Parrot Song. Shanting Yixing Feng Zizhen
He moved to live on the top of Saga Peak. He was a woodcutter who never complained. When it is rotten, the tree is old and has no flowers, and its leaves and branches are exposed to wind and rain. [unit] My old friend once called me to come back, but I said it would be better to leave. Referring to the thousands of cloud mountains in front of the door, it doesn't cost a green clam to buy it.
[About the author] Feng Zizhen (1257-1337 later), whose courtesy name was Haisu, called himself Weiwei Taoist and Yingzhouke, and was a native of Youzhou (now Youxian County, Hunan Province). When an official reaches the rank of Cheng Shilang, he gathers talents and waits for them to be in charge. Good at cursive writing. Poetry, prose and music are all done with skill. There are forty-four pieces of Xiaoling in existence.
[Writing background] In the winter of the sixth year of Dade (1302), Feng Zizhen stayed in the capital. He and several friends listened to a song in a restaurant by the woman Yu Yuanxiu singing Bai Bi's "Parrot Song": "Nong's Parrot" I live by the island and am an illiterate fisherman. He sleeps in a small boat in the waves and sleeps in the misty rain in the south. When he comes to sleep, his eyes are full of green mountains. Even if he blames God for his mistakes in the past, nothing has been arranged for me. , the melody is moving, but it’s a pity that no one can compose new lyrics to match the rhyme, because the rhythm of this piece is very strict. The word "father" in the second sentence is difficult to pronounce. The word "Jian" in the last sentence must be devoiced, and the word "I" must be raised in voice. Otherwise, it cannot be sung. If you force it to be sung, the pronunciation will not be true and you will not be able to hear it. clear. All the gentlemen present here knew Feng Gong's talents, so they offered wine to make peace. Feng Zizhen was inspired to compose thirty-eight poems according to the original rhyme. He immediately evoked feelings in the scene, expressed his feelings and ambitions, felt excited when he came to visit, and when he was sad about the past, his pen instantly became a piece without losing the rhythm. He had talent in his mind and the bottom of his pen. Waves are rare in ancient and modern times. This is the first article written by him. There is also a preface by the author, which can be seen in this volume.
［Notes］
Saga: High and steep mountains.
Not chirping: not smart, not shrewd.
Lan Ke: According to "Shu Yi Ji": The king of Jin went into the mountain to chop firewood and saw two boys playing chess. He watched from the sidelines. After finishing a game, his ax handle was rotten. He returned It was only after I got home that I realized a hundred years had passed.
Green clam: money. According to "Sou Shen Ji" written by Qian Ding of Jin Dynasty, green clam is the name of the insect, which looks like a cicada. It gives birth to its son on the grass leaves. If you take the son, the mother will fly over. For example, if you apply the blood of the mother green clam worm on money and use it to shop, the mother money and child money you paid can fly back.
ient down] The family moved to live on the top of a rugged peak, and he was a not-so-authentic mountain woodcutter who played Go every day. Accompanying it is a thousand-year-old tree that has no flowers, its branches and leaves are broken by wind and rain. An old friend once advised me to return to officialdom, but I said it was far inferior to my mountain home. Look at the thousands of green mountains in front of this door and the colorful clouds in the sky. It is the most beautiful place you can buy without spending money.