Guqin poetry
In ancient Chinese culture, the encounter and combination of the guqin and the literati seems to be destined and closely related, probably because as an elegant art form, the timbre and performance of the guqin are closely related to the aesthetic and emotional expression of the literati, and can be well used to express the joys, sorrows, loves, hatreds, and philosophical thoughts of the literati. Because of this, guqin and literature also have an innate close relationship, they are intertwined with each other, and together they write a brilliant cultural chapter of the Chinese nation.
Since ancient times, literati and scholars have loved the guqin. Write poems, compose songs, and play the piano. Joy, anger and sorrow, love and hatred, put into poetry and rhyme. The sound of the qin is low and graceful, the fragrance of ink is overflowing, reading ancient poems, touching the beating pulse of ancient literati, perceiving the living atmosphere and lifestyle of ancient literati, feeling the flow of thoughts and spiritual outlook of ancient literati, discovering the historical imprint of the guqin in the vast expanse, and improving their own literary accomplishment and ideological realm imperceptibly. Learn together and make progress together. If you like it, please follow it. —Epigraph.
Xing Xiangzi Shu Huai".
Northern Song Dynasty Su Shi.
The night is dustless, and the moonlight is like silver. When the wine is poured, it must be ten tenths. Fame and fortune, vain and hard work. Sigh in the horse, fire in the stone, body in the dream.
Although holding the article, who is pro-mouthed. And Tao Tao, happy and innocent. "When will you return, be an idler? To a piano, a pot of wine, a stream of clouds.
Su Dongpo is one of my favorite people, like a very distant friend. Today, let's take a look at the poem he wrote - "Xingxiangzi Shuhuai".
Translating "Xingxiangzi Shuhuai" into the vernacular, it is to the effect that:
Silent night, fresh air, free of dust and noise, moonlight like a silver veil. At this time, you must drink to the fullest. There is no need to worry about fame and fortune, which are just vain and hard work. Life is short, like a white horse passing through a gap, like a flash of sparks bursting out when hitting a stone, and like a figure in a dream, it really makes people sigh.
Although I am diligent in my studies, full of wealth, and have the ambition to help the world, to whom can I speak my ideas to those who are truly close to me and who have adopted me? Live every day happily as you do now, and maintain a simple, honest nature is a rare thing. When will I be able to quit the mountains and forests, be a quiet person, play the piano every day, drink a little wine, and watch the clouds by the stream.
Look, it's playing the piano again. The ancients played the piano when they were happy, when they were lonely, when they were far away, when they were leisurely, when they were elegant, and when they were alone, they played the piano ......It is no exaggeration to say that the guqin was almost an indispensable part of the spiritual life of the ancient literati.
Back to this poem, although Su Dongpo said "When will you go back and be an idler", does this really mean that he is going to lie flat?
Not really. Otherwise, it would not be Su Dongpo!
This poem was written around the time of Emperor Zhezong of the Song Dynasty (1086-1093), and it has not been confirmed. In the first year of Yuanyou (1086), Su Shi was recalled to the dynasty and served as a scholar of Hanlin and an important position of intellectual. During this period, he was framed by political enemies many times, and although he did not succeed, he felt deeply politically lonely, his ambitions were difficult to pay, and his heart was in a state of distress.
The words are full of romanticism. Su Dongpo first rendered a wonderful scene with a dustless night and moonlight like silver, which makes people feel quiet, pure and mysterious. A good day that fits one's state of mind, a touch of beauty that can dissolve one's sorrows, and an ideal pure land in one's heart, is this exactly the same as Tao Yuanming's description of the Peach Blossom Spring?
Next, Su Dongpo drank a full amount of wine, expressing his feelings about the shortness of life, fame and fortune, and his desire to return to the mountains and forests, away from the hustle and bustle, and live a leisurely life. He hopes that for the rest of his life, he can play the piano and drink, enjoy the mountains and rivers, sing the wind and the moon, and be accompanied by the streams and clouds. Perhaps in this way, he can feel that there is still some meaning and value in life.
Yes, for a moment, Su Dongpo wanted to choose to use alcohol to kill his sorrows, forget the troubles of political disputes, and indulge in innocent fun. But that's just human nature.
In our daily work and life, we will inevitably encounter many troubles. When things don't go our way, we all try to forget our troubles and find a way to liberate our souls. The ancients were no exception.
As early as the fifth year of Song Shenzong Yuanfeng, that is, the third year of Su Dongpo's demotion to Huangzhou, he issued a "grand wish" in a poem that "the boat will pass away, and the river and the sea will send the rest of his life", which scared the Huangzhou Taishou at that time. Su Dongpo's life was either degraded or on the way to being degraded. The person who was degraded was guilty of sin, and he had the duty of guarding, and if Su Dongpo ran away, the court would inevitably punish him.
Poor Huangzhou Taishou immediately sent people to look for him, and when they found Su Dongpo, they found that he was still sleeping soundly at home, snoring like thunder!
It turned out that Su Dongpo was just doing a night tour! It's just that he shouldn't have filled in this poem "Linjiang Immortal, Night Return to Lingao" after the night tour, so that people mistakenly thought that he fled down the river when they read it:
Drink Dongpo at night to wake up and get drunk, and return as if it were three watches. The child's snort was already thundering, and he shouldn't knock on the door, leaning on the cane to listen to the sound of the river.
I hate this body for a long time, when will I forget the camp? The night wind is quiet and flat, the boat is gone, and the rivers and seas are sent for the rest of their lives.
But when he woke up, our Su Dongpo was resurrected with full blood. He began to fight floods and rescue people, build water conservancy, dredge lakes in Hangzhou, catch locusts to fight disasters, provide relief to refugees, adopt abandoned children, check starvation, design seedlings, promote rice, hunt and kill thieves, and maintain public order and ......Of course, it has to be mentioned that he also drummed up food, created Zhongshan pine mash wine, invented lambri, discovered how to eat oysters, and passed down the Dongpo meat ......What's more important to mention is that he still doesn't forget to drink wine, stroking the guqin, writing poems and lyrics, and painting for writing!
When he woke up, he was free and easy again, and wrote "Dingfeng Bo, Mo Listens to the Sound of Forests and Leaves":
Don't listen to the sound of the forest beating the leaves, why not roar and walk slowly. Bamboo cane shoes are lighter than horses, who is afraid? A cloud of smoke and rain is Ren Ping's life.
The steep spring breeze blows the wine and wakes up, slightly cold, and the mountain is obliquely shining but welcomes. Looking back at the bleak place, there is no wind and rain and no sunshine.
When he woke up, he continued to work hard and love the people in his position, and at the same time continued to achieve his attainments in poetry, lyrics, prose, calligraphy, painting, etc., and continued to be expansive, clear and bold, and full of positive energy.
Xiaozhou has passed away since then, and the rivers and seas will send the rest of their lives", or "when will they return and be an idler", listening to his words and watching his deeds, I confirm that these remarks will not become a stain on Su Dongpo's life. It is not so much that it embodies Su Dongpo's negative and reclusive thoughts, but that it is a little complaint in the process of Su Dongpo's pursuit of a better life, which reflects Su Dongpo's true and unpretentious temperament.
40 years as an official, 30 years demoted! At the age of 60, he was relegated to Hainan Island, the end of the earth! During this period, in his twilight years, he also experienced the tragic experience of losing his wife, children, and living on the streets, no matter what, Su Dongpo never really hidden, although he often wandered under the moon, but he simply lived a hopeless optimist! lived as a Su Dongpo who no one loves!
If we were replaced, how many people could do it?