Red beans, also known as acacia seeds, grow in South Vietnam, its fruit is bright red and round, the appearance of the whole crystal clear, the seed texture is hard, the color is gorgeous, the red is long-lasting, can be used as an ornament, so it is often hung on the body as an ornament by southerners.
Legend has it that in the Han Dynasty, a man in the State of Minyue was forcibly requisitioned to the side, and his wife always looked forward to returning. After the return of the same person, but his husband did not return, his wife thought more cut, all day long standing under the tree in front of the village, looking forward to the twilight, crying soft intestines, crying blood and dying. The seeds are half red and half black, crystal bright, and the blood and tears that people regard as virgin wives and wives are condensed, called "red beans", also known as "acacia seeds".
Acacia has since become a relic of love, and the main credit is still due to poetry. There are two such poems describing red beans, whose words are affectionate and contain endless acacia, which have become famous passages that have been recited through the ages.
Wang Wei "Acacia"
Red beans are born in the southern country, and a few branches are sent in the spring.
May the king pick up more, this thing is the most acacia.
The red bean tree grows in the southern country, how many new branches will it grow in the spring? I hope you pick more red beans, it is the most reminiscent of people's feelings.
The whole poem is full of youthful enthusiasm, the breath of youth, and the full belly of affection has never been directly expressed, although the sentences are not far from the red beans, and "beyond the image, get in the circle", the lovesickness is expressed into the wood.
At that time, this poem had already become a famous recital and was widely sung by the world.
As soon as Wang Wei's poem came out, the world used red beans instead of lovesickness.
About 100 years after Wang Wei's death, another poet of the late Tang Dynasty also wrote the next song of red bean acacia.
Wen Tingjun "New Sound Yang Willow Branch Words Two Songs · Part II"
The bottom of the well is lit with a deep candle, and the gonglang is long and the mo go is played.
Linglong dice an red bean, into the bone acacia do you know?
This little poem is a woman's tone, tenderly expressing the feelings of longing for the lover.
Like lighting a candle at the bottom of the well, I instruct you affectionately: Although you are about to leave me for a long trip, but my heart is with you, remember to return early and do not violate the deadline.
The red dots on the delicate dice in your hand are the most acacia red beans; do you really know that the one that goes deep into the bone is my lovesickness for you?
In this poem, the woman uses the red bean as a metaphor for the bone-deep acacia, and the acacia as a metaphor for the woman's love and affection.
These two poems are the most famous poems written by Hongdou, and the reason why they will be respected and liked by future generations is that they express a kind of hidden, implicit, and introverted love expression of emotion.
It contains the specific meaning and emotional color of the poet's artificiality, which can make the language more subtle, gentle and funny in expression; used to express love, it is shallow and deep, more infectious.
Chinese has always been implicit and introverted in expressing the emotion of love, and these two poems have a subtle wind.