The reason why the Tang Dynasty was prosperous was because it not only had the great martial arts of all countries coming to the dynasty at that time, but also had the fascinating Huanghuang Wenzhi.
When it comes to culture, Tang poetry is definitely inescapable. Poetry that lasted for thousands of years reached its peak in the Tang Dynasty, and a large number of vigorous poets emerged, creating poems of various themes and genres.
Regarding Tang poetry, there is a limerick poem that is quite interesting: there are otaku in the countryside, and there are many angry young people in the side. Yonggu can't afford to hurt, and he bids farewell to Manji.
The leaders of the pastoral poetry school are, of course, Meng Haoran and Wang Wei, whose works flow between the countryside and the landscape, and vividly express the pastoral life lived by the Tang Dynasty scholars.
And Meng Haoran's poems are unique, because he has never been involved in officialdom in his life, and he has always been clothed, so compared with other people who are involved in official affairs, his life can be said to be free and leisurely, quiet and leisurely.
Therefore, his idle poems without utilitarianism are like elegant ink paintings, showing a light and light life mood, full of quiet and simple pastoral charm, which is deeply loved by the public at that time, and even Li Bai is his little fan brother.
In today's sharing, we will appreciate a small poem written by Meng Haoran on the cool summer night: "Summer Nanting Huaixinda".
"Summer Nanting Huaixin Da"
The mountain light suddenly sets in the west, and the pond moon gradually rises in the east.
Radiate the sunset cool, open and open.
The lotus wind sends the fragrance, and the bamboo dew drops are clear.
If you want to play the piano, you hate ignorance.
I feel nostalgic for the old people, and I dream of working in the middle of the night.
The title of the poem "Summer Nanting Huaixin Da" gives us an explanation of the time, place, and what the characters are doing. On a summer evening, in the South Pavilion of Xiangyang Mountain, Meng Haoran leaned on the railing alone, thinking of his distant friend Xin Da.
"The mountain light suddenly sets in the west, and the pond moon gradually rises in the east."
The golden afterglow was hidden behind the western mountain in the blink of an eye, and above the pool in the east, the moon rose quietly, like a shy girl, gradually revealing her white face.
In these two sentences, Meng Haoran used the word "suddenly" to show his leisurely mentality at this time. Because if you are in a bad mood, time often feels like a slow pass, and it is simply like a year. And the happy time always feels short, so he can feel the "sudden", which means that he has a good life.
This can also be confirmed from the next sentence.
"Spread the sunset cool, open and open." When night fell, he gently spread his long hair and let it blow lightly in the wind. He pushed open the window and let the coolness and tranquility of the night pour in, while he lay lazily by the window, enjoying this rare leisure time.
This scene is a good depiction of Meng Haoran's leisurely state at the moment, and it also paves the way for the rest of the article.
"The lotus wind sends the fragrance," the evening breeze blows, bringing the elegant fragrance of the lotus, which seems to be able to penetrate the soul and make people intoxicated.
It was precisely because he opened the window in front of him that the fragrance of lotus flowers swaying in the night breeze could drift into the room with the wind. It's his sense of smell.
"Bamboo dew drops sound", the dew drops slide down on the bamboo leaves, making a crisp sound, like the sound of heaven, echoing in this silent night.
This kind of dripping sound will definitely not be heard in the daytime, this is to use movement to set off the quiet, with your own sense of hearing to write the silence of the summer night.
These two lines of poetry are known as the finishing touches in the whole poem, and they are praised by later generations as "eternal purity".
He used his sense of smell and hearing to depict the comfort and pleasure of enjoying the cool air so delicately, showing the tranquility and vitality of the summer night vividly, as if bringing us into a quiet world, making us feel the tranquility and beauty.
He also felt that this moment was very beautiful, especially when he suddenly heard the "sound of bamboo dew drops" in his ears, like a clear spring hitting a stone, melodious and pleasant, which instantly aroused his Yaxing who sang on the piano, and he wanted to express his inner feelings with the sound of the piano.
"If you want to play the piano, you hate ignorance." But when he thought that he was alone at this time, playing the piano without a bosom friend, and no one to enjoy this beautiful music, he couldn't help but feel a faint melancholy in his heart: "My bosom friend, where are you?" ”
"I feel nostalgic for the old people, and I dream of working in the middle of the night." As soon as he thought of this, he thought of his bosom friend, missed Xin Da in the distance, this thought could not stop, that thought was like an endless river, rippling in his heart, until the dead of night, the dream came, he was still enjoying the sound of the piano with Xin Da.
In this poem, the whole poem takes nature as the background, emotion as the main line, through vivid descriptions and profound emotional expressions, the situation shows Meng Haoran's leisurely and complacent attitude to life, as well as his deep attachment to friendship.
In the poem, from the sun sinking and the moon rising, to the fragrance of lotus flowers, and then to the crisp sound of bamboo dew dripping, layer by layer, every word, every sentence of the poem is full of charm and vitality, as if it is a beautiful picture scroll slowly unfolded in front of the reader, making people read it as if they were fascinated, reflecting the unique charm of Meng Haoran's artistic creation.