Speaking of "folk songs", we still have to start from a serial, which also has articles of the same name.
It is said that Luo Zifu's parents died young, and his uncle served as a drink offering in imperial academy. He was rich, but he had no son and was adopted by his uncle. /kloc-when I was 0/4 years old, I was cheated by a prostitute/woman, and then by a clever woman, and finally I ran out of money. She was also infected with sexually transmitted diseases and was expelled from the technical college. He was afraid that his guests would die in a foreign country and begged all the way back. Almost home, but ashamed to go home, I wandered around the nearby county.
One night, when I wanted to live in a temple in the mountains, I met a woman named Pianpiao, who said she could live in her cave. The woman cured him of his illness with a stream of water, made clothes for him with plantains, and cut the leaves into chicken, duck and fish, which were cooked like real ones. There is a small urn in the corner of the room, which contains wine. If you drink less, it will turn into wine when you fill the stream. He said he would repay the woman's kindness, so they lived together.
One day, a young woman named Huacheng visited. Luo Zifu saw that she was beautiful and secretly molested her. But as long as he has evil thoughts, his clothes will turn back into banana leaves, so he has to give up.
A year later, Pianpian gave birth to a son. My son/kloc-married Huacheng's daughter when he was 0/4 years old. Luo Zifu has been away from home for a long time and misses his uncle very much, so he said he would go back. Pian said, "You have vulgar bones, but you are not immortal after all. Your son is also a rich man. You can take him with you, and I won't delay his future. " Say that finish, cut the leaves into donkeys and let the three of them ride home.
Later, after going home for a long time, Luo Zifu missed her and took his son back to visit. I saw the yellow leaves all the way, and Baiyun lost his way, and there was no trace of returning to the cave, so he had to return with tears.
Generally speaking, Luo Zifu is not a good man in any way, but the parallel painting in Liaozhai tells the story of the prodigal son being cared for by the gods, which seems to be incompatible with the traditional concept and values of karma. So some people say that this is Luo Zifu's fantasy when he died, just like a little girl selling matches, dreaming of delicious roast goose and warm fireplace. Some people say that Pian Pian is not a fairy, but a fox and a ghost. Luo Sheng was found sucking his blood for culture.
Digress, get to the point.
Let's look at Dao Lang's lyrics.
Many people say that the first half of the song tells the story of Han Xin, and there are indeed many similarities and explanations. But I still want to start with a literal understanding and make my interpretation. After all, 100 people have 100 Hamlet in their hearts.
Who hasn't missed the beat of the Fourth Watch?
Someone is always playing with Jingyue's pointer secretly.
Who isn't? This is a rhetorical question, which means that everyone is.
The drums are beating day and night. The drums beat four times, which is the fourth watch day.
Midnight, four o'clock, about two or three o'clock in the middle of the night, also called twelve o'clock cock crow. This is the time when everyone is sleeping soundly, and thieves usually haunt at this time, which is also the source of crowing theft.
Jingyue has two explanations. One is the flower in the moon in the mirror, which means illusory. The other is an ancient timing instrument, where the pointer points to the position of the moon, indicating the current time. The lyrics say "fiddle with Jingyue's hands", which means it refers to the timer.
Together, these two sentences mean: none of us heard the drums of the Fourth Watch, but someone always tried to change the time.
What I want to extend is: Who hasn't missed many opportunities? But there are still people trying to change all this.
The peddler's bottle became a beautiful place and a castle.
Green bananas and red cherries are lonely.
Poppy, a kind of porcelain, is a jar with a big belly and a small mouth. In the story of Liaozhai, the jar in the charming abode of fairies and immortals turned into wine when put into the stream. Chickens and castles, beautiful clothes and beautiful houses are all metaphors of wealth.
Green bananas and red cherries symbolize the passing years and fleeting time.
The main idea of the lyrics is: I enjoyed the illusory prosperity, and in the end I was still alone, with nothing, and nothing after all.
Only when you reach the end of the road can you blossom.
Suffering is only in Qiongtai for Chang 'an.
Literally, it's easy to understand. Flowers can't bloom until they are desperate. I think it is similar to "there is no doubt about mountains and rivers, and there will be villages in the future". Just like Luo Zifu, when people are desperate, there is a turning point.
Chang 'an is far away, which comes from "the day is near Chang 'an" and from Shi Shuo Xin Yu. Literally, it means that the sun is near and Chang 'an is far, that is to say, Chang 'an is farther than the sun, which means that you can't reach the imperial city, which means that many achievements and careers are unsuccessful, and hopes and ideals can't be realized.
Qiongtai can be interpreted as a palace or a fairyland.
