Bai Juyi Ye Zheng

"Night Zheng"

Author: Bai Juyi

Original text:

In the bright moon with purple sleeves and red strings, I feel dark when I play. Allow.

Xian Ning refers to the place where the swallowing sound stops, which is full of deep feelings.

Notes:

1. Purple sleeves and red string are the names of the zither player and the zither respectively.

2. Dark look: a sad look on the face.

Appreciation:

It is really difficult to cut Bai Juyi's "Pipa Xing" into four quatrains. However, the "Ye Zheng" poem by the author of "Pipa Xing" undoubtedly provides a very exquisite abbreviation.

Purple sleeves and red string are the names of the zither player and the zither respectively. Those who use purple sleeves to replace the ball are just like those who use white teeth to replace the singers and thin waists to replace the dancers (Li He's "Jiangjinjiu": White Teeth Song, Thin Waist Dance), the choice of words and phrases is very good. The purple sleeves and red strings not only hint at the identity of the zither player as a musical prostitute, but also describe the beauty of its decoration. The image of the woman playing the zither is like a painting. The bright moon lights up the night. The moon is white and the wind is clear. Why is it such a good night? If you want to drink without orchestra, you will inevitably get drunk and cannot drink. Readers can think of the scene on that bright moon night at the head of the Xunyang River.

The second sentence is about playing the zither. The two words "zi" are used together, which does not mean to be alone (when the title of the poem is "Listening to the Night Zheng", it seems that there is a listener), but it means to be alone. It describes the mood of the zither player who has devoted himself entirely to the music. Self-playing means playing with ease, lowering your eyebrows and continuing to play with ease. Self-playing means that the player is completely immersed in the music. Only its self-feeling can move people. Self-playing and self-feeling vividly describe the mental state of the performer when inspiration comes. Most of the prostitutes in the old days had a sad history. Although the zither player in the poem could not express herself as calmly as the pipa girl, just the words "smiling and sullen" can already make people imagine endlessly.

This is how the poet not only guides readers to discover the wonderful beauty of silence (silence is better than sound at this time), but also through this silent moment to understand and imagine all the beauty of the zheng music.

This stroke of focus in "Ye Zheng" is not the same as the cold and astringent strings of "Pipa Xing", which are doubtful and the sound will never pass for a while. Don't have feelings and hatred, at this time, silence is better than sound. Is the use of a verse?

However, it is worth noting that the proud words in "Pipa Xing" are vivid descriptions of the pipa music itself, while "Ye Zheng" uses the description used as a foil in "Pipa Xing" . This is no accident. Liu Xizai, a native of the Qing Dynasty, said: The quatrains should be written in a deep and melodious way. Instead of writing the front side, write the reverse side. If the original side is not written, write the back side or sides. It is best to know the root as if you see the shadow. ("Art Summary") Especially when it comes to narrative, quatrains cannot unfold an event and lay out the beginning and end like narrative poems. Therefore, the cutting and refining of materials is particularly important. The poet's description of music here can only take a moment, so that people can see the whole thing from one spot. The moment when Xian Ning's finger stops, there is rich suggestiveness. It is similar to a meaningful rest in the score, which can arouse readers' rich associations with the content of their own playing and self-perception. The poem is written from the side, and it has indeed achieved the effect of seeing the shadow and knowing the root. Bai Juyi Village Night

"Village Night"

Author: Bai Juyi

Original text:

The frost grass is full of green caterpillars, and people walking to the north of the village are walking south of the village. Absolutely.

Go out the front door alone and look at the wild fields. The moon is bright and the buckwheat flowers are like snow.

Notes:

1. Frost grass: grass that has been beaten by autumn frost.

2. Cang Cang: gray-white.

3. Tieqie: the sound of insects.

4. Absolutely: extinct.

5. Du: alone, alone.

6. Noda: field.

7. Buckwheat: an annual herb with black and ribbed seeds that can be ground into flour and edible.

Translation:

In a patch of gray-white autumn grass beaten by frost,

insects are whispering, and there are no pedestrians around the mountain village.

I came to the front door alone and looked at the fields.

I saw the bright moonlight shining on the endless buckwheat fields.

The buckwheat flowers all over the ground were like a field. Dazzling white snow.

Appreciation:

This poem does not have any shocking features, nor does it use colorful words and sentences. It only uses line drawing to depict a common country night. It's easy to pick up and speak eloquently, but it's fresh and tranquil, and has a strong poetic flavor.

The frost grass is full of insects, and there are no pedestrians in the south of the village. There are no pedestrians, and there is no sound. Two poems clearly outline the characteristics of the village night: the night is deep, the autumn colors are thick, and the grass is dyed by the autumn frost. There was silence all around, and there were no pedestrians at all. Only unknown autumn insects were singing quietly. Although this is purely a description of scenery, as Wang Guowei said in "Human Words": All scenery language is love language, and the desolate and desolate scenery reveals the poet's lonely feelings. This method of embodying emotions and scenery is more charming than directly expressing emotions.

The line "Looking at Noda before going out alone" is not only a transition in the poem, changing the description object from the village to the fields; it is also a turning point between the two couplets, concluding the description of the desolate and gloomy atmosphere of the village night, and unfolding Another refreshing picture is created: the bright moonlight shines on the endless buckwheat fields. From a distance, it is bright and dazzling, like a piece of crystal white snow.

The buckwheat flowers look like snow under the bright moon. This is a very moving scene. The picturesque beauty of nature infected the poet, making him temporarily forget his loneliness, and could not help but exclaim in surprise and admiration. This beautiful and spectacular scene is in sharp contrast to the descriptions in the previous two sentences. The poet ingeniously used the changes in natural scenery to describe the emotional changes of the characters. He wrote it flexibly and without leaving any trace; "Poetry of the Tang and Song Dynasties" praises it as being genuine and simple, without any false pretense, and has an old-fashioned feel. It is the most ancient of the seven masterpieces.

