Textbook Tasting of Poetry : The 434th Ancient Poem
"Early Spring in the East of the City" Yang Juyuan
The poet Qingjing is in the new spring, and the green willow is only yellow and half uneven.
If you stay in the forest like flowers, go out to see the flowers.
Translation of ancient poems:
The fresh scenery loved by the poet is in the middle of this early spring. The green willow branches had just revealed a few tender yellow willow eyes.
If you wait until the flowers bloom in Chang'an City, the city is full of people who enjoy flower outings.
Commentary:
(1) City: refers to Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty. (2) Poet: The collective name of the poet does not refer only to the author himself. Qingjing: Beautiful scenery. Qing: A work of "new". New Year: i.e. early spring. (3) Only yellow: just exposed tender yellow willow eyes. Uniform: Uniform, symmetrical. (4) Shanglin: Shanglin Garden, formerly located in the west of present-day Xi'an City, Shaanxi, was built in the Qin Dynasty and expanded during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty as the Han Palace Garden. The poem is used to refer to Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty. Nishiki: Silk woven in five colors. (5) Club: All, all. Look at the flower people: here are the puns and the first. In the Tang Dynasty, there was a custom of watching flowers in Chang'an City.
Tasting appreciation:
one
This poem is written about the poet's love of early spring scenery. The first two sentences highlight the meaning of "early spring" in the poem's title. The first sentence is the poet's praise for the early spring scenery he saw during his tour of the east of the city. There are two meanings here, both to show that the fresh scenery loved by the poet is in this early spring, and also to show that this fresh early spring scenery can best stimulate the poet's poetry. The word "Qing" is used appropriately. This not only refers to the freshness and joy of the early spring scenery itself, but also refers to the fact that this scenery has just begun to be revealed and has not yet attracted people's attention, so the environment is very quiet.
two
The second sentence, immediately following the first, is a specific depiction of the scenery of early spring. In early spring, the willow leaves are newly sprouted, and their color is tender and yellow, commonly known as "willow eyes". The word "only" and the word "half" all imply "early". If you only write about the first birth of willow leaves in general, although you also write "early spring", you always feel bland and tasteless. The poet grasps the realm of "semi-unevenness", making people feel as if they see a few tender yellow willow eyes just exposed on the green branches, so fresh and pleasant. This not only highlights the word "early", but also outlines the style of the early spring willow very realistically. The vivid brushstrokes contain the author's great joy and praise. In early spring, the climate is cold, the flowers have not yet bloomed, only willow branches and new leaves, rushing out of the cold, the most vibrant, the earliest to bring people the news of spring. Writing about new willows, I just capture the characteristics of the early spring scenery.
three
The first two sentences have written the god of early spring, and if they are described in detail, they will become redundant. The last two sentences use the word "if you wait" to turn around, change the pen from the opposite side, and use the gorgeous scenery of Fangchun to reflect the "clear scenery" of early spring. Shanglin Garden is full of flowers, and the scenery is written to the extreme; tourists are like clouds, and the noise of the environment is like a city. The last two sentences and the first two sentences are in sharp contrast, reflecting the poet's love for the fresh scenery of early spring. At the same time, this is also a metaphor, "ju is a flower-watching person" is not only to say that the splendid embroidery is full of land, there are many people who watch the flowers, but also that people have achieved fame and fame, and people are competing to look up to it. Therefore, the deep meaning of this poem is: to seek talents and help the country and select talents, we should be like the beginning of the willow and the color is not strong when their status is humble and their merits are not revealed. At this time, if they can be good at identifying and boldly supporting, they will quickly become materials and play a great role; if they wait until they have achieved success and fame, just like flowers blooming splendidly and red branches, people will strive to look up to each other, and there will be no need for people to discover and help.
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The whole poem juxtaposes the quiet and colorful scenery, with sharp contrasts and bright tones, and at the same time contains profound and intriguing meanings, which is a good chapter.
(Thanks: Xiao Difei, Mai Hui, Peng Dingqiu, Yu Haidi, Li Jing)
About the Author:
Tang Dynasty poet, character Jingshan, later renamed Geoje. A native of Hezhong Zhishou (present-day Yongji, Shanxi). In the fifth year of Zhenyuan (789), he entered the army. Initially engaged in Zhang Hongjing, he was promoted by the secretary Lang Taichang to Dr. Taichang, and the member of the Yu Department was Wailang. He was created as Fengxiang Shaoyin and re-summoned to grant the title of Guozi Siye. In the fourth year of Changqing (824), he resigned and retired, and the ruling please think that he was a young man in the river and ate Qilu for life.
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