Translation of Preface to Yuxi Poetry

Liu Zongyuan s Translation of Preface to Yuxi Poetry in Tang Dynasty;

There is a stream to the north of irrigation, which flows eastward into small water. Some people say that there was once a man named Ran who lived here, so this stream is called. Others say that flow can be used for dyeing, and it is named dyeing flow according to its function.

I was exiled to Num for a stupid crime. I like this stream. After walking along it for two or three miles, I found a place with excellent scenery and lived here. In ancient times, there was Gong Yugu. Now I have settled my home by this stream, but no one can decide its name. The local residents are still arguing, and it seems that it will be renamed, so I will name it Yuxi.

I bought a mountain above Yuxi called Yu Qiu. Walking sixty steps from Yugong Mountain to the northeast, I found a spring, bought it as a savings, and called it Yugong Spring. Yuquan * * * has six springs, all of which are flat at the foot of the mountain, and the springs are all gushing upwards. After the springs meet, they meander south, and the place they pass through is called Yugou. So he transported mounds of stones to block the narrow spring road and built a foolish pool.

Fish pond has fish soup to the east and fish soup to the south. In the middle of the pool is stupid island. Beautiful trees and strange rocks are uneven. These are magnificent scenery, because I defiled them with stupid words.

Water is the favorite of smart people. But this stream was actually humiliated by stupid words. Why? Because its waterway is very low, it can't be used for irrigation. Steep and urgent, there are many shoals and stones, and big ships can't get in; Narrow seclusion, dragon disdain. It can't afford to raise clouds or rain, which is bad for the world, just like me. In that case, even if you are insulted, it is ok to call yourself stupid.

Ning Wuzi's "national chaos is stupid" is a wise man deliberately playing dumb. Yan Zi "never mentions disagreeing with the teacher and likes to play the fool", and is also a smart person who deliberately plays the fool. None of them are really stupid. Now when I am politically clear, I have done something that goes against the truth, so there is no one more stupid than me. So no one in the world can compete with me for this stream. I have a patent to name it.

Although the stream is not beneficial to the world, it can reflect everything, make it clear and delicate, make it sound like stone, make fools smile and make people feel distressed. Although I am not secular, I can comfort myself with articles, drive everything with the freedom of writing, and create a satisfactory aesthetic realm. Nothing in the world can escape my pen and ink description.

I sang Yuxi with silly words and felt that there was nothing against reason. I seem to have the same destination, beyond heaven and earth, into the mysterious silence, in loneliness and silence, no one can understand me. So he wrote "Eight Poems for Fools" and wrote it on a flowing stone.

Original text:

There is a stream in the sun and a drizzle in the east. Or: ran's family tastes at home, so his surname is, that is. Or: it can be dyed, named after its ability, so it is called dyeing creek. Stupidly touch the crime and plunge into the water. Love is a stream. When you enter the second or third mile, you will get the best. In ancient times, there was Gong Yu Valley, but now the home is a stream, and the name cannot be determined. The scholar is still embarrassed, which is even more embarrassing.

Buying a hill above Yuxi is a silly hill. Walking sixty steps from the northeast of Yu Qiu, you got a spring and bought it. It's a stupid spring. Yuquan six points are all built from the mountain. The confluence bends to the south, which is a stupid ditch. Therefore, it is a foolish pool to carry earth and stone and block its pass. To the east of Yugong Pool is Yugong Hall. To the south of it is a stupid pavilion. There is a desert island in the pool. The dislocation of beautiful trees and different stones is a wonder of mountains and rivers, so that they can grow old, but salt can humiliate their stupidity.

A wise man is happy when there is plenty of water. Today, it's shameful for a person to look at a fool. Why? Cover it with water, and you can't irrigate it. It's steep and rocky, so big ships can't get in. Quiet and shallow, the dragon disdains, can't have sex, can't benefit the world, and is suitable for giving, but it can humiliate fools.

Ning Wuzi said that "the country is stupid without Tao" and wisdom is stupid. Yan Zi "does not violate like a fool all day long", no matter how sharp he is, he is also a fool. No one will be really stupid. Today, I was violated by Tao and truth, so I am a fool. If you are a husband, you can't fight for the world, you can be famous for it.

Although the stream is not beneficial to the world, it is good at learning all kinds of things, clear and beautiful, and can make fools laugh and admire, but not go. Although giving does not conform to the custom, it is equivalent to masturbating with pen and ink, washing everything, and holding various cages without taboo. Singing silly songs, I am at a loss, but I don't violate them. Unconsciously, all roads lead to the same goal, surpassing the HarmonyOS system, hanging out with foreigners, enjoying myself and not knowing what to say. So he wrote "Poems of Eight Fools" and recorded it on a flowing stone.

Extended data:

"Preface to Yuxi Poetry" focuses on lyricism, and the article takes stupidity as a clue to integrate its own stupidity with the stupidity of Xishui. Obviously, it is a place with excellent scenery, but "giving home is a stream", because I live by this stream and can't help but impose stupid words on it. Obviously, it is "beautiful trees and different stones are misplaced, and the mountains and rivers are all strange." Because of me, I can't help but impose stupid words on hills, springs, ditches, ponds, pavilions and islands. In this way, the author combines his stupidity with mountains, springs, ditches, ponds, halls, pavilions and islands.

From the humiliation brought by the names of hills, springs, ditches, pools, churches, pavilions and islands, we can naturally think of the humiliation suffered by the author. Mountains, springs, ditches, ponds, churches, pavilions and islands all seem to be bosom friends of the author's sufferings, and strange rocks and trees have become symbols of the author Geng Jie's character. The article is fresh and beautiful. The first two paragraphs are basically narratives, in which feelings are expressed, and the last three paragraphs are mainly discussions, in which feelings are expressed. The language is concise and vivid, and the structure is rigorous and appropriate.

Author Liu Zongyuan (773-819) was a writer and philosopher in the Tang Dynasty. Word thickness. Hedong solution, commonly known as Liuhe East. Together with Han Yu, he advocated the ancient prose movement and was listed as one of the "Eight Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties", also known as "Liu Han". His poetic style is clear, and he is called "Liu Liu" with Liu Yuxi, and "Wang Meng" with Wang Wei, Meng Haoran and Wei.