"Accidental"
I am a cloud in the sky,
occasionally projected in the center of your wave——
You don’t have to Surprised,
there is no need to be happy -
disappeared in an instant.
You and I meet on the sea of ??darkness,
You have yours and I have mine, direction;
You may as well remember,
It is best that you forget,
The light that shines upon each other during this encounter!
Xu Zhimo's "Accidental" is probably just a love poem, written to a lover who fell in love by chance and then fell apart. However, the poem's imagery transcends itself. We can completely regard this poem as an exclamation song of life. On the road of life, there are so many accidental encounters, and how many beautiful things are just accidental encounters that will never be repeated. Whether it is lingering family affection or touching friendship, whether it is great maternal love or innocent childlike innocence, whether it is a knowing smile on the street or a few loving words during the journey, they are often short-lived and disappear without a trace. How many of those lost beauties and lost loves can come back again? The devil of time takes away everything. For the cloud shadows in the sky occasionally flashing in the center of the wave, there is really no need to be surprised, let alone joy. What's more, in the boundless sea of ??life, the distance between hearts sometimes cannot be reached even if they travel for endless days. the other side. Everyone has his or her own direction. We meet by chance and part ways in a hurry, with no hope of seeing each other again. Those "lights" that shined on each other when they met, those affections that were poured into each other when they met, "remember it, it's best that you forget it".
The poet realized the disappearance of much "beauty" and "love" in life, and wrote about a sense of loss in life. This is the mystery and meaning of life contained in this poem.
The poet's emotions are restrained and his mood is unrestrained. The sense of loss that occurs after the most difficult and precious thing disappears is expressed in a seemingly casual tone, making this poem not only achieve the beauty of harmony in appearance, but also the inner poetic feeling. Especially has a kind of elegant beauty. The two middle sentences in the upper and lower sections of the poem, "You don't have to be surprised, let alone be happy" and "Whether you remember it, it's better that you forget it" contain a very tortuous state of mind and a very delicate and nuanced affection. On the one hand, there is what Christina Rossetti (1830-1894, a British poetess of the Victorian era) wrote in "Remember Me": "I would rather you forget and smile than that you On the other hand, you can also experience the bitter sentiment of being helpless in the face of fate and pretending to be optimistic. These two aspects constitute a three-dimensional and fuzzy aesthetic body. Constant thinking and understanding, and viewing and pondering from different aspects will give you fresh insights. Shows quite an elegant taste.
In such a short poem, Xu Zhimo used such a simple artistic conception, such a rigorous format, and such a concise melody to create a hazy and crystal clear, small and boundless world. When we walk in this world, we feel so much emotion about life, so much remembrance of the past, so much reminiscence of the past... but it is not as weeping as weeping, let alone shouting at the heavens and the earth. We just walked slowly and a little heavily, occasionally looking up and seeing a shooting star flying past through the grape trellis or dark blue clouds, and a faint feeling of sadness arose in our hearts. But I still strolled, and the slow and a bit heavy footsteps, like an "eternity", stayed in the night sky.
It does not lose its lightness and elegance, but it cannot hide the sadness of reality. There is a faint hint of loss hidden deep in the emotions. The poet does not regard beauty and life as dispensable, but has a deep attachment and persistent pursuit. Just "beauty" or other aspects of life are like the shadows of clouds in the sky and the shadows on the sea at night. The light disappeared in an instant. He had longing, but at the same time he couldn't shake off a touch of sadness. "Whether you remember it or you'd better forget it" seems optimistic and detached. But in terms of aesthetic psychology, this is not the case. "It is best that you forget" is actually the last thing you can forget. There is nothing detached, nothing dispensable. Some are realistic sorrows, songs sung by a real person who is obsessed with life and ideals when he suffers repeated setbacks. Longing and despair, sadness and unrestrainedness are wonderfully intertwined. It is the sorrow of a pure poet. His chicness and elegance are mostly due to his pursuit of elegant beauty and the control of his emotions.
Xu Zhimo was in the darkest era of a poor country. He was full of the hope of "beauty" and struggled to pursue the light of ideals in the cracks of the times, but they were all like flowers on the beach. Each flower withered in an instant. His singing voice, forced by the "shadow of life", eventually became hoarse and dry. Even some early poems, such as "I don't know which direction the wind is blowing", are so gentle and elegant, but if you appreciate them carefully, they are all sentimental. "Accidental", written in 1926, is the same. There is a touch of sadness in the deep message of the poem. The poet has no intention of participating in the fiery struggles of the times, nor does he intend to express the so-called "essence of the times." However, the suffering of the times is also reflected in the heart of a pure poet in twists and turns.
Some researchers believe that "Accidental" treats "the relationship between people as erratic and without trace" and "treats everything very lightly, as insignificant and insignificant". There is no need to do anything but turn the fiery passion and vigorous life into light smoke." Such a conclusion cannot be said to be completely wrong, but it cannot be said to be completely right, because this conclusion is based on the researcher's understanding of the surface information of the poem "Accidental". However, the eternal charm of a poem comes from its deep message. The deep message of "Accidental" conveys a sense of loss in life - it is elegant and light.
——It is the heartbeat of the poet's soul full of aura in an instant. The simple notes echo for a long time, the elegant beauty is undulating with turmoil, and the elegant mood contains profoundness...