Today I began to read the "Liusha River Lecture Book of Poetry" again, and I read the eighth poem "Shao Feng Yan Yan".
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01 First reading insight
This one reads with a great sense of picture.
In the wilderness of early spring, swallows fly in groups, sometimes playing up and down, sometimes cheerfully singing, a beautiful picture of spring swallows flying.
In such a beautiful scenery, the poet is sending farewell to his lover, which makes people feel more sad.
In addition to the sadness, the poet remembered the various goodness of the lover. She is gentle and obedient, cautious and kind. On the surface, it is written that the lover is good, but in fact, it expresses Da's reluctance to the lover. Let the reader unconsciously follow the poet's sorrow, but also for the poet's sorrow.
The full poem is as follows:
Yan Yan Yu Fei, Poor Pool Qiyu. The son of Yu Gui, far away in the wild. Looking at the Buddha, weeping like rain.
Yan Yan Yu Fei, Jie Zhi Zhi. The son is far from returning. Look at the Buddha, stand and weep.
Yan Yan Yu Fei, down to its sound. The son of Yu Gui, far away to the south. Look at the Buddha, and do my heart.
Zhongshi Ren only, its heart is congested. In the end, it is gentle and beneficial, and it is prudent to be careful. The thoughts of the first kings, to the widow.
02 Story and background
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The poem takes place during the Spring and Autumn period of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, when after the death of Duke Zhuang of Wei, Zhuang Jiang's adopted son and Dai Concubine's son completed the succession to the throne, and was later killed by Zhou Wu. Zhou called for Dai Fei to be sent back to Chen Guo. Dai Fei had a deep affection for his wife Zhuang Jiang when she was in wei, and Zhuang Jiang tearfully bid farewell to Dai Fei.
03 My appreciation
The first three chapters of the poem are popular songs of the Weiguo, with pairs of swallows rendering the scene at the time of farewell, expressing the reluctance and pain of a man to send a lover (or possibly a crush) to get married. The beginning of these three chapters describes the scene of the flock of swallows flying and dancing in the spring, using the joy of the swallows to reflect their attachment and farewell when they are separated from their lovers. Using the music scene to reflect the mourning, the farewell feelings are expressed as subtle and euphemistic, and the pain is abnormal, which makes people unbearable to read.
The fourth chapter and the first three chapters are very different in style, from things to people, from virtual to real, which is the sublimation of the author's feelings. After borrowing the scene of Chunyan Changfei to express his reluctance to his lover, the author focused on the lover's conduct. While praising the lover's character, he deeply expresses his attachment and reluctance to the lover. The whole chapter is about people saying things, but every description contains affection.
Originally, I thought that this poem was about love, but according to the records of the "Preface to Mao's Poems" and the "Poetry of the Three Families of Righteousness", this poem is more like talking about same-sex love.
04 Writing Techniques
In this poem, the scene is reproduced by borrowing objects, and the reader is introduced into the scene, so that the reader's resonance is aroused. The image is true and charming, not directly saying feelings but expressing them through euphemisms. This is called borrowing things to revive, although it is a common means of poetry, but it can also be used in articles.
The spring swallow flying is a beautiful thing, but it seems sad because of the poet's sorrow. This is a typical contrasting technique, using positive things to set off negative things, so that you can make the feelings appear deep and have a different charm.