Understanding of the thoughts, feelings and writing techniques expressed in this poem: Due to the different scenery described before and after, it expresses the poet's emotional changes from loneliness to excitement and joy. The poet uses line drawing to describe the rural night scene, which contains a strong poetic flavor in the freshness and tranquility. The poem describes village nights, which are both bleak and desolate, as well as beautiful and spectacular. The contrast forms a rural night scene. Bai Juyi's Snow at Night

"Snow at Night"

Author: Bai Juyi

Original text:

I was surprised that the quilt pillow was cold, but I saw the light from the window again .

Late at night, I know the snow is heavy, and I hear the sound of breaking bamboo.

Translation:

The weather was cold, and people woke up from the cold in their sleep.

I was surprised to find that the quilt covering me was already a little cold.

Looking up in confusion,

I saw the window was reflected brightly.

Only then did I know that there was a heavy snowfall at night.

The snow was so heavy.

From time to time, I heard the sound of the bamboos in the courtyard being crushed by the snow. .

Appreciation:

This Wujue poem was composed in 816 AD (the eleventh year of Yuanhe). Bai Juyi was forty-five years old and served as Sima of Jiangzhou.

Among the many products of nature, snow is unique. She has won the praise of countless poets throughout the ages with her pure white and crystal-clear natural beauty and her magical ability to decorate Guanshan. Among the dazzling snow-songs, Bai Juyi's "Night Snow" seems so ordinary, with neither color depiction nor gesture description. At first glance, it is simply inconspicuous, but if you taste it carefully, you will find it. Dignified and simple, fresh and elegant, it is a small flower with unique style.

This poem is novel and unique, mainly because of its good intention. There are not many poems about snow at night, which is related to the characteristics of snow itself. Snow is silent and odorless, and can only be distinguished by color, shape, and posture. In the dark night, human vision is completely useless, and the image of snow is naturally impossible to capture. However, Bai Juyi, who is willing to innovate, started from this special situation, avoided the frontal description techniques that people usually use, and used all side effects to vividly and vividly write about a snowy night.

I am surprised that the quilt pillow is cold. Let me start with the human feeling. The coldness not only points out the presence of snow, but also implies that the snow is heavy, because life experience proves: when the snow first falls, all the cold air in the air is absorbed by the water vapor. If it condenses into snowflakes, the temperature will not drop immediately. When the snow is heavy, the severe cold in the air will increase. It feels cold here, and it can be seen that it has been snowing for a long time.

Not only is cold written about snow, surprise is also written about snow. The reason why people are unaware at first and then suddenly wake up when the cold hits is because snow falls silently to the ground. This is another characteristic of writing snow besides cold. This sentence is very close to the title. Feeling the quilt pillow is cold means that someone has come to sleep in the quilt at night, thus pointing out that it is Ye Xue. Seeing the light in the window again, further writing about the night snow from a visual perspective. Seeing bright windows late at night just means that the snow is falling heavily and deep. It is the strong reflection of the snow that brings light to the dark night. The above are all written in profile, describing the person in every sentence, but Ye Xue is highlighted everywhere.

Late at night, I know the snow is heavy, and I hear the sound of breaking bamboo. Here I still describe it from the side, but I change the angle and write it from the auditory perspective. The sound of the heavy snow breaking the bamboo branches told me that the snow was getting stronger. The poet deliberately chose the detail of folding bamboo to highlight the heavy words and create a unique feeling. The sound of folding bamboo can be heard late at night, showing the silence of winter nights, and more importantly, it describes the poet's sleepless night; this is not just for the cold pillow, but also reveals the loneliness of the poet's exile in Jiangzhou. Because the poet expresses his unique feelings with true feelings, this song "Snow at Night" is unique, with implicit poetic meaning and long lasting charm.

There is neither color description nor gesture description in the poem. At first glance, it is simply unremarkable. But if you taste it carefully, you will find that it is not only solemn and simple, fresh and elegant, but also novel and unique, with good intentions. Just imagine, snow is soundless and tasteless, and can only be distinguished by color, shape, and posture. In the dark night, the image of snow is naturally difficult to capture. However, Bai Juyi, who is willing to innovate, started from this special situation and wrote from the four levels of touch (cold), vision (bright), feeling (knowing), and hearing (smell), with many twists and turns, and the story is full of twists and turns. Its power, its emotion and its state. This little poem fully embodies the poet's easy-to-understand and clear language characteristics. The whole poem is simple and natural, but full of charm; the poetic environment is simple and smooth, with no trace of arrangement or delicacy. This is the inherent style of Bai Juyi's poetry. Zheng

Bai Juyi Zheng

The clouds in the bun are fluttering green, and the flowers are beautiful and red.

My eyes are peeling off autumn water, and my fingers are peeling off spring onions.

Chu Yan is a family member and Qin Sheng is a female worker.

The armor is bright and silvery, and the pillars are exquisite with jade.

The ape cries bitterly and hates the moon, and the oriole whispers to the wind.

Remove sorrow from the palm of your hand and send hatred into the string.

Zhao Seqing is similar, but Hu Qinnao is different.

The slow play returns the broken goose, and the quick play turns the flying bird.

The frost is gone, and the ice is clearing the throat.

Thousands of beads are smashed into pieces, and the sword cuts them off with a sound.

Relying on beauty can stabilize your mind and calm your mind.

When you rest, your feelings will continue, and when you rest, your thoughts will be endless.

Youthful night under the lamp, white-headed man in front of the bottle.

Listen to what you deserve, and your old ears are not too deaf.