This poem is included in The Complete Poems of Tang Dynasty, Volume 159. The following is the appreciation of this poem by Mr. Zhou Xiaotian, director of Sichuan Poetry Society and professor of School of Literature and Journalism, Sichuan University.
Meng Haoran's poetry is characterized by "singing for the scenery, not catching the strange but strange" (Pi Rixiu). Although he only talks about leisure lightly, leisure often makes people better and better. Summer Thoughts in Nange is Xin's masterpiece.
The content of the poem can be divided into two parts, which not only describes the refreshing leisure of enjoying the cool in the Shuige on summer nights, but also expresses the nostalgia for friends. "The mountain light suddenly wanes in the west, and the moonlight rises from the east of the lake", which begins with the scene, but the fine taste is not only a simple description of the scenery, but also a poet's subjective feelings. The clever use of the words "suddenly" and "gradually" lies in that they not only convey the actual feelings of the sunset and the rising sun (one is fast and the other is slow); Moreover, "summer" is terrible and "suddenly" falls, and the bright moon is lovely and "gradually" rises, showing only a kind of psychological pleasure. The word "pool" means that "Nanting" is beside the water, which is not empty.
Being close to Shuige can not only "get the moon first", but also cool off first. After the poet bathed, he opened the pavilion, "distributed" it without combing, and then lay down by the window, which reminds people of a famous saying of Tao Qian: "In May and June, he lay down under the window in northern China, and when the cool wind came, he called himself Master Xidi." Three or four sentences, not only wrote a kind of leisure, but also wrote a kind of comfort-from physical and mental pleasure.
In addition, the poet continued to write this kind of happiness from two aspects: "the wind brings the fragrance of lotus flowers, and the bamboo leaves drop the music of dew." The fragrance of lotus is faint and faint, so "the wind comes" has a taste; The sound of bamboo dew dripping on the pool surface is crisp, so it is "clear". You can smell the water droplets and smell the fine fragrance, which makes people feel more silent. The realm of poetry expression should be "sighing for a while is the ultimate goal" (Shen Deqian's Tang poems). It is not as good as visual image to write lotus with "qi" and bamboo with "sound", which is the true feeling of summer night.
"The music of bamboo leaves dripping dew" is so sweet and pure. This piece of music seems to have touched the poet and made him think of music. "I will pick up my lute and I will play it." Qin, a simple and peaceful musical instrument, can only be played with a calm and relaxed mind. It is said that the ancients had to bathe and burn incense before playing the piano. At this moment, the poet who enjoys the cool air in Nanting naturally enters this state of mind and is suitable for playing the piano. I don't want to take it, but it's fun to think about it. Unexpectedly, the thought of playing the piano caused a faint disappointment. Like a calm well, there are slight ripples. According to legend, Zhong Ziqi, a native of Chu, is good at reading people's minds. Boya guqin, aiming at the mountain, said in the second stage: "I am as clumsy as Mount Tai"; Taking running water as the goal, in the second stage, I said, "The ocean is like running water." When I died as a child, Boya lost his string and stopped playing. (See "Lu Chunqiu's End") This is the production of "bosom friend". The idea of playing the piano from the realm of beauty and the idea of "bosom friend" from playing the piano gave birth to "but, alas, who here will understand?" , naturally from the Shuige cool transition to pregnant people.
At this time, how much the poet hopes to have friends, gossip and a good night. If you can't come, you will naturally be disappointed. The emotion of "cherishing the old friend" has been brought to sleep. I fell asleep and actually met my dear friend. This poem ends with a sentimental dream, with endless aftertaste.
Meng Haoran is good at capturing poetry in life. This poem is nothing more than the taste of leisure and self-satisfaction, with a little feeling of no confidant and no heavy ideological content; However, writing about feelings is implicit and poetic. Words, like flowing clouds and flowing water, naturally have a sense of hierarchy, which is integrated in context and meaning and full of charm. The writing of the poem also absorbs the advantages of the rhythm and form of the near body, and the six sentences in it are specious and have simple formal beauty; And reading and kissing are in harmony, "there is the voice of merchants in Jinshi Palace" (Yan Yu's "Canglang Poetry")