The fire was shining in the sky, and the red star in the purple smoke was in chaos.
On the night of the moon, copper smelters sang, and their songs resounded through the cold valley.
Translation:
The fire shines on the heavens and the earth, and the red star flashes in the smoke.
On a bright moonlit night, the smelters sang while working, and their songs resounded through the cold valley.
Poetry appreciation
Seventeen Songs of Autumn Pu (14th) is one of the poems of Li Bai, a great poet in Tang Dynasty. Under the poet's ingenious pen, light, heat, sound and color are intertwined, and bright and dark, cold and hot, dynamic and static are in harmony, vividly showing the fiery labor scene and vividly shaping the image of ancient smelting workers. It is indeed an artistic treasure that radiates extraordinary splendour in the treasure house of ancient poetry.
The whole poem is rich in content and profound in emotion. It uses various artistic techniques to sing the scenery and folk customs of Qiupu from different angles. At the same time, the song reveals the sadness of worrying about the country and the people and the life experience.
The first two sentences of the poem present a smelting scene with bright colors and warm atmosphere: blazing fire, red star splashing, purple smoke transpiration, and the vast world is illuminated by red flames. The poet used two seemingly ordinary words, "Zhao" and "Luan", but once refined into poetry, it made the scenery stand out. Through this vivid scene, it is not difficult to feel the novelty, excitement and wonder of the poet.