Verses expressing gratitude
1. "The Book of Songs: Papaya"
Give me papaya, and give me Qiongju in return. It's always good to be rewarded by a bandit!
Give me peaches and give me Qiongyao in return. It's always good to be rewarded by a bandit!
You gave me wood and plums, and you gave me Qiongjiu in return. It's always good to be rewarded by a bandit!
Appreciation: "Wooden Claw" is a poem about a lover's gift. It expresses the giving of a gift and the most fundamental expression of mutual feelings. The poem is in the form of repeated chapters, with few words changed, and it is sung repeatedly, but it is just an expression of the same emotional melody.
2. "Leaving a Farewell Wife"
Han·Anonymous.
We are married as husband and wife, and there is no doubt about their love. Joy is in this evening, and grace is in good times.
On a long journey, what will happen when you look up at night? All the ginseng and dust are gone. I will say goodbye now.
We are on the battlefield, but we haven’t seen each other for a long time. Shake hands and let out a long sigh, crying to make a living.
Love Chunhua with all your strength, and don’t forget the happy times. Life is a time to come back, death is a longing for love.
Appreciation:
This poem is titled "Leaving a Farewell Wife" in Xu Ling's "New Odes of Yutai". According to old legends, it was written by Su Wu when he left his wife behind as an envoy. However, when I read the words "the husband misses his journey" and "is on the battlefield" in the poem, the protagonist in the poem should be a young man who is about to be drafted into the war. The work also expresses the common theme of the husband and wife leaving in the late Han Dynasty.
3. "To Wang Lun"
Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Bai was about to go on 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 love for me.
Appreciation:
This poem is a farewell poem written by Li Bai to his local friend Wang Lun when he visited Taohuatan in Jing County (now Wannan, Anhui). The first two lines of the poem describe Wang Lun coming to see Li Bai off by singing songs when Li Bai was about to leave by boat. They simply and naturally express Wang Lun's simple and sincere feelings for Li Bai.
The last two sentences first use "deep dry ruler" to praise the deepness of the Peach Blossom Pond, followed by the word "less than", using the technique of foil to turn the invisible friendship into tangible dryness. Chitanshui vividly expresses Wang Lun's sincere and deep friendship for Li Bai.