Dusk snow falls on the camp gate one after another, and the red flag flutters in the wind but remains frozen. Original text_Translation and appreciation

Dusk snow falls one after another on the camp gate, and the wind blows and the red flag remains frozen. ——Tang Dynasty·Cen Shen's "Song of White Snow Sending Magistrate Wu Back to the Capital" Snow fell one after another at the gate of the camp, and the red flag was frozen in the wind. The north wind blows and the white grass breaks on the ground, and the sky is full of snow in August.

Suddenly a spring breeze came overnight, and thousands of pear trees bloomed.

The pearl curtains are scattered and wet, and the fox fur is not warm and the brocade quilt is thin.

The general's horn and bow cannot be controlled, and the guard's iron coat is cold and cold. (Difficult to write: Still writing)

The vast sea is covered with hundreds of feet of ice, and the gloomy clouds are condensed thousands of miles away.

The Chinese army prepares wine and drinks for returning guests, playing fiddles, lutes, and flutes.

The snow falls one after another on the camp gate, and the red flag is blown by the wind and does not turn over due to the freezing cold.

I saw you off at the east gate of Luntai. When you left, the Tianshan Road was covered with snow.

You can’t be seen on the winding mountain road, and there is only a place for horses to walk in the sky above the snow. Three hundred Tang poems, Chinese ancient poems, winter, farewell, friendship, chanting things, writing about the twelve months of snow in ancient poems. Translation and annotations

Translation

The north wind sweeps across the earth. The white grass blows and folds, and snow falls in August in the wild weather.

Suddenly, it was like a spring breeze blowing overnight, and thousands of pear trees seemed to be in full bloom.

Snowflakes scattered into the bead curtain and wet the silk curtain. The fox fur was not warm enough to wear and the brocade quilt was too thin.

The general’s gauntlet was too cold to draw his bow, and his armor was too cold to wear.

The desert is frozen with cracks vertically and horizontally for hundreds of feet, and miserable clouds gather in the sky for thousands of miles.

Wine was placed in the coach's tent to bid farewell to the returning guests, and an ensemble of fiddles, pipa, lutes and flutes was played to entertain the guests.

In the evening, heavy snow kept falling in front of the camp gate, and the red flag was frozen and could not be pulled by the wind.

Outside the east gate of Luntai, I send you back to Beijing. When you left, the Tianshan Road was covered with heavy snow.

You are no longer visible on the winding mountain road, leaving only a line of horse hoof marks on the snow. Appreciation

"Bai Xue Ge Sends Magistrate Wu Back to the Capital" is Cen Shen's representative work of frontier fortress poems, written during his second trip to the fortress. At this time, he was highly regarded by Feng Changqing, the governor of Anxi Province. Most of his frontier fortress poems were written during this period. In this poem, Cen Shen used the poet's keen observation and romantic and unrestrained style to describe the magnificent scenery of the northwest frontier fortress of the motherland, as well as the warm scene of the frontier fortress military camp bidding farewell to the envoys returning to Beijing, expressing the patriotic enthusiasm of the poet and border guards. and their sincere affection for their comrades.

The whole poem uses the changes in the snow scene throughout the day as a clue to describe the process of bidding farewell to the envoys returning to Beijing. The poem is broad-minded and well-structured. ***Divided into three parts.

The first eight sentences are the first part, describing the beautiful snow scene that I saw when I woke up in the morning and the sudden cold that I felt. The friend is about to embark on his way back to Beijing, and the snow hanging on the branches turns into pear blossoms that bloom overnight in the eyes of the poet, arriving together with the beautiful spring. The first four sentences mainly describe the beauty of the scenery. Words such as "Ji" and "Suddenly" vividly and accurately express the mood when you wake up in the morning and suddenly see the snowy scene. After a night, the earth was covered with silver and took on a new look. The next four sentences describe the severe cold after the snow. The line of sight gradually shifted from outside the tent to inside the tent. The wind had stopped and the snow was not heavy, so the flying snow seemed to be drifting leisurely, entering the bead curtain and soaking the military tent. It is appropriate for the poet to choose daily activities such as living, sleeping, dressing, and drawing a bow to express the cold, just as it is appropriate to choose watching snow in the morning to express the strangeness. Although the weather was cold, the soldiers had no complaints. Moreover, he is "out of control" and even trains when the weather is cold, and he is still practicing with his bow. On the surface, it is written as cold, but in fact, it is used to contrast the heat in the hearts of the soldiers, and to show the optimistic fighting mood of the soldiers.

