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Original poem

Rural residence

Gao ding in Qing dynasty

In February, the grass grows and the warblers fly, and the willows are drunk with spring smoke.

The children came back from school early, so they were busy flying kites in the east wind.

Translation:

In February of the lunar calendar, the grass around the village has gradually sprouted and grown, and orioles are flying around. Willow covered with long green branches, swaying in the wind, as if gently stroking the bank. The evaporated water vapor between Shui Ze and vegetation condenses into smoke. Willow seems to be intoxicated with this beautiful scenery. After school, the children in the village hurried home and flew kites in the blue sky when the east wind blew.

Creation background

The poet was excluded and suppressed in his later years, so he had to choose to stay away from disputes and live in seclusion in the village. In the quiet early spring of February, grass grows and willows brush the embankment. The poet infected by the pastoral atmosphere felt the coming of spring and wrote this poem.

Make an appreciative comment

"The grass grows in February and the warbler flies" is about time and natural scenery. It vividly depicts the nature in spring and writes the beautiful and charming scenery unique to the countryside in spring. In early spring and February, the grass grows green buds, and orioles fly in the sky and sing happily. The long branches of willows beside the embankment brushed the ground gently, as if drunk and trembling in the spring smoke.

The word "grass grows and warblers fly" vividly describes the scenery of spring, making readers feel the atmosphere of recovery and prosperity, and the pulse of spring seems to surge in front of them. The first half of the poem is about scenery, and the second half is about people. The first half is basically static and the second half is dynamic. The state of things and personnel set off each other, and the movements complement each other, so that the whole poem is perfectly and harmoniously unified under the theme of "spring" scenery seen in the village.

Brief introduction of the author

Gao Ding (1828- 1880), a word, is clumsy, benevolent and human. Poets in late Qing Dynasty.

His life and creation are rarely recorded in history, but his poem "Village Residence" made him famous for later generations. He wrote My Poems and so on.