Tian Jia, which I share with you in this article, is a beautiful pastoral poem written by Ouyang Xiu, a writer in the Northern Song Dynasty. Speaking of Ouyang Xiu, I believe everyone is familiar with it. He was the earliest literary leader who initiated a generation of literary styles in the literary history of the Song Dynasty, and he was also called "the Eight Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties" with Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Su Shi, Su Xun, Su Zhe, Wang Anshi and Ceng Gong. In addition, Ouyang Xiu was also a famous politician in the Northern Song Dynasty. He used to be a bachelor of Hanlin, a Tang dynasty envoy, and participated in politics.
Tian Jia was written by Ouyang Xiu when he was in Chuzhou in the spring of the seventh year (1047). At that time, Ouyang Xiu saw the lively scene of local farmers talking and laughing after offering sacrifices to the gods, and wrote this poem with the feelings of sharing happiness with the people. So what did Ouyang Xiu write in this poem? To sum up, there are mainly the following four pictures, namely, Green Mulberry Leaves, Apricot Blossoms and Spring Rain, Pigeons Singing in the Woods and House Day One. Although there are only 28 words, it is undoubtedly fascinating.
Tian Jia
Under the green mulberry trees, Pingchuan was reflected, and Tian Shen shouted with a smile.
Outside the forest, pigeons rest in the spring rain, and the apricot blossoms are numerous on the first day of the house.
First of all, let's look at the first sentence of this poem, "The green mulberry trees are high, reflecting the plain", which means that spring has arrived, and the mulberry trees planted in front of and behind the house have grown fresh green leaves, which are hidden in the plain. What we should pay attention to here is the word "high gorge". Through the scattered distribution of mulberry trees, the topographic characteristics of scattered rural bamboo houses under the hills in the south of the Yangtze River are outlined. I believe this is easy for people who have been to the countryside to understand. After all, it is not as crowded as houses in cities.
The second sentence, "Sebatian God laughs and shouts", refers to the local farmers laughing and cursing each other after singing and dancing to worship God on the social day. "Tian Shen" refers to the ritual of offering sacrifices to the country around the vernal equinox in ancient rural areas. This day is called social day, and there are songs and dances during the sacrifice, which is mainly used to pray for a bumper harvest. Judging from this poem, the local area is filled with the joy of spring and the hope of a bumper harvest. At the same time, it also revealed Ouyang Xiu's positive mood of being an official and enjoying the people.
Then, let's look at three or four sentences in the poem, "Pigeons are singing in the spring rain outside the forest, and apricot flowers are blooming at the head of the house". This is a description of the spring scenery in the countryside, that is, it rained all night, and in the morning, the rain stopped, and the sun shone on the wet new branches and leaves, which was particularly green and birds were cooing in the trees. As time goes by, the sun rises higher and shines on the apricot flowers on the wall, making them more colorful. Obviously, Ouyang Xiu wrote beautiful rural spring scenery here.
In writing, these two poems are far-sighted, close-up, dynamic and static, and also show this vivid picture of rural nature from different angles of vision and hearing. Generally speaking, it is the four pictures mentioned at the beginning: green mulberry yingchuan, apricot blossom spring rain, birds singing in the forest, and the first day of the house. It can be said that no matter which picture it is, it is fascinating.