It expresses Su Shi's lonely mood and lamentation about his inaction in his official career and his unparalleled talents but being unable to display them in any way.
From: "Niannujiao·Chibi Nostalgia" is a lyric work by Su Shi, a writer in the Song Dynasty. It is one of the representative works of heroic poetry.
Original text:
"Nian Nujiao·Chibi Nostalgic"
Song Dynasty: Su Shi
The great river goes eastward, the waves are exhausted, and the romantic figures of the ages .
On the west side of the fortress, the human path is: Chibi, Zhou Lang of the Three Kingdoms.
Rocks pierced through the sky, stormy waves hit the shore, and thousands of piles of snow were rolled up.
The country is picturesque, and there are so many heroes at one time.
I think back to Gong Jin’s time, when Xiao Qiao got married for the first time and looked majestic and handsome.
Feather fans and silk scarves, while talking and laughing, the boats and oars disappeared into ashes.
My motherland wanders in my mind, I should laugh at my passion, and I will be born early.
The world is like a dream, and a statue still shines in the moonlight.
Translation:
The mighty river flows eastward, and the huge waves wash away all the heroes of the ages.
To the west of the old fortress, people say that it is the Red Cliff where Zhou Yu fought fiercely in the Three Kingdoms.
The steep stone walls towered into the sky, and the thunderous waves crashed against the river bank. The waves stirred up like millions of piles of white snow.
The majestic mountains and rivers are as beautiful as pictures, and many heroes emerged in one time.
Reminiscent of the time when Zhou Yu was so proud of his spring breeze. The peerless beauty Xiao Qiao had just married him, and he was full of heroism and heroic spirit.
With hand-held feather fans and silk scarves on their heads, while talking and laughing, the powerful enemy's warships were burned to ashes.
I am wandering around the battlefield of those days. It is ridiculous that I am sentimental and have prematurely gray hair.
Life is like a dream, let’s pour a glass of wine to pay homage to the bright moon on the river.
Extended information:
Creative background:
This poem was written by Su Shi when he was exiled to Huangzhou in the fifth year of Yuanfeng, Shenzong of the Song Dynasty (1082 AD). The author was forty-seven years old at the time and had been demoted to Huangzhou for more than two years due to the "Wutai Poetry Case".
Su Shi was demoted because he satirized the new law in his poems and argued the crimes of the new bureaucrats. He had endless sorrow in his heart that he could not express, so he traveled around to relax and relax.
I happened to come to Chibiji outside Huangzhou City. The magnificent scenery here moved the author a lot. While recalling the infinite scenery of Zhou Yu during the Three Kingdoms period, the author also lamented the passage of time, so he wrote This word.
Appreciation:
The first part of the poem focuses on the scene, bringing out the nostalgia for the ancients. The next film turns to the praise of Zhou Yu, the central character of the Battle of Red Cliff. When Su Shi wrote this poem, it had been more than 800 years since the Battle of Chibi in 208 AD.
He imagined the past hundreds of years ago and used the word "remote imagination" to lead us to the distant past. "Gongjin" is Zhou Yu's name. "Xiao Qiao", Zhou Yu's wife, was the younger sister of the famous Qiao sisters at that time.
Their marriage is mentioned in the poem to highlight Zhou Yu's young and proud demeanor. The author uses "majestic appearance and heroic hair" to describe Zhou Yu's majestic bearing and outstanding talents.
In the author's imagination, Zhou Yu is dressed in military uniform, holding a feather fan, and wearing a turban (Lun scarf) with a black silk ribbon on his head. He has a cool demeanor and can command calmly. He can easily tell and laugh. Cao Cao's navy and warships were burned to ashes.
"Qiang", the mast on a sailboat. "Qiang and oars" are used here to represent Cao Jun's warships. "Feather Fan Lunkerchief" describes Zhou Yu's demeanor. "Talking and laughing" highlights his confidence and talent.
"The guns and oars were wiped out in ashes", six words reproduced a historic war. A few strokes show the author's talent for artistic summary; between the lines, the author's sincere appreciation for Zhou Yu is poured out.
Admiration for historical figures includes dissatisfaction with one's own reality. In contrast, the forty-seven-year-old Su Shi deeply lamented that he could not establish outstanding achievements at such a young age like Zhou Yu.
He had no choice but to say in a self-deprecating tone: "My motherland is wandering in my mind, so I should laugh at my sentimentality, and I will be born early." If he experiences the Battle of Chibi in the Three Kingdoms (motherland) through his imagination, people will probably laugh at him for being too emotional.
So you may have gray hair prematurely! While laughing at himself, a negative emotion emerged spontaneously. "Life is like a dream, and a bottle of wine can return the moon to the river." "Zun", wine glass. Yi Zun means a glass of wine.
"酹", spilling wine means offering sacrifices. He suddenly felt that the world was just like a dream, so instead of sighing in vain, it was better to offer a glass of wine to the bright moon on the river and drink with it!
Introduction to the author:
Su Shi (January 8, 1037 - August 24, 1101), also known as Zizhan, also known as He Zhong, also known as Dongpo Jushi. Su Dongpo, Su Xian. Han nationality, a native of Meishan, Meizhou (now part of Meishan City, Sichuan Province) in the Northern Song Dynasty.
A native of Luancheng, Hebei Province, he was a famous writer, calligrapher and painter in the Northern Song Dynasty. In the second year of Jiayou's reign (1057), Su Shi became a Jinshi. During the reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, he served in Fengxiang, Hangzhou, Mizhou, Xuzhou, Huzhou and other places.
In the third year of Yuanfeng (1080), he was framed for the "Wutai Poetry Case" and was demoted to Huangzhou as deputy envoy of Tuanlian. After Zhezong of the Song Dynasty came to the throne, he served as a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, a bachelor of waiting, and a minister of the Ministry of Rites. He also went to Hangzhou, Yingzhou, Yangzhou, Dingzhou and other places.
In his later years, he was demoted to Huizhou and Danzhou because of the new party's rule. Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty was pardoned and returned to the north, but died of illness in Changzhou on the way. During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty, he was given the posthumous title of "Wenzhong" as a posthumous gift to the Grand Master. ?
Su Shi is the representative of the highest achievements in literature in the Song Dynasty, and has achieved high achievements in poetry, lyrics, prose, calligraphy, and painting. His poems have broad themes, are fresh and bold, are good at using exaggerated metaphors, and have a unique style. Together with Huang Tingjian, he is also known as "Su Huang".
Ci Kai belongs to the bold and unrestrained school, and together with Xin Qiji, he is a representative of the bold school, and is also called "Su Xin"; his prose writings are rich and bold, and he is called "Ou Su" together with Ouyang Xiu, and is one of the "Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties" "one.
Su Shi was also good at calligraphy and was one of the "Four Masters of the Song Dynasty"; he was good at painting, especially good at ink bamboo, strange rocks, dead wood, etc. There are "Dongpo Seven Collections", "Dongpo Yi Zhuan", "Dongpo Yuefu" and so on.