In the spring season, the peony flowers bloom, and it is the right time to enjoy the flowers.
In the mainland, people regard peony as a symbol of wealth and prosperity, known as "rich flower", "one hundred taels of gold", known as "the king of flowers", "national color and fragrance". Every spring, when the peony flowers bloom, in the peony garden, colorful, fragrant flowers, gorgeous, visitors are like shuttles.
It is precisely because the peony flower has such a lofty status among the flowers that the poems and songs describing the peony in the past dynasties are full of sweat. When admiring the peony in the peony garden, I can't help but think in my heart, what is more beautiful is the classic peony poems and songs that have been passed down through the ages.
When it comes to peony poems, the first thing that comes to mind is Li Bai's "Qingping Tune: Three Chapters of Speech"
Clouds want clothes, flowers want to look,
The spring breeze blows Revlon.
If it weren't for the jade mountains,
will meet Yaotai under the moon.
A sprig of red dew incense,
The clouds and rain Wushan broke their bowels in vain.
By asking who in the Han Palace is like,
Poor Feiyan leans on new makeup.
Famous flowers love each other,
He looked like a king with a smile.
Explain the infinite hatred of the spring breeze,
The agarwood pavilion leans on the north of the gan.
In Tang Tianbao, Tang Ming Emperor Li Longji and Yang Guifei admired peonies in front of the Agarwood Pavilion in Xingqing Palace. The court musician Li Guinian held the sandalwood board and led the musicians to play music and sing. Emperor Tang Minghuang thought that with such a beautiful flower and his beloved concubine, he should no longer use the old music words to help the fun, so he ordered Hanlin to wait for Li Bai not to create new words, Li Bai received the order, although the wine did not disappear, but his talent was quick, and he immediately wrote these three "Qingping Tunes". The poem not only praises the beauty of peony flowers, but also metaphorizes the beauty of Yang Guifei and the grace of Tang Xuanzong through the description of flowers. These three poems are exquisitely conceived and gorgeously written, and they are written together with flowers and people, depicting the scene of people and flowers in a trance, showing the poet's superb artistic skills. These three poems of Li Bai were not only appreciated by Tang Xuanzong and Yang Guifei at that time, but also have been handed down to this day and have become classics in the history of Chinese literature.
Speaking of peony poems, the seven-character quatrain "Peony" by the Tang Dynasty poet Pi Rixiu has to be said. The poem reads:
Falling off the remnants of the red began to spit out the fragrance,
The good name is called the King of Flowers.
Boasting of the unparalleled beauty in the world,
The first fragrance in the world of independence.
The poem begins with a unique look at the peony. When the other flowers are withering and spring is about to pass, the peony begins to exude its fragrance and show its beauty. It is known as the "King of Flowers", and the name aptly reflects the preeminent position of peony in the group of flowers. Next, the poet further praises the peonies for their flowering posture and fragrance. "Boasting of the unparalleled beauty in the world", the beauty of peony is incomparable, and it is amazing. The "first fragrance in the independent world", the uniqueness and excellence of the peony fragrance make it unique and incomparable.
Li Shangyin's Seven Laws "Peony" is also a classic work of peony poems in the Tang Dynasty. Poetry Cloud:
Mrs. Wei of the first volume of the brocade,
The embroidery was piled up by the Yue Ejun.
Hanging hands to carve jade pendants,
Bend over the waist and dance the tulip dress.
Shijia candles have been cut,
Xunling incense burner can be smoked.
I'm a dream pen,
I want to read flowers and leaves and send them to the clouds.
This poem is extremely rich in allusions, Li Shangyin uses a number of allusions and imagery to show the three-dimensional and vivid charm of the peony; the use of metaphor and anthropomorphic techniques makes the peony seem to have life, not only as delicate as a beauty, but also as smart as a dancer, in other words, there is not only the wealth of Shi Chongjia's candle, but also the extraordinaryness of Xunling's incense burner. This is a poem full of artistic charm, through the delicate description of peony, the beauty of nature and humanistic feelings are skillfully integrated, forming a unique artistic charm, showing the poet's profound cultural heritage and unique aesthetic taste, which makes people have endless aftertaste after reading.
The number of peony poems and songs in the Tang Dynasty and the beauty of the rhyme make people feel like falling into the sea of peony poems. In the poem, such as "only the peony is true to the national color, the flower blooms in the season to move the capital city", "the flower blooms and falls for 20 days, and the people in a city are crazy" and other poems, which make people appreciate the situation of peony like jumping on the paper. It is particularly worth mentioning that Shu Yuanyu's "Peony Fu" is the first poem to praise peony, and it is also the best work in the speech, and Shu Yuanyu deservedly became the first person to write a peony. Later generations called the peony the national color and fragrance, the leader of the flowers, and this endowment is inseparable.
Among the many classic peony poems of the Song Dynasty, the most impressive is Su Shi's "Autumn Peony". Looking at other poets, most of them focus on spring peonies, and Su Shi, while describing spring peonies, also focuses on autumn peonies. Poetry Cloud:
A demon red verdant wants to flow,
Spring shines back on snow and frost.
The chemical industry only wants to be a new ingenuity,
Don't let go and spend less.
A peony flower is bright red, and several green leaves are verdant. Although it is autumn, the peony flowers are blooming, as if spring is coming again, making the snow and frost shy. Peonies are supposed to bloom in spring and leisure in autumn, but in order to show their new ingenuity in cultivating all things, nature has not let go of peonies that should have entered the leisure season to take a break. The unique perspective and humorous language make this poem so ingenious and extraordinary.