Spring Night is a poem by Su Shi, a great writer in the Song Dynasty. The first two sentences of this poem tell people to cherish the beautiful spring night. The last two sentences are written about a scene in which a rich man is singing and dancing and enjoying himself in a beautiful night.
The original text is as follows:
Spring night is worth a thousand dollars, and the flowers are fragrant and the moon is cloudy.
Song Guan balcony sound fine, swinging yard night heavy.
The translation is as follows:
Spring night is more precious because it is short. The flowers exude a faint fragrance, and the moonlight casts a dim shadow under the flowers.
Deep in the balcony, rich people are still singing and dancing, and gentle songs and wind music are scattered in the intoxicating night from time to time. The night is already deep, and the yard with swings is quiet.
Comments on the text are as follows:
(1) Spring Night: Spring Night. It also refers to precious happy time.
(2) a moment: a metaphor for a short time. Time unit. In ancient times, when the clepsydra recorded the time, one day and night was divided into 100 minutes.
⑶ Flower fragrance: It means that flowers give off a faint fragrance. Moonlight: refers to the dim shadow cast by moonlight under the flowers.
Extended data:
The phrase "a moment in spring is worth a thousand dollars, and a full moon is spent" describes the beauty of spring night and the preciousness of time. The night in spring is so precious, because the flowers exude intoxicating fragrance, and the moon also has the beauty of hazy shadows. These two poems constitute a causal relationship, the former sentence is the result and the latter sentence is the cause. Here, we not only write beautiful night scenes, but also tell people how precious time is.
The sentence "the balcony is quiet and the swing yard is heavy at night" should mean "the balcony is quiet and the swing yard is heavy at night". The word order in the poem has been adjusted because of the rhythm of the poem. These two sentences are about people from the official and aristocratic classes. They are all taking the time to play, have fun and enjoy themselves.
The poet described those who wandered and sang softly in the spring night, and they were intoxicated by the beautiful night. For them, such a beautiful spring night is even more precious. This description also reflects the luxurious life of officials and nobles, which is not without irony.
The poem is clear and profound. In the calm and natural description, the author implicitly and euphemistically reveals his deep condemnation of those who are drunk, dream of death, love pleasure and spare no effort. This poem is gorgeous, implicit and intriguing. In particular, "a moment in spring is worth a thousand dollars" has become a famous sentence that has been passed down through the ages. Later, people often used it to describe the brevity and preciousness of its beautiful scenery.
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