The meaning of the poem "Pastoral Music" written by Wang Wei, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, is as follows:
I have seen the government families in the high halls and deep courtyards, and often come in and out of the upper class society in the north and south.
Who are those who pursue fame and fortune and often come in and out of government offices, while those who live in seclusion in the mountains?
Original text:
I am tired of seeing thousands of houses, passing by the north and south.
The official name has a bottom line, but who can spread it in Kongtong?
Notes:
Ke: The jade ornament on the horse rein.
Bottom: He.
Kongtong: The name of the mountain. According to legend, the ancient immortal Guangchengzi lived here.
Appreciation of "Pastoral Music"
This group of poems expresses the author's endless joy of being close to nature after retreating to Wangchuan. It also embodies the author's art of landscape and pastoral poetry creation. The trajectory of his mind after he transformed into a natural environment and retreated to nature fully embodies Wang Wei's poetic characteristics of "painting in poetry". It is a rare art treasure and an important material for future generations to study the development of Wang Wei's thoughts and poetry creation.
The core of Wang Wei's poetic aesthetics is the word "quiet", and this group of poems expresses this word "quiet". His tranquility is not just about describing the tranquility of the environment, but the focus is on expressing the tranquility of the state of mind. This kind of tranquility of mind cannot be achieved unless ideological cultivation has been reached to the extreme.
The above content refers to Baidu Encyclopedia-Seven Pastoral Music