If I were a bird,
I should also sing with a hoarse throat:
This land hit by the storm,
This river of sadness and anger will surge forever,
This endless wind,
And the tender dawn from the forest.
And then I died,
Even feathers rot in the ground.
Why do I often cry?
Because I love this land deeply.
Writing background:
I love this land, which was written in 1938, 165438+ 10/7 and published in "Ten Days of Literature" published in Guilin in the same year. 1938 10, Wuhan fell, and the Japanese invaders trampled on China. The author and many literary and art figures at that time withdrew from Wuhan and gathered in Guilin. The author wrote this poem with love for the motherland and hatred for the invaders.
Extended data:
This poem begins with "if", which is abrupt, novel and thoughtful. The "bird" in the poem is a general term, and it is a * * * name. It is different from the cuckoo and partridge repeatedly sung by poets in past dynasties, and has a natural and special charm and significance, but it is entirely up to the author to pursue new art without relying on it. Moreover, the "hoarse throat" in the poem is quite different from the oriole, weeping cuckoo and soaring egret in the classical poetry. It is purely due to the influence of the tragic atmosphere of the times in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War on the author, and it is also the affectionate expression of the special temperament and personality of this "sad poet".
The first sentence of this poem shows the author's sincere love for the land. In order to express his sincere and deep love for the land, the author imagines himself as a "bird", flying tirelessly all over the motherland forever. The whole poem presents a kind of "melancholy" emotional feature, which is a natural expression of deep love for the troubled motherland. It stems from the suffering of the nation, so it is particularly touching. There is a profound sense of hardship, a broad historical mind and a strong patriotic feeling here.