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Written a poem for Chen Tongfu as a message
Era: Song Dynasty Author: Xin Qiji Genre: Ci
Zui I read the sword by burning the lamp, and I dreamed of the horn blowing company camp.
Eight hundred miles under his command, moxibustion, fifty-stringed strings turned over the sound outside the Great Wall.
On the battlefield, autumn soldiers emerge.
The horse is flying fast, and the bow is shaking like a thunderbolt.
Finish the affairs of the king and the world, and win the name before and after death.
Pity it happened in vain!
Notes
This poem was written by the author when he was frustrated and living idle in Xinzhou. He did not have the pain of battlefield battles of his predecessors, but had the enthusiasm of battlefield battles. By creating a majestic artistic conception, the poem expresses the ambition to kill the enemy and serve the country, restore the mountains and rivers of the motherland, and establish fame. The conclusion expresses the sadness and indignation of unrewarded ambition.
[Creative background] This poem was written around 1188. At that time, Xin Qiji was dismissed from office and lived in Daihu, Jiangxi Province. Chen Liang, a commoner, "was a man of great talent. He liked to talk about military matters and discussed matters lively. He wrote thousands of words to achieve success." Xin and Chen had similar talents and ambitions. They were both patriots who advocated the fight against the Jin Dynasty and restored the country, and they were generous and elegiac lyricists. . In 1188, Xin and Chen held a meeting in Ehu to discuss the fight against the Jin Dynasty, which became a legend in the world of poetry. This poem was written after the Ehu meeting broke up.
[Content Analysis] The poet, who was full of worries about his family and country and had unrealized ambitions, drank wine to drown his sorrows after his friends left. Go back to the fighting situation back then. The loud horn blew throughout the "company camp", and on the vast land, the soldiers were eating large pieces of barbecue. At this time, the drums and harps were playing together, and the military music reflecting the life of the frontier fortress was majestic and shocking. It turns out that the soldiers are ordering troops on the battlefield! In the poet's writing, the scene of ordering troops seems to come easily, but the fiery fighting passion naturally bursts out. The word "lian" reveals the majesty of the momentum and the neatness of the military appearance. "Eight Hundred Miles" and "Fifty Strings" are a natural pairing, and complement each other with the "Flowing Trumpet Camp" to create a majestic and grand artistic conception.
The next film starts with two close-ups: the horse is flying fast and the arrow is like a thunderbolt, which is thrilling. Horses and arrows are two typical things, written vividly and picturesquely with brightly colored words. All of this is to "put an end to" the national humiliation and restore the "world affairs" of the Central Plains. It is to display your talents and strategies and win the "fame during and after life" for making contributions to the country! After reading this, the vivid and hearty scenes of ordering troops, the heroic warriors who beheaded generals and held flags, and the brave and loyal people who "finished the affairs of the king and the world" all appeared on the page, but then there was a sudden turn - "poor things happened in vain"! Suddenly, I fell from the peak of idealism to the abyss of reality. The whole poem ends abruptly, leaving readers with endless thoughts.
The tone of this poem is majestic and high-spirited, and it is truly worthy of being called a "magnificent poem". The tragic and low-pitched ending is in sharp contrast to this. It’s even more touching and thought-provoking. The structure of the words is also different from ordinary lyrics. The upper and lower parts are semantically coherent and indistinguishable from one part to another. Until the last sentence, there is a sudden pause. The reading is choppy and ups and downs. It is actually a typical work of Xin Qiji's "depressed and frustrated" works.