"Su Muzhe·Nostalgia" Fan Zhongyan of the Song Dynasty

The sky is blue and the ground is yellow leaves. The autumn colors are rolling in waves, and the waves are green and cold. The mountains reflect the setting sun and catch the water. The grass is ruthless, even outside the setting sun.

The soul of the dark country is thinking about traveling. Unless every night, good dreams leave people to sleep. The Mingyue Tower is high and I am leaning against it alone. The wine enters the sad heart and turns into tears of lovesickness.

Vernacular translation:

The sky is blue and green, yellow leaves have fallen all over the ground, the autumn colors on the horizon are connected with the autumn waves, and the waves are filled with green and slightly chilly autumn smoke. The distant mountains are bathed in the sunset, the sky is connected to the river. The fragrant grass that does not understand the pain of homesickness stretches to the sky beyond the setting sun.

Silently missing my hometown makes me sad, and the lingering thoughts of travel are hard to get rid of. Only sweet dreams can make people fall asleep every night. Don't rely on yourself when the bright moon shines on the tall buildings. Frequently pouring bitter wine into the sad intestines turns into tears of lovesickness.

Extended information:

The creative background of "Su Muzhe·Nostalgia"

This poem was written from the first year of Kangding (1040) to the third year of Qingli by Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty In 1043, Fan Zhongyan was serving as the Propaganda Envoy of the Fourth Route of Shaanxi in the army at the northwest frontier, and was in charge of the military defense of Xixia.

Appreciation of "Su Muzhe·Nostalgia"

1. "Su Muzhe·Nostalgia" is a poem describing the nostalgia of traveling abroad. This poem expresses emotions through scenery and blends scenes. It uses colorful pen and ink to describe the vast and vast scenery of the rivers and fields with blue clouds, yellow leaves, cold waves, green smoke, fragrant grass, setting sun, and water and sky.

2. It outlines a clear and distant autumn landscape, expressing the deep feeling of being unable to sleep at night, leaning against a tall building, drowning one's sorrows with wine, and missing home.

3. The whole poem is low and rounded, without losing the solemn, majestic and upright spirit. The upper part focuses on describing the scenery, with a grand and vigorous atmosphere and profound artistic conception, which sets the lyrical background for the lower part; the lower part focuses on Lyrical, express one's heart directly, with both voice and emotion, and profound meaning.

4. The main feature is that he can express the low and lingering melancholy with a melancholy and vigorous pen, which shows the soft and charming side of Fan Zhongyan's poetry. In "The Romance of the West Chamber", "The sky is blue, the ground is yellow, the west wind is strong, and the geese flying from the north to the south" are the famous lines from this poem.

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