Appreciation:
The first two sentences are the implicit meaning at the end of the previous song. The next three sentences are in perfect harmony, using sharp contrasting colors to describe the quiet environment in which he lives in seclusion. The composition is unique: green trees and green mountains are originally one near and one far away, with clear layers. The barrier of the world of mortals has tightly enclosed oneself in a "bamboo fence hut", creating a small world that is isolated from right and wrong, fame and wealth.
The previous song is all in prose, with neither antithesis nor similar syntax. This one is all in couplets, loose and orderly, neat but not rigid, with elegant words and vulgar tunes. Allusions and slang are used alternately, which is lively, harmonious and full of fun.
From Ma Zhiyuan's "Night Sailing: Autumn Thoughts" by Ma Zhiyuan in the Yuan Dynasty, excerpt from the original text:
Fame and wealth are exhausted, right and wrong are exhausted. The mortal world is not disturbed in front of the door, the green trees are suitable for covering the corner of the house, the green hills are filling the gaps in the wall, and they are even more suitable for thatched cottages with bamboo fences.
Translation:
If you don’t pursue fame and fortune, you won’t be entangled in right and wrong. The troubles in the mortal world will not come to your door. Just plant green trees in the corners of the house to provide shade and keep out the cold. If the courtyard wall is damaged, let the green hills make up for the damage, and add bamboo braiding. Fences, thatched houses.
Extended information
Creative background:
The exploration of the meaning of life can be said to be an eternal theme cherished by literati. From the pre-Qin Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, all progressive literati, even in the darkest times and the most bumpy situations, no matter how comatose they were, still retained some ideal of meritorious service and virtue deep in their hearts.
However, no era has ever reversed good and evil, failed to distinguish between right and wrong, and pushed literati to the bottom of society like the Yuan Dynasty. Therefore, most literati in the Yuan Dynasty were completely desperate for reality. Ma Zhiyuan's "Night Sailing: Autumn Thoughts" raises this universal sentiment of seeing through everything to a historical level, and more concentratedly and concisely reflects the homophobic psychological state of the cynics in the Yuan Dynasty.
Ideological theme:
"Night Boat·Autumn Thoughts" consists of seven pieces of music. The first song "Night Sailing" describes the sadness of life being like morning dew and life without gold and stone, and leads the whole story with the emotion that life should be timely enjoyment; the second song "Qiao Mucha" writes about the nobility of the emperor, but the palace has turned into a wilderness. ; The third song "Celebrating Xuanhe" describes the glory of a hero, and his graveyard is also full of fox tracks and rabbit burrows.
The fourth song "Wind of Falling Plum Blossoms" brings the perspective from history back to the real society, explaining that wealth and wealth are not worth mentioning; the fifth song "Wind in the Pines" once again laments the shortness and impermanence of human life. He writes directly about his own feelings about life; the sixth song "Blocking" turns to describe his unique way of life; the last song "Le Pavilion Banquet" lays out the utilitarian life that the author hates, showing that Tao Ran contentment is the life of great enlightenment.
This set of songs completely negates the fame and fortune of feudal society, expresses the nihilistic thoughts of carpe diem and passive world-weariness, and fully exposes the inner contradictory state of a literati living in troubled times. The style of the whole song Bold and unrestrained, relaxed and transcendent, the writing is smooth and has twists and turns.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Night Boat·Autumn Thoughts