Original text: When will the bright moon come? I'm going to drink wine and ask the blue sky. I don't know what year it is in the palace in the sky. I want to go home by the wind, but I am afraid that the jade palace is too high to be cold. I want to go back by the wind, but I am afraid that the jeweled buildings and jade houses are too high for me to be cold. I am not sure if I can sleep, but I am afraid that I can't sleep in the jade palace. There should not be hate, why is it always round when we part? People have sadness and happiness, the moon has a sunny day, this matter can not be complete. But I wish that people will be long-lasting, and that they will be happy and happy for a long time.
From: Song Dynasty - Su Shi "Song of Water" - "When is the bright moon"
Interpretation: Since when is the bright moon? I take a glass of wine and ask the sky. I don't know what year it is tonight in the palace in the sky. I want to go back to the sky to have a look by virtue of the wind, but I am worried that the buildings made of beautiful jade are too high for me to withstand the cold. Get up and dance to play and enjoy the moonlight under the shadow of their own clear, the moon palace where compared to on earth.
The moon turned over the vermilion pavilion and hung low in the window, shining on itself without sleep. The moon should not have any grudge against people, but why is it always round when people are leaving? People have sadness and happiness, the moon has a change of cloudy and sunny, this thing since the ancient times is very difficult to be complete. I hope people can stay together for a long time and enjoy the beautiful moon together even if they are thousands of miles apart.
Expanded InformationThis poem was written by the author when he was in Mizhou in the mid-autumn of 1076 A.D. (the ninth year of Emperor Xining of the Song Dynasty). Because of his political differences with Wang Anshi and others, who were the law reformers in power, Su Shi sought to be expelled from the country, and he moved from place to place as an official. After arriving in Mizhou, this wish could not be realized. In the mid-autumn of 1076 AD, the moon was shining brightly in the sky and there was a silver glow all over the place, and the poet had not been reunited with his brother Su Zhe for seven years after they parted ways.
At this moment, facing a bright moon, the poet's heart fluttered, so he took advantage of the wine and wrote this famous piece.
In the natural scenery, the moon is very romantic, and it is easy to inspire people's artistic associations. A hook of the crescent moon, can be associated with the nascent budding things; a full moon, can be associated with a beautiful reunion life; the moon's bright and clean, let a person associated with the bright and open personality. In the moon this imagery concentrated on the infinite beauty of human visions and ideals.
Su Shi is a bold character, temperament and romantic writer, when he looked up at the moon in the mid-autumn, his thoughts and feelings as if on the wings, the sky and the world to fly freely. Reflected in the words, it formed a bold and unrestrained style.
"I don't know what year it is in the sky," he said. This is the first time I have ever seen the moon in my life. Many years have passed since the birth of the moon, and I wonder what day it is tonight in the moon palace. The poet imagines that it must be a good day, that is why the moon is so full and bright.
He was eager to go and have a look, so he went on to say, "I want to return on the wind, but I am afraid that the jeweled buildings are too high to be cold." The Tang Dynasty called Li Bai the "Exiled Immortal", and Huang Tingjian called Su Shi and Li Bai the "Two Exiled Immortals". Su Shi himself envisioned that he was a man in the moon in his previous life, and thus thought of "returning by the wind". He wanted to ride the wind to the moon palace, but was afraid that the jeweled buildings there are too high, can not stand the cold there.
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