Two sentences together, my understanding is that there will always be a new turn for the better when there is a desperate situation. As the saying goes, at the last moment, the bridge will naturally go straight to the bow. The road to fame and fortune is hard and far away, and it will never be realized. It is better to sing wine and get drunk in sleep.
The last sentence advises the world, when you are at a low point and facing despair, don't give up on yourself, have hope and believe that miracles will happen. The next sentence advises the world not to be too attached to external things such as fame. Everything may be illusory, so it is better to enjoy the present life.
Beware of the mobile market selling flower branches.
Is it in the Tianhe River? Elegies are flowing in succession.
A mirage of streamer: a mirage produced by streamer reflection, that is, an illusory place. Flower stick, from the ancient China literature Guanzi, refers to a beautifully decorated crutch to express happiness and blessings. In literature, it is often used as a metaphor for the prosperity and glory of life, and also implies short-lived and illusory joy.
Be careful that someone in a mirage sells you flowers. My understanding is not to be blinded by seemingly beautiful things such as power and honor, which are just a mirage and a flash in the pan.
The vast and ancient Tianhe River in Tenga Hajime can be understood as a long river of history.
Elegy is a poem written for the dead, which consists of music and lyrics. Elegy Lang, from The Book of Songs Xiaoya, was an ancient person who sang elegies at funerals. It should be noted that in the Sui Dynasty, elegy singing was not limited to funeral etiquette, but became a fashion. Why? Because some literati and celebrities at that time needed a literary form to express their pursuit, in order to break through the secular world and despise etiquette, and the unique sad and sad aesthetic style of elegy can express the aesthetic concept of literati taking sadness as beauty. Only in the face of death can we find the meaning of existence to the greatest extent. It is often used as a metaphor for people in sorrow and mourning, implying the impermanence of life and the suffering of life.
Together, my understanding is: don't pursue illusory fame and fortune or find some shortcuts that don't exist for success. In the long history, there are too many people who are full of ambition and frustrated, and we are just one of them. This also warns the world that the road of life is full of ups and downs, so we should cherish the present and live it well. Guard your heart, resist temptation, and don't be confused by the illusory things in front of you.
Blue Cai He, drunk as a song.
Beauty grows old easily in the blink of an eye.
Lan Caihe, the Eight Immortals, is said to like singing while drinking and walking with castanets.
My understanding of these two sentences is: time flies and life is short. It's better to learn from Blue Cai He, get drunk, let go of your true self and live every day.
She also crossed the Wan Li Desert in the Milky Way.
He used to cut luxuriantly and wander the world.
Only sleepless railings and love and hate.
Whether the clouds are shaking or the rain is scattered in the same cradle.
In ancient literature, leaning against the bar and looking far away was mostly used to express feelings of missing and leaving sorrow.
Clouds shake and rain disperse, from a poem by Song Wenzhi in the Tang Dynasty: "Clouds shake and rain disperse, and the sky is vast and the news is sparse." When the clouds and rain are gone, it means that the wind and rain are tottering and scattered, and there is little news in the vast sea and sky.
The same cradle, my understanding is that everything has returned to its original state, and it is also a metaphor for a new cycle.
Pianpian and Lan Cai He are not mortal, but they are inextricably entangled with the mortal world. They have come and gone, leaving only thoughts and grievances that people miss for a long time.
No matter who is a fairy and what kind of entanglements there are, all roads lead to the same goal, turning into nothingness and starting a new cycle.
Handan dream, both ancient and modern.
Glory is easy to go to the green hills, and heroes are everywhere.
The dream of Handan is a fool's dream. The story of a fool's dream happened in Handan, so it is also called Handan Dream. The story goes like this: Once upon a time, a poor scholar, Lu Sheng, met a Taoist Lv Dongbin in an inn in Handan. Lv Dongbin gave him a pillow. At this moment, the shopkeeper was starting to cook, and Lu Sheng took a nap. In the dream, he became a prime minister, married a beautiful wife, had a full house of children and grandchildren, and lived a happy life. When I woke up, my master's yellow rice was not ripe.
My understanding of these two sentences is that this is a fantastic dream. Throughout the ages, everyone likes to do it. Just a flash of smoke. You see, the mountain is full of tombs of powerful people of the previous dynasty, leaving only graves. The splendor of the world will not bring life and death.
Blue Cai He, drunk as a song.
Beauty grows old easily in the blink of an eye.
Sing it again at the end, emphasizing once again that time flies and life is short. The world should learn from Lan Caihe's mentality, be optimistic, be based on the present, do what you can, live your own life, and let other things go with the flow, and don't be too persistent.
Dao Lang's folk songs are really like a treasure. Every song is worth reading carefully. If you are interested, please pay attention to me. Let's analyze each song and learn together.
Let's call it a day.
I'm old Wen. Thanks for watching the random broadcast of Lao Wen. See you next time.