Xin in Meng Haoran's Summer South Pavilion

I thought of Xin in the summer in Nange.

Meng Haoran [Tang Dynasty]

The shadow of the mountain rises suddenly, and the moon in the pond rises slowly from the east.

Hang your hair in the shade at night, open the window and lie down in a quiet and spacious place.

The evening breeze sent waves of lotus fragrance, and the dew on the bamboo leaves made a crisp sound.

I thought I would want to make a song, make a song, I just hate my friends in front of me.

Feeling for a night, I miss my old friends all night, and it is hard to miss them in my dreams. (Part I: Finalization)

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The shadow of the sun suddenly sets in the west, and the moon on the pond rises slowly from the east.

Let your hair hang freely and enjoy the coolness at night. Open the window and lie down in a quiet and spacious place.

An evening breeze brought the fragrance of lotus flowers, and dew dripped from bamboo leaves, making a crisp sound.

I just want to play the piano, but unfortunately I don't have a bosom friend to appreciate it.

I feel good night, miss my old friends, and miss them in my dreams all night.

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This poem is included in The Complete Poems of Tang Dynasty, Volume 159. The following is the appreciation of this poem by Zhou Xiaotian, director of Sichuan Poetry Society and professor of School of Literature and Journalism, Sichuan University.

Meng Haoran's poetry is characterized by "singing for the scenery, not catching the strange but strange" (Pi Rixiu). Although he only talks about leisure lightly, leisure often makes people better and better. Summer Thoughts in Nange is Xin's masterpiece.

The content of the poem can be divided into two parts, which describes the refreshing leisure of enjoying the cool in the Shuige on a summer night, and also expresses the nostalgia for friends.

"The mountain light in the west suddenly disappeared, and a bright moon slowly rose on the lake in the east." Mountain light: the sunshine on the mountain. Chiyue: moonlight by the pool. The first two sentences say that the setting sun in the western hills suddenly falls, and the bright moon in Dongchijiao gradually rises.