Looking for flowers alone in the seven quatrains by the river
(5)
Du Fu
The Yellowstone Pagoda is in front of the river.
Spring is lazy and sleepy in the breeze.
Peach blossoms are in full bloom,
Lovely crimson loves light red?
This poem was written in the second year of Shang Dynasty (76 1). At that time, Du Fu settled in Chengdu Caotang, and his life was a little more stable. But over half a year old, I am old. I can't express my feelings. I often seek to be alone and relax myself. Although the title of the poem is "Looking for Flowers and Asking for Willow", it is actually a way to relieve anxiety and boredom, thus hiding a sad mood. The song chosen here is the fifth of the seven quatrains. What stands out is the beauty of peach blossom and the poet's aesthetic psychology of loving and enjoying flowers. First of all, the poet outlined a wonderful landscape painting for us, the towering Yellowstone Pagoda, standing tall; The flowing river flows eastward from the front of the tower, forming a vertical and horizontal geometric map. The tower is stationary; Jiang, it is flowing. The picture is dynamic and static, in contrast to the huge geometric shape, giving people a magnificent feeling. The water in front of the tower, indicating the direction, provides a broad space for the landscape description of the next sentence. Among them, the phrase "Yellowstone Tower is in front" is particularly important in creating an atmosphere. Lu You said in Notes on the Old Learning Temple: "Shu people call monks teachers and are buried in the tower, which is a sentence from Wu Shaoling's Huang Family in front of the tower." The monk died in the tower, and his reverence was mixed with some sadness.
However, after all, the poet is looking for spring, the weather is fine, the spring scenery is pleasant, he doesn't feel sleepy, and he leans against the wind to send elegance. The poet integrated himself with the great spring scenery with the word "leaning", reaching the perfect realm of lyric in the scene and lyric in the scene.
The following two sentences focus on peach blossoms. In the poet's pen, the peach blossoms are red, but the owner has passed away, and only loneliness follows. If the poet is not looking for flowers here, who will appreciate them? Between the lines, there is a faint sadness that no one appreciates. This is in tune with the general tone of the seven quatrains. But after all, the focus of this poem is to write love flowers, so it also haunts the atmosphere of joy. The phrase "lovely crimson loves pale red" uses two words of love and two scarlet letters to express the poet's delight in the beauty of flowers, and ends with a rhetorical tone, which is not only interesting, but also from oneself and others, expanding the aesthetic scope and strengthening the aesthetic feeling. Yang Lun commented: "Qi language makes people want to die, and love stories are well written" (Volume 8 of Du Shi Jing Quan), which can be described as Ken. Wang Ming also said in four words: "Fifth,' spring is lazy and trapped in the breeze', which seems incomprehensible, but beyond the troubles, it is wonderful. Peach blossom without owner, lovely crimson? Light red? Let anyone choose. " ("Du Yi" Volume 4) If the first four of the seven quatrains describe the feelings of being tired of flowers, fearing spring, announcing spring and cherishing flowers respectively, then this one (the fifth one) expresses the joy of loving flowers and Shang Huashi. This description from sadness to joy has caused the ups and downs of rhythm and given people a novel aesthetic feeling. This kind of happiness did not end suddenly, but naturally extended backwards; In the next song, it reached its climax. Without it, there is a necessary emotional transition, which is a fly in the ointment.