During the Anshi Rebellion, Du Fu took refuge in Shu. With the support of friends, a thatched cottage was built next to Huanhuaxi in the western suburbs of Chengdu, so that the hard-working family could settle down temporarily. In Du Fu's life, the life in the thatched cottage beside Huanhuaxi was a happy time.
This is the second of the early works "Two Poems" by the poet "Wandering Southwest", which was written in the late spring of 764 AD (Guangde two years) and Du Fu was in Chengdu Caotang.
In this poem, Du Fu deeply expressed his homesickness by describing the beautiful spring scenery.
Du Fu, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, "two quatrains, the second"
The water waves in the river, the white feathers of waterfowl, the green and red flowers on the mountain are in contrast, and you want to burn.
I watched it again this spring. When is the year of return?
Translation:
The green river makes the birds' feathers whiter, the mountains are green, and the red wildflowers seem to be burning. This spring is coming to an end. When shall I go back to my hometown?
Extended data
Poetry appreciation
"The birds in the river are white, and the mountains are blue and white." This is a landscape painting embedded in a frame, depicting the beauty of late spring. The paper is full of ink, and the painting is colorful and fascinating.
The rippling river shows the beautiful scenery of white water birds skimming the river. All over the mountains and plains are green, blooming everywhere and extremely red. It is like a burning flame, very charming and brilliant.
The first sentence is about rivers and waterfowl. The river is green, which sets off Wu's white feathers. The word "Guo" uses the blue sediment of the river to make the waterfowl whiter and whiter, and the writing is deep and picturesque.
The second clause is about mountains and flowers. Mountains and green line the red of flowers, and green and red compete with each other. A word "desire" personifies the flower with dynamic and swaying.
The two poems depict four kinds of images, namely, river, bird, mountain and flower, and are painted with a layer of green, green, white and crimson oil. The scenery is fresh, refreshing and dynamic.
However, the poet's will is not here, and then, the pen road turns sharply and laments. "I saw it again this spring. When is the year of return? " The word "read through" in the sentence refers directly to the season of writing poetry.
Although the scenery in spring is good, it passes by in a hurry. And it took a lot of effort to tick off the fourth sentence, "When is the year of return?" The people who have not returned in spring are deeply sad and sorrowful, and a surge comes from the depths of their souls. What I have said is endless and memorable.
The scenery in late spring and early summer is not beautiful, but it is a pity that the years have passed and the return date is far away, which not only does not arouse the interest of playing, but evokes the sadness of wandering.
The artistic achievement of this poem is first of all the blending of scenes. The first and second sentences describe the scenery, and the third and fourth sentences are lyrical, expressing feelings with the scenery and profound feelings. Secondly, I send my homesickness by telling the scenery. In the warm colors of spring, I could have enjoyed things, but I showed the poet's homesickness.