Magpie Bridge Immortal ① - Qin Guan
The fine clouds make tricks ②, the flying stars convey hatred ③, and the silver and Han are far away in darkness.
As soon as the golden wind and jade dew meet ④, they will defeat countless people in the world.
Tender love is like water, good times are like dreams, and we can bear to look at the Magpie Bridge on our way home ⑤.
If the love lasts for a long time, how can we stay together day and night ⑥!
Notes
① Queqiao Immortal: This tune has two styles. The fifty-six-character tune was originally written by Ouyang Xiu. Because there is a sentence in the poem "Quieyingqiao Road connects Tianjin", it was chosen As a name; the eighty-eight-character one begins with Liu Yong. This tune is often chanted about Chinese Valentine's Day.
②Slender clouds make tricks: The slender clouds change into many beautiful patterns. This sentence describes the work of the Weaver Girl. Legend has it that the Weaver Girl was good at weaving and could weave clouds from the sky into brocade.
③The flying star conveys hatred: The flying Altair shows resentment (long separation). The author imagines that the two stars Cowherd and Weaver Girl, separated by the Milky Way, look like they are sad about separation.
④Golden wind: Autumn wind. Autumn belongs to gold among the five elements. Jade dew: dewdrops as crystal clear as jade, referring to autumn dew.
⑤Can’t bear to look back: Can’t bear to look back.
⑥ Morning and evening: day and night. This refers to gathering day and night.
Translation
The colorful clouds reveal their cleverness, and the shooting stars convey the cow girl’s sorrow.
Even though the Milky Way is vast and vast, the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl happily meet each other on the Magpie Bridge.
Reunion in the golden breeze and frosty sun is better than many ordinary sentiments in the world.
Don’t say that the affection is like running water, and don’t regret that the good times are like a dream.
Don’t lament the Chinese Valentine’s Day gathering of Cowherd and Weaver Girl, don’t be sad about the growth of life and hate the everlasting water.
As long as the true love lasts forever, there is no need to spend this life together day and night.
Appreciation
This is a stanza preface to chant the Chinese Valentine's Day. The beginning of the sentence shows the unique lyrical atmosphere of the Chinese Valentine's Day. "Qiao" and "hate" combine to "beg for cleverness" in the world of Chinese Valentine's Day. "The theme of "Cowherd and Weaver Girl" and the tragic characteristics of the story of "Cowherd and Weaver Girl" are highlighted, sophisticated and poignant. The story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl's joys and sorrows is used to sing the praises of steadfast and sincere love. The concluding sentence "If love lasts for a long time, how can it last day and night" is the most profound. These two sentences not only refer to the characteristics of the love model of Cowherd and Weaver Girl, but also express the author's view of love. They are highly condensed quotes. Good sentences. This poem therefore has aesthetic value and artistic taste across eras and countries.
This poem combines scenery, lyricism and discussion, narrating the mythical story of the love between the Morning Glory and the Weaver Girl, endows the fairy couple with a strong human touch, and eulogizes the sincerity, delicacy, purity and steadfastness of love. love. The poem clearly describes the twin stars in the sky, and implicitly describes the lovers in the world. It is lyrical, using happy scenes to describe sorrow, and using sad scenes to describe joy, doubling the sorrow and joy. It is soul-stirring and touching when read.
At the beginning of the poem, it says "Slender clouds make clever things". The soft and colorful clouds change into many beautiful and clever patterns, showing how exquisite the Weaver Girl's craftsmanship is. However, such a beautiful person cannot live a beautiful life with the one he loves. "Flying stars convey hatred", those shining stars seem to convey their sorrow and hatred, flying across the sky.
About the Milky Way, "Nineteen Ancient Poems" says: "The river is clear and shallow, how far apart is it? There is a lot of water in it, and the pulse is speechless." "There is a lot of water in it, so close that it seems to be connected. The other party's expression and speech were all astonishing. Here, Qin Guan wrote: "Yin and Han are crossing in darkness", using the word "distance" to describe the vastness of the Milky Way, and the distance between Cow and Girl is deepened and highlighted. The pain of missing each other is separated by the vast distance of the Milky Way. How difficult it is for two lovers to meet each other! Traveling at night, we come all the way to meet each other.
Then the poet started writing and praised with emotional comments: "When the golden wind and jade dew meet, they will conquer countless people in the world!" "A long-separated couple met on the bank of the Milky Way on a golden night. This beautiful moment is worth meeting thousands of times in the world. The poet passionately praised an ideal that is holy and eternal. "Golden Wind and Jade Dew" uses Li Shangyin's poem "Xinwei Qixi": "I'm afraid it's a good time for the immortal family to part ways, so I'll teach you to make a good time." The origin of the blue sky beside the Milky Way is when the golden wind and jade dew come. "It is used to describe the seasonal scenery of the Chinese Valentine's Day meeting, and it also has a deeper meaning. The poet sets this precious meeting against the background of golden wind, jade dew, ice and pure jade, showing the nobility, purity and otherworldliness of this kind of love. .
"Tenderness is like water", the affection between two people is like the silent flowing water, so gentle and lingering. "It's very natural to set up a metaphor in the scene. How can it not be heartbreaking that one night's good time passed as quickly as a dream, only to see each other and then parted again? "The good time is like a dream", in addition to the short time of meeting, it also writes about love. The complex mood of lovers when they meet. "Can't bear to look at the magpie bridge and return", transliterates separation. The magpie bridge where we just met has suddenly become the way back to separate from my lover. I don't say that I can't bear to leave, but I can't bear to look at the magpie bridge. The euphemistic meaning of "The Way Back" contains infinite feelings of farewell and infinite bitter tears.
Looking back at the date of the wedding, I doubt whether it is true or not, it seems like a dream or an illusion. When I say goodbye at the Magpie Bridge, my love has reached its end. pole.
At this point, the word pen suddenly turned around and burst out with a high-pitched sound: "If the love lasts for a long time, how can it be day and night!" Qin Guan's two lines reveal the true meaning of love: love must withstand long-term separation. Test, as long as we can sincerely love each other, even if we are apart all year round, it is much more valuable than the vulgar fun of being together day and night. These two highly emotional comments echo the discussion in the previous film. In this way, the upper and second films have the same structure, with narrative and discussion alternating, thus forming a continuous emotional flow throughout the entire article. This correct view of love and this noble spiritual realm far exceed similar works in ancient times and are very commendable.
The discussion of this poem is free and smooth, easy to understand, but also graceful and subtle, with endless aftertaste. The author combines the finishing touch of argumentation and prose syntax with beautiful images and deep emotions, and eulogizes the beautiful love in the world in an ups and downs, achieving excellent artistic effects.
The last two sentences of this word are an eternal masterpiece among love hymns.