Ancient Poems in Shanxi Village and Their Translation

Original: Don't laugh at the mud wine of farmers, and raise enough chickens and dolphins in good years. There is no way to go because of the winding water flow in the mountains, and a mountain village suddenly appears in the willow-green flower bay. The day of playing flute and drums is approaching, and the villagers are still dressed simply. In the future, if you can go out in the moonlight, I will knock on your door at any time with my cane.

Don't laugh at the muddy wine brewed in the twelfth lunar month. In the harvest year, the hospitality is very rich. The mountains overlap and the water twists and turns. I'm afraid there is no way out. Suddenly, a mountain village appeared in front of me.

The day of playing flute and drum in the Spring Festival Club is coming. The villagers are dressed simply and still retain the ancient customs. In the future, if I can go out for a walk in the bright moonlight, I will definitely knock on your door at any time with a cane.

Traveling to Shanxi Village is the work of Lu You, a poet in Song Dynasty.

This poem was written when I lived in the countryside of Yin Shan's hometown. Vividly depicts a beautiful rural scenery, full of joy and love for simple rural life customs. The poet was intoxicated by the beauty of human feelings, the essence of customs and the beauty of folk customs in Shanxi village, and felt such a scene of folk customs and peace, reflecting the thoughts and feelings of living in a different place.

Ji You's lyric poem Yan Xi is one of Lu You's masterpieces. Deng, former deputy editor-in-chief of Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House, made the following comments on this poem:

The first couplet shows the quiet and joyful atmosphere in the countryside in the harvest year. Waxed wine: refers to rice wine brewed in the twelfth lunar month last year. Dolphin: It's a pig. Full-legged chicken and dolphin: it means full-legged chicken and dolphin. It is said that although the taste of farm wine is thin, the way of hospitality is deep. A word "foot" expresses all the hospitality of farmers. The word "don't laugh" expresses the poet's appreciation of the simple folk customs in rural areas.

The second couplet is about the scenery along the mountains and rivers, which contains philosophy and has been widely quoted for thousands of years. "There is no doubt about mountains and rivers, and there is another village." Such a smooth, beautiful, cheerful and lively poem seems to see the poet strolling among the verdant forests, and the clear mountain springs gurgling through the winding streams. The more lush the vegetation, the more difficult it is to distinguish the winding mountain roads.

When I was at a loss, I suddenly saw the flowers flickering in front of me, and several peasant cottages were looming among the flower trees, and the poet suddenly felt suddenly enlightened. The degree of excitement can be imagined. Of course, this realm has also been described by predecessors, but these two sentences are particularly euphemistic and chic.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Tour Shanxi Village