Tour to Shanxi Village Translation

Original text

Visiting Shanxi Village——[Song Dynasty] Lu You

Mo Xiao’s farmhouse is full of wax and wine, and in good years there are enough chickens and dolphins for visitors. The mountains and rivers are full of doubts and there is no way, and the willows and flowers are dark and the flowers are bright in another village.

The flutes and drums follow the spring society, and the clothes and clothes are simple and ancient. From now on, if I am allowed to take advantage of the moonlight, I will knock on the door all the time and night with my stick.

Notes

Shanxi Village: The original site is near Jianhu Lake in Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province today.

Lajiu Hun: The wine brewed in the twelfth lunar month of the first year is called wax wine. Muddy, muddy. The clear wine is better.

Tún (tún): describes rich dishes and a lot of meat. Pig, piglet, refers to pork in the poem.

There are mountains and rivers: mountains and rivers.

The willows are dark and the flowers are bright: the willow color is dark green, so it is called "dark"; the flower color is bright, so it is called "bright". The green willows are lush and shady, and the flowers are delicate and bright.

The flute and drum follow the spring festival: it means that as the community day is approaching, the villagers are rehearsing the program to worship the gods to the rhythm of the flute and drum. Spring Society, in ancient times, the fifth "W" day after the beginning of spring was the Spring Society Day. Villagers gathered to sing and dance, worship the gods of land and grain, and pray for a good harvest.

Ancient customs: retaining the simple ancient customs.

Ruoxu: If so.

Take advantage of the moonlight: Take advantage of the moonlight to travel in your spare time.

No time: at any time, regardless of a certain time.

Translation

Don't laugh at the turbidity of the farmer's wax wine. In a good harvest year, they have enough delicious food to entertain their guests. I remember that day, I was walking alone. Unknowingly, I saw mountains and rivers in front of me, as if I had entered a deep and confusing realm surrounded by mountains and rivers. I thought there was no way ahead. After walking through mountains and rivers, and taking a few detours, the vision suddenly opened up, and a small village hidden among the willow shades and flowers suddenly appeared. The social day is approaching, and people in the village are rehearsing a program to worship the gods to the rhythm of flutes and drums, followed by a large group of people watching the fun. The atmosphere is full of joy and peace. It can be seen from the people's clothes that the place still maintains Simple traditional life customs. From today on, if you are allowed to take a leisurely stroll by moonlight, I, a white-haired old man, might still enjoy the night, leaning on a cane, and knocking on doors to disturb you.

Appreciation

This poem was written in the third year of Qiandao reign of Emperor Xiaozong of Song Dynasty (1167). When Xiaozong came to the throne, he was still interested in the Northern Expedition, so the main war factions including Lu You received attention. Lu You also took the opportunity to propose to the court a strategy for recovering the Central Plains. However, due to the famous anti-Jin general Zhang Jun rushing to the Northern Expedition without adequate preparation, and the internal generals' inconsistent understanding, he was defeated by the Jin soldiers at Fuliji, and the Southern Song ruling group was forced to sign a humiliating treaty with the Jin Kingdom. "Longxing Peace Conference". As a result, the capitulation faction became rampant again and tried their best to crack down and persecute patriots. Lu You was also accused of "making friends with Taiwan to remonstrate, singing about right and wrong, and urging Zhang Jun to use troops." He was dismissed from office in the second year of Qiandao. Therefore, Lu You returned to his hometown of Sanshan near Jianhu Lake in Shaoxing.

After Lu You returned to his hometown, the beautiful scenery and fresh and pure life in the countryside aroused his strong interest, and he established a sincere and deep friendship with the simple farmers in his hometown. One day, the poet took a stroll and walked to a village near the west of Sanshan Mountain. He saw people's activities on the eve of the commemoration ceremony. He was impressed by the sincerity of the villagers' hospitality and the simplicity of their living customs, so he wrote this poem. An eternal masterpiece. From this poem, we can understand another aspect of the poet's patriotic thought.

