Chanting willow is a seven-character quatrain written by He, a poet in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. This poem is a poem about objects. The first two sentences of this poem use two new metaphors of beauty to describe the vitality and prosperity of spring willow; The latter two sentences compare the spring breeze to "scissors" more ingeniously, and show the invisible "spring breeze" vividly, which is not only novel in concept, but also full of charm.
original text
willow
Jasper 1 makeup 2 into a tree 3 high,
Evergreen silk tapestry hanging 4.
I don't know who cut five leaves,
The spring breeze in February is like six scissors.
Poetry annotation
1. Jasper: Jade with bright green color. Here is a metaphor for the bright green willow leaves in spring.
2. Make-up: Decorate and dress up.
3. A tree: full of trees. One: full, full. In China's classical poems and articles, the use of quantifiers does not necessarily indicate the exact number. The "ten thousand" in the next sentence is of great significance.
Tā o: a rope woven with silk. This refers to a wicker ribbon.
5. cut: cut.
6. like: like, like.
Poetry translation
Tall willows are covered with new green leaves, and soft willows hang down like ten thousand green ribbons fluttering gently.
Whose skillful hand cut off this thin young leaf? It turned out to be the warm spring breeze in February. It's like a pair of clever scissors.
Brief introduction of the author
He (659~744), a poet in the Tang Dynasty, was born in Yongxing, Yuezhou (now Xiaoshan, Zhejiang). Enter Li Zhengdian Academy to study and participate in the writing of Six Classics and Textbooks. Later, he was transferred to assistant minister of does and secretary supervisor, so he was called "He Jian". Broad-minded, uninhibited, and has the reputation of "talking about love". Tang Tianbao retired as a Taoist priest for three years (744). He, Zhang, Zhang Xu and Bao Rong are called "four sons of Wuzhong". Nineteen complete Tang poems. His landscape paintings are fresh and popular, but he has no intention of seeking work but is innovative.