Butterfly Lovers ①
SONG
The chrysanthemums on the threshold are worried about the smoke and the orchids are crying for dew, ②
The curtain is lightly cold, ③
The swallows have flown away.
The moon is not familiar with the pain of separation,
The slanting light penetrates the vermilion house at dawn.
Last night, the west wind wilted the blue trees,
I went up to the tall building alone,
Looking at the road to the end of the world.
I would like to send a colored paper and a ruler, ⑤
Where do I know the mountains are long and the waters are wide.
Translation:
The chrysanthemums outside the balustrade in the early morning are shrouded in a layer of sorrowful smoke, the orchids drenched in dew seem to be teardrops of weeping, and between the curtains there is a wisp of light cold, and the swallows are flying away. The bright moon does not understand the pain of parting, slanting silver until the break of dawn are through the red portal.
Last night, the west wind was fierce, withered the green trees, I climbed the tall building alone, looking at the end of the road. I want to send a letter to my sweetheart, but the mountains are endless, the blue water is endless, and I don't know where my sweetheart is.
Note: ①Yan Shu (991-1055), the word Tong Shu, Linchuan (now belongs to Jiangxi). At the age of seven, he was able to write, and at the age of fourteen, he was called to take the test as a child prodigy, and was given the same rank as a jinshi. In the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty, he became the Minister of Tong Pingzhang (同平章事) and the Minister of Privy Counselor (枢密使). He died posthumously as Yuan Xian. His life is rich and noble, and he made a lot of poetry in the dance pavilion, flower before the moon, but the tone of the writing is leisurely, the rationale is deep, the rhythm is harmonious, the words are elegant, for the then Elder of Lyrics. There are "Jade words". ② threshold: balustrade. ③ Luo curtain: silk curtain, used by the rich and noble families. ④Vermilion Households: Judas Vermilion Doors, referring to large families. ⑤Shakusu: a synonym for letters. Ancient people used plain silk to write letters, usually about one foot long, so it was called shakusu, which is derived from "Ancient Poetry": "The guest came from afar, and left me a pair of carp. I called my son to cook the carp, and there was a book of shakusu in it".
Appreciation:
This song is about the pain of separation and lovesickness, and the scenes are blended in a detailed and touching way. The first piece focuses on writing the scene, the emotion in the scene, all the scene language is the language of love. In the eyes of the poet, the chrysanthemum seems to be shrouded by the smoke of sorrow, the dewdrops on the orchid seem to be the teardrops shed when it cries, and this is also a real and unreal poignant close-up, which is a reflection of the sadness, disorientation and loneliness of the main character of the lyric. "Luomu light cold" two sentences will be strokes from the court back to the indoor, seems to write the swallow due to the Luomu light cold and left, in fact, writing the body of the author's feelings, but also the author of the heart of the feeling. "Swallows fly away" is not only a scene with distinctive seasonal characteristics, but also the "double flight" of the swallows sets off the "lonely" of the people. It is not difficult to imagine, when the author sees off sometimes murmuring around the beam, sometimes chasing through the curtains of the two swallows follow each other and go, what a lonely and independent disappointment! "The moon is not familiar with" two sentences lead to the moon as a further foil and contrast. The author blames "the moon is not familiar with the bitterness of separation and hatred", which is from another angle - the moon is already full but not yet full, the author is envious of the pure moonlight and slightly jealous, which is reasonable.
The next piece is about climbing the stairs and looking into the distance. "Last night, the west wind" sentence, so that the inherent misery, bleak atmosphere and added a few points of depression, a few points of biting cold. The west wind is strong, the blue trees withered; wood is like this, how can people be embarrassed! "Looking at the end of", not only indicates the distance of its gaze, but also see its gaze for a long time, from both space and time to expand the word. But "looking at the end of the road", I can not see the people at the end of the world. In that case, the only way is to send a letter. "The mountains are long and the waters are wide and I know where to go" ends with a hopelessly frustrated question, giving the feeling that the love is also long and the hate is also long." Wang Guowei, in his "Words on Earth", compares the three lines of "last night's west wind" with those of Ouyang Xiu and Xin Qiji to the first of the three realms of learning, which is a clear indication of the reputation of this word.
The first realm is: last night the west wind wilted the blue trees, I went up to the tall building alone, looking at the end of the road.
The second realm is that the clothes are wider and wider, and the people are more and more emaciated for the sake of Yi.
The third realm is: the crowd is looking for him a thousand degrees, suddenly look back, that person is in the lights of the end of the place.