It is the Mid-Autumn Festival again, and the children of Huaxia will invariably sing Su Shi's "Water Tune Song Head: When is the Bright Moon". Hu Zai, a contemporary of the same generation, mentioned in the "Yu yin cong dialect of The Dragon Creek" that "the Mid-Autumn Festival words, since the Dongpo "Water Tune Song Head" came out, the remaining words were all wasted. "When it comes to "Water Margin", the thirtieth time mentions the Mid-Autumn Festival singing song, and it is the Dongpo Bachelor's Mid-Autumn Festival "Water Tune Song"! It can be seen that from the official to the folk, this word has an extraordinary appeal. Returning to the background of Su Shi's creation at that time, we may be able to unlock the code that produces the infinite charm of this poem!
Water tune song head bright moon when there is
[ Song ] Su Shi
[Mid-Autumn Festival, drinking da dan, drunk, writing this article, and huaiziyu.] 】
When is the moon? Ask the wine to qingtian.
I don't know what year it is in the heavenly palace.
I want to go home by the wind, and I am afraid of Qionglou Yuyu, and the high places are cold.
Dancing to find out the shadow, how it seems to be in the human world.
Turn zhu ge, low Qi household, no sleep.
There should be no hatred, why should it be long to go to the other time?
People have sorrows and joys, and the moon has clouds and sunshine, and this matter is difficult to complete.
May people be long-lasting, and thousands of miles will be cherished together.
The year 1076 (the ninth year of Emperor Xining of the Song Dynasty), the year in which Su Shi served as a taishou (太守) in Mizhou (in Zhucheng, Shandong Province). At this time, Su Shi chose to voluntarily serve in Huangzhou, which was similar to the political whirlpool that he took the initiative to apply for transfer from the capital in 1071, and was appointed as a general judge in Hangzhou. It was also due to opposition to Wang Anshi's transformation of the law (Wang Anshi's transformation began in 1069 and ended in 1085. It was too radical and did not conform to the political views of the reformist faction, so it was a last resort.
Moreover, when applying for external transfer, Su Shi had requested to be transferred to a place closer to his younger brother Su Rui, but since Su Shi was transferred to Mizhou in 1074, the request was gone, and by the mid-autumn of 1076, the two brothers had been separated for 7 years.
On the surface, this word looks like a deeply nostalgic work, but in fact it is a lyrical work of official frustration.
After all, for Su Shi, who was deeply influenced by The Confucian ambition to govern the country through the ages, he had the mission of having the world in mind. And the sinister politics is also unpredictable and difficult to grasp, his words are footnotes to the trajectory of life, but also vaguely reveal the future fate of the country and his own political future of the hidden worries!
Therefore, even on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, which symbolizes a beautiful reunion, Su Shi and his relatives and friends at the Transcendent Platform "drink da Dan, get drunk", and in addition to being unbridled, we can still touch Su Shi's inner light sadness. The warm pulse of "Kane Huai Zi Yu" is also Su Shi's destruction of himself in order to dilute the frustration of the officialdom!
After all, no matter what kind of difficulties people encounter, life always has to go on, and they still have to maintain the ability to love, to feel and look forward to the beauty of this world. This may also be the good feeling brought to us by "When is the Bright Moon", immortal for a thousand years.
In Shangque, Su Shi revealed the idea of escaping the world that "I want to return with the wind".
The reason why people ask about the infinity of the universe is because they want to escape some kind of imprisonment on the earth.
Qu Yuan's "Heavenly Questions" and Li Bai's "Asking wine about the moon" are examples. People always have to carry out persistent questioning in order to find some kind of answer.
Su Shi raised his wine glass and asked Qingtian, "When is the bright moon?" ", seemingly unprovoked whimsy, is actually a natural manifestation of the long-term bitterness and depression in the heart.
The full moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival hung high in the sky, triggering Su Shi's creative inspiration.
He imagined that he could ride the wind to the Moon Palace and enjoy "dancing to find out the shadows, as if in the human world." "The sheer beauty of it.
At the same time, he is full of curiosity about "Qionglou Yuyu" and worried about "the cold in the high places", and it is difficult to hide the childlike innocence and romance between the lines, which is a true portrayal of Su Shi's transcendent but open inner world.
Although he has a very romantic and imaginative side, he is also more realistic and pragmatic, so when dealing with the emotion of poetry, he can retract freely, avoiding the pretentious carving, and giving the reader emotional resonance.
Under the que, Su Shi showed the positive attitude of "a thousand miles together to chan juan".
When the gaze turned back to the human world, Su Shi's question was not over: "There should be no hatred, why should I turn to the other time?" "Is the moon resentful of people? Only to present a perfect and beautiful posture when people are separated? How out of date!
Although Su Shi was deep in the midst of the lively Mid-Autumn Festival feast, he still deeply missed his brother in the distance.
This deep brotherhood made him feel sad on the mid-autumn night of the full moon, but he also tried to comfort himself: people have sorrows and joys, and the moon has clouds and sunshine, which is difficult to complete.
In fact, menstruation and personnel affairs follow the same operating rules: perfection is only a luxury, and people must learn to accept perfection in imperfection!
The moon looks forward to consummation, and everyone yearns for joy. But in fact, the clutch of sorrow and joy is the norm in the world, and the combination of yin and sun makes up the trajectory of the moon. This is the eternal philosophy of the universe!
After waking up, Su Shi no longer clings to the sadness of being difficult to get together with his brother, but prays for all those in the world who suffer from the pain of separation: I hope that people will be long-lasting, and they will be cherished together for thousands of miles.