"Not as good as Wang Lun's gift to me" is the ancient poem "Gift to Wang Lun".
"To Wang Lun" is a farewell poem written by the great poet Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty to his local friend Wang Lun when he visited Peach Blossom Pond in Jing County (now Wannan, Anhui). The whole poem expresses the feelings between the author and his friend Wang Lun. The profound friendship between them, as well as the affectionate gratitude expressed by poet Li Baisui and Wang Lun.
Original text of "A Gift to Wang Lun"
A Gift to Wang Lun
Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty
Li Bai was about to travel in a boat when he suddenly heard singing on the shore. .
The water in Peach Blossom Pond is a thousand feet deep, not as deep as Wang Lun’s gift to me. Translation of "A Gift to Wang Lun"
Li Bai was about to leave for a long journey in a boat, when he suddenly heard the sound of singing from the shore.
Even if the water of Peach Blossom Pond is a thousand feet deep, it can't compare with Wang Lun's feelings for me. Notes on "Gift to Wang Lun"
1. Wang Lun: Li Bai's friend.
2. About to go: about to leave and travel far away.
3. Stepping song: A popular form of singing and dancing in the Tang Dynasty, in which people hold hands and step on the ground with two feet to the beat. They can sing while walking.
4. Taohuatan: a place name located one hundred miles southwest of Jingxian County, Anhui Province. Thousands of feet deep: The poet used the metaphor of a pool of water a thousand feet deep to describe the friendship between Wang Lun and him, using an exaggerated technique.
5. Not as good as: not as good as. Send: One piece of work "gift". Appreciation of "A Gift to Wang Lun"
The first two lines of this poem describe the scene when Wang Lun came to see Li Bai off by singing and singing. They express Wang Lun's simple and sincere feelings for Li Bai simply and naturally; The two sentences first use "thousand feet deep" to praise the depth of the Peach Blossom Pond, followed by the word "less than", using a foil technique to turn the invisible friendship into the tangible Thousand Feet Pond, vividly expressing Wang Lun's sincere and deep friendship for Li Bai.
The language of the whole poem is fresh and natural, and the imagination is rich and unique. Although it has only four sentences and 28 characters, it is one of the most widely circulated masterpieces of Li Shi.
The creative background of "Gift to Wang Lun"
This poem was written in the thirteenth year of Tianbao (754) or the fourteenth year of Tianbao (755) by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty. At that time, Li Bai was traveling from Qiupu to Jing County (now part of Anhui) roaming. During the Tianbao period of Kaiyuan, Wang Lun was the magistrate of Jing County. Later, Wang Lun resigned after completing his term and lived in Taohuatan, Jing County. This poem may have been written by Li Bai when Wang Lun was already living in Peach Blossom Pond. Introduction to the author of "Gift to Wang Lun"
Li Bai, also known as Taibai, also known as Qinglian Jushi. He is the most unique and greatest romantic poet after Qu Yuan. He has the reputation of "the Immortal of Poetry" and is also called "Li Du" together with Du Fu. His poems are mainly lyrical, showing his arrogant spirit of contempt for the powerful, expressing sympathy for the suffering of the people, and being good at describing natural scenery and expressing his love for the mountains and rivers of the motherland.
The poetic style is majestic and unrestrained, the imagination is rich, the language flows naturally, and the rhythm is harmonious and changeable. He is good at absorbing nutrients and materials from folk literature, myths and legends, forming his unique magnificent colors, which reached the peak of the Tang Dynasty. The pinnacle of the art of poetry. There are more than a thousand poems and articles in existence, including thirty volumes of "Li Taibai Collection".