet. The poet admired her, but did not dare to confess his love to her boldly. He was just like a child who carried an incense burner and sang hymns, solemnly and worshipfully pressing his lips deeply into the intoxicating flowers picked by the girl. The girl was also moved by the poet's sincere friendship. She gave the poet a silver medal that she had worn for many years as a commemoration of Huicun. In the poem, "She smiled and shook off the water drops all over her body, / A tall girl, with a graceful and graceful posture." and "She took away handfuls of lilacs, / She left, covered with spring." The sentences all reveal her love for nature and life. The poet looked at the girl affectionately and sincerely praised, "She is a lily, covered with charming pollen. Her forehead is smooth and a little wider." This is exactly the description of the girl's holy quality. Therefore, the poet feels that his love for this holy girl is solemn, sacred, and inviolable. Treating the poet's love, the girl was free and easy and enthusiastic. She wrote in the poem: "She stretched out her hand and let me hold it.../She gave me a silver medal,/engraved with the year and a few words: prayer, faith, hope. "The girl gave everything to the poet, including years and answers to the poet's love, including blessings, expectations, gratitude... The poem reflects this kind-hearted and pure girl's enthusiasm for a better life and love. Pursue.
This poem is also unique in art. From beginning to end, the poet paints a beautiful, natural and life-like picture for us, which makes people feel like they are there after reading the whole poem. The poet begins when the girl walks down the grassland and describes the depressions, watery flowers, wet clothes, highlands, light blue and purple eyes like lavender when they bloom, smooth forehead, white dove-like neck, and silver medals that have been blackened for a long time. , scattered high and low, heavy makeup and light makeup, forming a tranquil picture. In the poem, as the pictures continue to change, the poet's emotions also fluctuate, which contrast with the girl's actions and emotions, playing a very prominent role in deepening the theme of the poem. This little poem is simple, fresh and natural, with absolutely no unnecessary decoration, which fully embodies the style of Yamer's poetry. It is really a rare and good poem.