1. "Birdsong Stream" is the first poem in the "Five Miscellaneous Poems on Yunxi River by Huangfu Yue" written by Wang Wei, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. This poem describes the quiet and beautiful scenery in the mountains on a spring night, focusing on expressing the tranquility and beauty of the spring mountains at night.
2. Reproduction of the original text:
Birdsong Stream
Tang Wangwei
When people are idle, osmanthus flowers fall,
at night Quiet spring and empty mountains.
The moonrise scares the mountain birds,
Whenever the moon rises, they sing in the spring stream.
3. Introduction to "Birdsong Stream"
The background of Wang Wei's "Birdsong Stream" is the stable and unified society of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. The poem was written by Wang Wei's friend Huangfu Yue The first of "Five Miscellaneous Poems on Yunxi by Huangfu Yue" written by Yunxi Villa where he lived. Each of the five poems describes a scenery, which is close to landscape sketching, but different from ordinary freehand paintings, you may be a scenic spot. "Birdsong Stream" focuses on expressing the tranquility and beauty of spring mountains at night. In Wang Wei's poem, you can not only see the charming environment of the spring mountain decorated with the bright moon, falling flowers, and birdsong, but also feel the peaceful and stable social atmosphere of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. It expresses the author's love for the spring scenery in the mountains.
The whole poem is closely linked to the word "quiet", which is very much like a landscape sketch. The poet used moving scenes such as falling flowers, moonrise, and birdsong to highlight the tranquility of the spring mountain on a moonlit night, achieving the artistic effect of contrasting the stillness with movement, and vividly sketching out the poetic and picturesque meaning of "the mountain is more secluded with the singing of birds". picture. The whole poem is intended to describe tranquility, but it is treated with moving scenes. This contrasting technique reflects the poet's Zen heart and interest.