Du Fu

Famous sentence: He knows that the dew will be frost tonight, and the moonlight at home is so bright! .

Guide reading

Memories of Brothers on a Moonlit Night was written in the autumn of the second year (759), which was written by Du Fu at that time. In September this year, Shi Siming rebels led troops from Fan Yang to the south, captured Bianzhou and marched west to Luoyang. Shandong and Henan are at war. At that time, Du Fu's younger brothers were scattered in this area. Because of the war, there was no communication, which made him feel intense anxiety and yearning. This poem is a true record of his thoughts and feelings at that time.

Original poem

A vagrant heard the drums heralding the battle, which was the first call of a wild goose on the border in autumn.

He knows that the dew tonight will be frost, and how bright the moonlight is at home! .

Brothers are scattered, and no one can ask about life and death.

However, if there is something wrong with the letters in peacetime, what can I expect in wartime? .

To annotate ...

1 Brother: My brother. (2) Drum guard: a drum used upstairs to tell the time or give an alarm. 3 "autumn edge" sentence: autumn edge, one is "autumn edge". Remote areas in autumn, here refers to Qin Zhou. Legend has it that geese can pass books, and geese can also refer to brothers. Therefore, hearing the lonely goose's voice aroused the feeling of homesickness and thinking of my brother. He knows that the dew tonight will be frost: this day may be the Millennium solar term. It is said that several younger brothers have been separated for a long time, and the letters sent often go unnoticed.

Translate poetry

Drums on the garrison building cut off pedestrians,

Lonely geese wail in the autumn night.

The dew looks cooler and whiter from tonight,

The moon in my hometown is always the brightest.

Although there are brothers, they are all scattered in the war.

Everyone is wandering outside and can't find it.

Letters from home are often not received,

Besides, the war has been going on for many years.

Make an appreciative comment

The title of this poem is Moonlit Night, but it doesn't start from moonlit night, but first depicts a frontier fortress. In the first two sentences, one writes what you see: pedestrians with broken roads; Write and listen: keep the drum goose. The social environment with six eyes and six ears, frequent wars and impassable roads vividly shows a strong sad atmosphere, which is the background of Moonlit Night. The couplet gets to the point. The previous sentence "He knows the dew will frost tonight" not only describes the scenery, but also points out the season. It is chilling to be exposed tonight. The last sentence is "how bright in the moonlight at home!" On the basis of writing real scenes, the poet's strong subjective feelings were integrated, which profoundly expressed the poet's subtle psychology and highlighted his feelings and thoughts for his hometown. The last four sentences of the poem turn from full moon to lyricism, and the transition is very natural. Two sentences in the neck couplet describe the separation of brothers, living far apart, but not at home, and life and death are unpredictable. William's family members are scattered everywhere, and there is no news. Usually, books are not available. Moreover, wars are frequent, and I don't know when they will stop. Every day, people are fearful and miserable. These poetic images sum up people's common experiences in the An Shi Rebellion.

The whole poem has clear levels, coordinated beginning and end, mature inheritance and rigorous structure. If we don't stop fighting, we will stop walking; If we look at the moon, we will think of my brother; If we are homeless, we will send a book; If you break up, you will live and die. Especially the sentence "He knows the dew will be frost tonight, and the moonlight at home is so bright!" " It can not only make readers gain common emotional experience, arouse homesickness, but also show superb skills in sentence refining. Just by changing the word order, the poet expressed the meanings of "tonight is white" and "the moon in my hometown is bright", which is poetic, fluent and touching, thus becoming a famous sentence passed down from generation to generation, forming people's common life experience and being widely quoted.