Nineteen Ancient Poems inherits the excellent traditions of The Book of Songs and The Songs of the South, and its outstanding feature is the integration of narrative, scenery description and lyricism, and the clever use of traditional metaphors. Liu Xie called it "the crown of five words", and Zhong Rong's "Poetry" also praised it as "flawless and golden". It is a model of early lyric poetry in the history of China literature, which has a great influence on later poetry creation.
representative works
A hard trek
You walk, walk, walk all the time, thus separating your life from mine. Since then, you and I have traveled thousands of miles, I am in heaven, and you are in heaven.
The road is so dangerous and far away, when I meet you, can I know when? North Malaysia is still attached to the north wind, south birds fly north, and nest in the south branch.
The longer they are apart, the wider they become and the thinner they become. Wandering clouds cover the sun, and wanderers are reluctant to return in foreign countries.
Just because I want you to age me, another year will soon end. There are many other things to say, just wish you take care of yourself and don't be hungry and cold.
Writing background: My husband is leaving again, and I don't know when he will come back. The heroine can only gently call the person in her heart. This is a farewell song in troubled times.
Ideological content: This article is about a woman who misses her husband who is away from home. She lamented the pain of parting, the distance, and the difficulty of meeting each other, and compared the unforgettable lovesickness with her husband's gone forever, but she was still forgiving herself and only hoped that those who traveled far away would take care.
Famous sentences in the text:
You walk, walk, walk all the time, thus separating your life from mine.
Since then, you and I have traveled thousands of miles, I am in heaven, and you are in heaven.
North Malaysia is still attached to the north wind, south birds fly north, and nest in the south branch.
Just because I want you to age me, another year will soon end.
There are many other things to say, just wish you take care of yourself and don't be hungry and cold.
Shejiang picking hibiscus
Picking hibiscus by the river, Lanzeduo fragrant grass. Who wants to leave, Philip Burkart.
Looking back at my hometown, it's a long way. I am bent on leaving home and worried to death.
Writing background: In the hopeless loneliness and frustration of official career and friends, students studying abroad will naturally miss their hometown and relatives bitterly. This poem is the representative of homesickness and homesickness in Nineteen Ancient Poems.
Ideological content: This is a poem about wandering people missing their relatives in their hometown. First, it is said that picking fragrant flowers and herbs should be sent to each other; I said that the person I miss is far away, and my wish is difficult; It's hard to tell people apart, but it's hard to send them.
A famous sentence in the text: Looking back at my hometown, there is a long way to go. I am bent on leaving home and worried to death.
Distant Altair
Distant Altair, Jiao Jiao Hehan girl.
Skillful hands, make a loom.
Tears fall like rain all day long;
How clear and shallow the river is!
Between water and water, there are no words.
Writing background: The separation of husband and wife is written by Cowherd and Weaver Girl in the sky, and the materials and ideas are very novel.
Ideological content: This poem describes the love between men and women by describing the legendary Cowherd and Weaver Girl who are across the river and can't talk to each other, and reflects the suffering and pain suffered by women in love under the feudal system.
A famous sentence in the text: Ying Ying is easy to water, and her pulse is silent.