Original text:
Youzhou tower
Chen Ziang [Tang Dynasty]
No one can see the ancient wisdom of the ancient king, only those wise men who can't see the afterlife can see it.
I think of heaven and earth, there is no limit, there is no end, I am alone, tears fell down!
Translation:
I can't see the wise king of ancient corporal, and I can't see the wise king of later generations who seek talents.
I can't stop crying when I think that only the boundless world is infinite.
Precautions:
Youzhou: One of the twelve ancient states, now Beijing.
Youzhoutai: Huang Jintai, also known as Jibei Building, is located in Daxing District of Beijing today. It was built by Yan Zhaowang to recruit the world's wise men.
Before: In the past.
Ancient people: Ancient sages could respect respectable men and women.
After: the future.
Newcomer: a wise monarch who attaches importance to talents in later generations.
Read: I remember.
Youyou: describes a long time and a large space.
Chu: You look sad.
Snuff: refers to tears in ancient times.
Creative background:
This poem was written in 696 AD (the first year of long live Wu Zetian). Chen Ziang is a scholar with political knowledge and talent. The poet suffered many setbacks, and his ambition to serve the country was dashed, so he boarded the Jibei Building and generously wrote "Youzhou Tower".
Appreciate:
The poet had political knowledge and talent, and dared to speak and remonstrate, but he was not adopted by Wu Zetian, and was repeatedly hit, gloomy and resentful. You Zhou Ji Bei Lou wrote poems, from which sadness came. They expressed the lament of "untimely birth" with "different characters in the old mountains and rivers" The language is unrestrained and infectious.
"Before me, where was the past era? Behind me, where are the future generations? "This is a feeling that life is too short. Throughout the ages, poets can't help feeling the shortness of life. Heaven and earth are long, life is in a hurry, and just a few decades are like a blink of an eye, which passes in a blink of an eye. This kind of exclamation can not only lead to the decadent idea of eating, drinking and having fun in time, but also lead to the ambition of redoubling efforts. Since ancient times, how many people with lofty ideals have not been depressed because they feel that life is short, but have been more refreshed, making their limited life almost infinite. It is because of this positive attitude that Chen Ziang "shed tears". It is precisely because of the deep sadness that there is an ambition to make a difference in a positive way that we can arouse our voices. The poet felt that life was short and the universe was infinite, and shed tears unconsciously. This is a cry that poets can't show if they serve the country and the people. Under close reading, the tragic and desolate spirit arises spontaneously, and the uneven syntax and cadence syllables add artistic appeal. .
This poem does not describe Youzhoutai in a word, but only expresses the feeling of coming to power, but it has become a masterpiece through the ages. The style of this poem is beautiful and vigorous, and it is the pioneering work of Tang poetry in the style of Han and Wei Dynasties. It has the power to expand the territory and open the way for clearing the flashy and delicate formalistic poetry style of Qi and Liang Dynasties. In art, its artistic conception is vigorous and its vision is broad, which makes the poet's self-image more vivid and touching. The language of the whole poem is unrestrained and infectious. Although it is only four short sentences, it shows a magnificent and vast artistic picture in front of people. The first three sentences of the poem are outlined with thick lines, with the vast universe and the vicissitudes of ancient and modern personnel as the profound and magnificent background. The fourth sentence is full of emotion, which makes the self-image of the lyric hero-poet stand on the theme of the picture, and the picture suddenly flies with charm and shines. From the perspective of structural context, the first two sentences are pitching ancient and modern, writing for a long time; The third sentence is to look at architecture and write about the vastness of space; The fourth sentence is the poet's lonely and painful mood. This set each other off, especially touching.
In terms of diction, this poem is deeply influenced by Songs of the South, especially Farewell. "Travel" has a cloud: "Only the infinity of heaven and earth is sad for the long diligence of life. I can't smell the past. " The sentences of this poem have changed since then, but the artistic conception is more boundless and vigorous.
Chen Ziang's sentimental works are triggered by his own experience in real life, but their objective significance is far beyond the scope of himself and even his era, and they are universal to some extent. The sentimental feelings expressed in this poem are obviously different from the secular worries about life and death. This is a sigh in the persistent pursuit of career and life.
About the author:
Chen Ziang (AD 66 1 ~ AD 702), whose real name is Apollo, was born in Shehong, Zizhou (now Shehong City, Sichuan Province), a writer and poet in the Tang Dynasty, and one of the innovative figures in poetry and prose in the early Tang Dynasty. Before taking office, the right gleaned, and later generations called it Chen gleaned. There are more than *** 100 poems in Chen Ziang, and their poems are magnificent, profound and vigorous. Among them, there are 38 poems, including 7 Poems of Youzhou Tower and the Banquet Map of the North Tower of Denzezhou. He, Sima, Lu Zangyong, Song, Gou, Li Bai, Meng Haoran, Wang Wei and He are also called the Ten Friends of Immortal Education.