Sending a Friend to the North on a Rainy Night is a lyric quatrain written by Li Shangyin, a poet in the late Tang Dynasty, to his wife (or friend) in Chang 'an. The first two sentences of the poem, with questions and answers and descriptions of the immediate environment, illustrate the lonely feelings and deep thoughts of his wife (or friends). The last two sentences imagine the joy of meeting again in the future and compare with the loneliness tonight. This poem is improvised, showing the twists and turns of the poet's feelings in an instant. The language is concise, and there is no trace of modification in the wording and sentence making. Unlike most of Li Shangyin's poems, which are rich in rhetoric, exquisite in allusions and good at symbolism, this poem is novel and ingenious in conception, ups and downs, simple and natural in meaning, "deep in sustenance and gentle in wording", which makes people never tire of reading it.
Write to my wife in the north on a rainy night.
Li shangyin
When you ask about the return date, it's hard to say, evening rain, Manqiuchi.
When will I go back, I will watch snuff at the west window, face to face, and the smell of evening rain.
Appreciate:
A friend and his wife said who the poem was for. The former thinks that Li Shangyin lived in Bashu when he was the aide of Dongchuan Ambassador from 39 to 43, but before that, his wife Wang had died. The holder believes that Li Shangyin has traveled to Bashu before this. Others think it is addressed to "family or friends". Judging from the passionate thoughts and sentimental feelings expressed in the poem, it seems more suitable for giving it to his wife.
Opening the first topic, "the date of your return is uncertain", makes people feel that this is a poem that replaces letters with poems. A long passage was omitted before the poem. It can be guessed that the poet received a letter from his wife, hoping that her husband would return to his hometown as soon as possible. Poets naturally hope to go home and reunite as soon as possible. However, due to various reasons, the wish cannot be realized at the moment. The first sentence expresses the pain and miss of parting.
The second sentence "Autumn Pond with Rose in Late Rain" means that the poet tells his wife about his environment and mood. The rainy night in autumn mountain always evokes the sadness of leaving people. The poet expressed his infinite yearning for his wife with this scenery that sent people away from their thoughts. It seems to make people imagine that on an autumn night, the pond is full of water, and the poet is alone in the room, leaning on the bed and thinking. Thinking about his wife's life and mood at home at the moment; Recall their common life together; Chew on my loneliness.
Three or four sentences: "Why cut the candle at the west window together, but talk about the rain at night?" This is a beautiful imagination of future reunion. Lonely thoughts in my heart can only be pinned on the future. At that time, the poet returned to his hometown, whispering with his wife under the Westinghouse window, and stayed up all night, so that the candlelight blossomed. They cut off the flowers, but they still have endless feelings of parting and endless joy of reunion. This poem not only describes the loneliness of listening to autumn rain in Bashan today, but also imagines the happiness when we meet tomorrow. The pain at this time is intertwined with the joy in the future, and time and space change.
The language of this poem is simple and fluent, sincere and sincere. "Late Rain" appears repeatedly at the beginning and end, which is thrilling. "What to do" is closely related to "unexpired", which effectively shows the author's urgent mood of returning home.