Mid-Autumn Festival
1. Full text
"Shui Tiao Ge Tou·When Will the Bright Moon Come"
Su Shi of the Song Dynasty
< p> Bingchen was drinking happily until the end of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and was very drunk. I wrote this article because I was pregnant with my son. When will the bright moon appear? Ask the sky for wine. I don’t know what year it is today in the palace in the sky. I want to ride the wind back home, but I'm afraid it's too cold in the high places. Dance to figure out the shadow, how does it seem to be in the human world.Turn to the Zhu Pavilion, where you will find a low-rise house, and the light will make you sleepless. There shouldn't be any hatred, so what's the point of saying goodbye? People have joys and sorrows, separations and reunions, and the moon waxes and wanes. This is a difficult thing in ancient times. I hope that people will live long and travel thousands of miles to meet Chanjuan.
2. Translation
When did the bright moon begin to appear? I picked up my wine glass and asked the sky. I don’t know what year or month it is in the palace in the sky. I want to ride the cool breeze back to the sky, but I'm afraid I can't stand the cold for nine days in a building made of beautiful jade. Dancing gracefully and admiring the clear shadows under the moon, it doesn't feel like you are in the human world.
The moon turned around the vermilion pavilion and hung low on the carved windows, illuminating myself who was not sleepy. The bright moon shouldn't have any resentment towards people. Why does it become full only when people leave? People undergo changes in joys and sorrows, and the moon undergoes changes in waxing and waning. This kind of thing has been difficult to fully understand since ancient times. I just hope that all the loved ones in this world can be safe and healthy, and that they can enjoy this beautiful moonlight even if they are thousands of miles apart.
3. Appreciation
This word is written to look at the moon and cherish people during the Mid-Autumn Festival, expressing the infinite memory of my brother Su Che. The poet uses image description techniques to outline an atmosphere of a state where the moon is bright, relatives are thousands of miles away, and people are lonely and far away. It reflects the fusion of the mood of independence from the world and the myths and legends of the past. In the waxing and waning of the moon, it permeates the atmosphere. With a strong philosophical meaning, it can be said to be a lamentation work that highly integrates nature and society.
The upper part of this poem looks at the moon, which not only expresses feelings of relaxation and grandeur, but also is down-to-earth and elegant. The next two sentences: "I don't know what year it is today in the palace in the sky." The admiration and yearning for the bright moon are further advanced. Many years have passed since the birth of Mingyue. I don’t know what kind of day it is tonight in the Moon Palace. The poet imagined that it must be a good day, so the moon was so round and bright.
IV. Introduction to the author
Su Shi (January 8, 1037 - August 24, 1101), also named Zizhan, also named Hezhong, also known as Tieguan Taoren and Dong. Po layman, known as Su Dongpo and Su Xian in the world. Han nationality, a native of Meishan, Meizhou (now part of Meishan City, Sichuan Province), and his ancestral home is Luancheng, Hebei Province. He was a writer, calligrapher and painter in the Northern Song Dynasty.
Su Shi was a literary leader in the mid-Northern Song Dynasty and made great achievements in poetry, lyrics, prose, calligraphy, and painting. His writing is bold and unbridled; his poems have broad themes, are fresh and bold, are good at using exaggerated metaphors, and have a unique style. Together with Huang Tingjian, they are called "Su Huang"; "Xin"; his prose writings are grand and bold, and he is called "Ou Su" together with Ouyang Xiu, and is one of the "Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties".
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.