"There is no way that the farmers' home is full of wax and wine. In good years, there are enough chickens and dolphins for visitors." This couplet is a passionate praise of the beauty of rural people, and it also incorporates the poet's real experience of interacting with farmers. Lajiu, wine brewed in the twelfth lunar month of the previous year. Muddy, muddy. Wine with a clear color is considered to be of the highest quality, while wine with a muddy color is considered to be of poor quality. Dolphin is originally a pig, but here it generally refers to pork. This means, don’t laugh at the turbidity of the farmers’ wax wine. If it happens to be a good harvest year, they will have enough chicken and pork to entertain guests. To fully understand the poet's praise of farmers, we should first pay attention to "waxed wine" and "foot chicken dolphin". The villagers were reluctant to drink wine, so they kept it until spring; "chicken dolphin" was a phenomenon that only occurred in good harvest years.

Now a guest came, and the host generously spent all his usual savings. The quality of the wine is a bit low, and the chicken and pork are all homemade, but they are the fruits of a year's labor, which are easily reluctant to use. They are the best. From this, we can easily see the sincere friendship of the farmers in hospitality. . Secondly, we also need to look at the two words "Mo Xiao". These two words fully express the poet's deep feelings about the farmers giving everything they have and sincere hospitality to the guests.

"The mountains and rivers are full of doubts and there is no way, and the willows and flowers are bright and there is another village." This couplet depicts the beauty of the scenery the poet saw along the way when he went to the farm. This couplet has won high praise from readers of all ages for four reasons: first, it accurately depicts the unique local terrain surrounded by mountains and rivers; second, both the "mountains and rivers return" and "the willows are dark and the flowers are bright" both in terms of its own imagery. , or in terms of its effect on pedestrians, it has a high degree of concentration*, condensation*, and sharp contrast*. Third, it appropriately expresses the poet's complex feelings of initial doubt, then shock, and finally surprise at that moment. The fourth is to give people philosophical associations: when people are confused and quickly understand; when people encounter conflicts and find solutions; when people encounter obstacles on the way forward, through unremitting efforts and When you continue to explore and enter a new realm, you will get the same feeling from these two poems. These two poems truly achieve a high degree of unity of scene, emotion and reason.

"The flute and drum follow the spring society, and the simple and ancient style of clothing remains." This couplet praises the beauty of rural customs. The first sentence describes the lively scene before the club. "She" in ancient times refers to the god of land and grain. Every year before spring plowing, villagers hold a memorial ceremony called "Spring Society" to express people's best wishes for good weather and abundant harvests. There should be singing and dancing activities during the festival to make the gods happy. It's a good harvest year, so people are very interested and start rehearsing the program before Social Day. "The flutes and drums follow the spring society near" means that the poet saw people passing by in a long queue, playing and playing, followed by a crowd of spectators, full of joy. The latter sentence talks about folk customs. "The clothes are simple and the ancient customs remain" means that it can be seen from the clothes that this place still retains traditional and simple good living customs. Such beauty of customs and human relations exists in such a small village with "high mountains and rivers" and "dark flowers and bright flowers". It is reasonable, credible and realistic.

"From now on, if I am allowed to ride the moon leisurely, I will knock on the door at night with my stick." This couplet describes the poet's love and nostalgia for the Shanxi village. This feeling is expressed through the agreed date of the meeting, which is very cordial and shows the harmonious relationship between the poet and the farmer. The poet not only praised the beautiful human relationships, beautiful scenery and beautiful customs here, but also had the request and desire to further frequent and close contacts with the farmers. This was indeed commendable for Lu You, an intellectual of that era.

This poem is highly unified in scenery, emotion and theory. It is not only a beautiful and fresh natural landscape painting, but also a simple and mellow social customs painting.

The composition of the work is precise and precise, "It starts with a visit to the village, Xu talks about the tranquility of the place and the beauty of the customs, and hopes to make frequent appointments." ("Zhao Mei Zhan Yan") The level is very clear.

The language is simple and natural, the dialogue is steady and appropriate, and the sentiment is fresh and timeless. It represents the artistic style and achievements of Lu You's poems that reflect rural life.