In late spring, when the weather is clear, many children can be seen flying kites in parks and suburbs on weekends. The blue sky and the long white clouds make people feel comfortable, and the soaring kites and cheerful laughter can infect people's hearts.
Kites first appeared in the Eastern Han Dynasty, because of the invention of paper, so that people can use a few pieces of bamboo, a piece of thin paper, can be processed into a handicraft, and then on the ground with a silk thread, you can control the sky at will Those "paper kites".
In the fifth generation, the extremely wise craftsmen tied a bamboo whistle to the paper kite, and the paper kite sounded like a kite when it flew in the sky, so it was called a kite. People in the Song Dynasty preferred to fly kites, and those Danqing masters often used this as a theme in their paintings to express their love for a better life.
During the Qing Dynasty, craftsmen would also depict various patterns on the kites, such as eagles, cranes and beauties, etc., which really dazzled the viewers. The following shares two songs about the seven rhythms of kites, which are imaginative, traceless, and lovely.
Beauty kite
Early Qing Dynasty · Zhao Yi
Who's hand is Chanjuan, flying into the sky and dancing in the sky.
The wind sends a few suspicious goddesses, and the clouds do not do immortals.
It's still suspicious that Suo Suo is short, and it's more than a puppet of Zhu Si.
Sister Yue Xing'e should speak together, and add a new companion to the sky.
The first sentence introduces the beauty pattern on the kite, Chanjuan can not only represent the moon, but also refer to a woman with a beautiful posture. People grasp the silk thread in their palms and constantly adjust the flight attitude of the kites in the sky. The image of the three characters "Glamorous Shadow" is vivid, depicting the projection of the beauty on the kite dancing.
The jaw couplet continues to show the flying state of the kite, and those "beauties" are flying higher and higher under the blowing of the strong wind, which makes people guess that it is the goddess of heaven descending to earth, and it seems that the fairy family is traveling in the heavenly palace. The word "doubt" expresses the poet's curiosity, he is like a child, constantly looking up at the sky, and from time to time he makes a sound of admiration.
The neck couplets are even more exciting, and the poet says that those "beauties" are like swinging in the air, but the swing rope is too short. At the same time, the author feels that these toys are like marionettes in the hands of artists. Such a figurative metaphor shows a superb literary expression technique, which is worthy of emulation by poetry lovers when composing.
The ending is reverie, the sky originally refers to the extremely high place of the sky, and here it refers to the palace in the Moon Palace. Zhao Yi said that if these "beauties" can fly to the Moon Palace, they can become sisters with Chang'e, and they can not only exchange feelings with each other, but also add a caring partner by their side.
Beauty kite
Late Qing Dynasty to Republic of China · Wang Zhuxiu
It seems that the city is in good shape, and the good wind sends you to the sky.
A rope swayed suspiciously and nepot, and the six rhythms were all tuned like orchestras.
Feiyan's body is light and suitable for driving fog, and the small waist is thin and can be smoked.
I am willing to teach Uncle Ji to support him, and he will make Jiao'e fall into the nine abysses.
The first sentence praises the beauty on the kite, which is delicate and beautiful, and has the posture of captivating the country and the city. The second sentence quotes a poem from the Dream of Red Mansions, Xue Baochai once recited that the catkins were good at the wind and sent me to the clouds. The author only makes slight changes to vividly describe the light posture of the kite.
The jaw coupling is a metaphor, and the silk thread tied to the kite is like a skirt, swaying in mid-air, making people stop and watch with great interest. The sound of the kite is like a melodious piece of music playing by an orchestra, and it is intoxicating. The ancients used six rhythms and six lu to describe the height and frequency of sound, and the uniform tone refers to a well-tuned tune.
The neck couplets are also full of imagination, those "beauties" are like Zhao Feiyan, the noble concubine of the Han Dynasty, who is as light as a swallow, as if she can soar through the clouds and fog, and like the maid Xiaoman next to the Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi, with a slender waist and limbs, and can even control the smoke and clouds.
The ending is intended to be extraordinary, "Keibo" is the legendary god of the wind, "Jiao'e" refers to the beauty of the kite, the poet said that the god of wind should be asked to correct the posture of the kite, so as not to accidentally fall from the sky. The psalmist uses this to warn those who are in the air not to be complacent, in fact, the higher they fly, the easier it is to fall.
Looking at the seven rhythms of these two songs about kites, the imagination is linked, and there is no trace of the classics. Zhao Yi is worthy of being a great talent of the Qing Dynasty, and he uses delicate brushstrokes and image metaphors to vividly portray the shape and posture of the kite, which makes people love it.
Although Wang Zhuxiu is unknown and his poems are little known, this poem is also highly skillful and imaginative, and the ending is even more thought-provoking, worthy of being a masterpiece of reciting kites. Which one do you prefer, welcome to leave a message!