The first song gives a general description of Wu people’s song "Flowers on Moshang". The first sentence starts with the scene in front of you: In spring, flowers are in full bloom on the street and butterflies are flying. This charming spring scenery is no different from the scene when "Princess Wuyue must return to Lin'an every spring." However, with the passage of time, the Wuyue Dynasty has long since perished, and the Wuyue Princess has ceased to exist, leaving only sad stories and legends. Therefore, the second sentence closely follows the first sentence, and changes to "the country is still the same as before", and associates the scenery in front of the person with the people and events that have become the past. The contrast between the two emits the feeling of "the country is still the same, but the people and things have changed". Three or four sentences focus on Wu Ren's song "Flowers on Moshang". Although the remnants of the Wuyue Dynasty have gradually aged, the wandering girls are still singing "Flowers on Moshang" to express their memory and mourn for the princess. This shows that "Flowers on Moshang" is widely circulated and has strong vitality among Wu people.
The second poem describes the scene of Princess Wu and Yue returning to Lin'an in spring. Spring has come, and countless mountain flowers on the road are in full bloom. As usual, the princess takes a gorgeous green boat to Lin'an again, attracting passers-by to watch. The poet used "mountain flowers" and "emerald green" to set off the princess's youthful beauty, and also used "passers-by to watch" to exaggerate the grand occasion of the princess' return, revealing the peaceful atmosphere of the Wuyue Dynasty. Three or four sentences are imaginative words. This means that if she can retain her youth, the princess can follow King Wu Yue's instructions to "return slowly" and enjoy the beautiful spring scenery of Lin'an. "Tangtang" refers to youth. A poem by Xueneng of the Tang Dynasty says: "Youth carries me on my back, and my white hair destroys my old life." Youth is a pun, which means youth and spring. You should indulge in drinking while singing every day, so that you can return home with your youth." However, neither spring nor human youth can last forever, so there are romantic anecdotes such as "Flowers bloom on the street, and you can slowly return home." There must also be an end.
The third song laments the departure of King Wu and Yue to the Song Dynasty. The first two sentences use a sharp contrast to illustrate: the wealth and splendor of King Wuyue and his concubines during his lifetime were like dewdrops on the grass, which quickly disappeared, but the lingering charm of them was still circulated in the folk song "Flowers on Moshang" after their death. The former is short-lived, the latter is long-lasting; the emperor's wealth has nothing to do with the Wu people, but their romantic anecdotes can arouse people's interest because they contain ordinary people's emotions, love elements, and a certain amount of tragedy. , so that it is recited through folk songs. The last two sentences say that although the King of Wuyue has gone to the country and surrendered to the Song Dynasty and lost the dignity of the emperor, he still retains the custom of "the flowers bloom on the road, you can slowly return home"; what is sad is that the identity of the "princess" has changed As a "concubine", the grand occasion of "passers-by vying to see Cui_Lai" will probably not happen again. A closer look at the poetic flavor reveals the poet's profound sentiments and euphemistic allegories.
These three poems all run through the historical sorrow of "the country is still the same as before", and the subtle sadness becomes the author's lyrical tone. Although the whole poem is based on the anecdote that "the Princess of Wuyue must return to Lin'an every year" as the theme, it eulogizes the rise and fall of the Wuyue Dynasty in a tortuous way, with the nature of nostalgic chanting of history. The poem laments that the glory and wealth in the world, the fleeting clouds and smoke of fame and fortune, are like the grass on the grass and the flowers on the street, disappearing and withering in the blink of an eye; all the glory and wealth of people's life are just like the dew on the grass in the morning, which will soon disappear. Dispersion and disappearance; the good reputation left behind after death is just like the flowers on the road, which will soon wither and wither. Folk songs are originally "thoughtful and sad to listen to". "Flowers on Moshang", which was polished and created by Su Shi, not only retains the basic content, form and simple and natural style characteristics of folk songs, but also appears to be elegant in language, profound in meaning and poetic. Sad and sad. The poem often uses overlapping words, such as "chuicui", "slowly", "dangtang", "chichi", etc., which not only accurately describe the mood of the characters, but also increase the sense of rhythm and musical beauty.