The middle four sentences are the second part, describing the majesty of the snow scene during the day and the grand occasion of the farewell banquet. "The vast sea is bounded by hundreds of feet of ice, and the gloomy clouds are thousands of miles away." It uses a romantic and exaggerated approach to depict the overall image of the world in the snow, which contrasts with the joyous scenes below and reflects the positive significance of the soldiers' singing and dancing. "The Chinese army prepares wine and drinks for returning guests, playing harps, lutes, lutes, and harp flutes." There is not much writing, but it expresses the warmth and solemnity of the farewell. A banquet was held in the commander's camp, and all kinds of musical instruments were brought in. There was singing, dancing, and drinking. The banquet lasted until dusk. The inner passion of the first part bursts out here and reaches the climax of joy.

The last six sentences are the third part, writing about bidding farewell to friends in the evening and setting off on their way home. "Twilight snow falls on the camp gate one after another, and the red flag is frozen in the wind." The returning guests stepped out of the tent in the twilight against the heavy snow. The bright flags frozen in the air looked gorgeous in the white snow. The image of the flag unwavering and unyielding in the cold wind is a symbol of soldiers. These two sentences, one moving and one still, one white and one red, set off each other, making the picture vivid and colorful. "I saw you off at the east gate of Luntai, and the road to the Tianshan Mountains was covered with snow when I left." Although the snow was getting heavier and heavier, the people who saw him off refused to go back despite repeated warnings. "You can't be seen on the mountain winding road, but there is a place for horses to walk in the sky above the snow." It uses plain and simple language to express the sincere feelings of the soldiers for their comrades. Every word is vivid, implicit and meaningful. This part describes the feelings of farewell to friends and also shows the heroic spirit of the frontier soldiers. Creation Background Appreciation

This poem is a poem praising snow as a gift. Du Fu said in his poem "Xing Mipei": "Brothers Cen Shen are all curious." This poem embodies the word "odd" everywhere.

The beginning of this poem is surprising. The rumor spread before Bai Xue reached it. The so-called "the breath has been swallowed before the pen reaches it" - it is all the spirit of Feixue. Heavy snow must come with the wind. The four words "north wind rolls over the ground" mean that the snow comes from the wind. "Baicao", according to the ancient annotation of Yan Shi in "Book of Han·Biography of the Western Regions", is the name of a grass in the northwest. Wang Xianqian added that it has a very tough nature. However, frost-resistant grass is brittle, so it can be broken (if it is spring grass, it cannot be "broken" when it is tilted by the wind). "Baicao Zhe" shows that the wind is coming fiercely again. Autumn is high in August, and the sky in the north is already covered with snow. "Hu Tian is about to snow in August", the word "that is" vividly expresses the unusual and strange tone of surprise of people from the south.

It is bitterly cold outside the Great Wall, and when the north wind blows, heavy snow falls. The poet uses the "spring breeze" to make pear blossoms bloom, and compares the "north wind" to make snowflakes dance, which is very novel and appropriate. The word "Suddenly" is used very cleverly. It not only describes the vagaries of "Hu Tian" and the sudden onset of heavy snow, but also once again conveys the poet's expression of surprise and curiosity. The magnificent artistic conception of "thousands of pear trees in bloom" is quite romantic. Southerners have seen the scene of pear blossoms in full bloom. The snow-white flowers are not only one by one, but also in clusters. The flowers are in clusters and the branches are low, which is very similar to the scene of snow in the winter forest. The spring breeze blows and the pear blossoms bloom, reaching "thousands of trees". The overlapping rhetoric shows the prosperity and magnificence of the scene. "The sky is full of spring snow, and everything it touches seems to be blooming" (Dongfang Qiu's "Spring Snow"). Flowers are also used as metaphors for snow. The ingenuity is similar, but both pride and curiosity have to give this poem three points. The poet compared the spring scenery to the winter scenery, especially the spring scenery in the south compared to the winter scenery in the north. It almost makes people forget the cold and feel joy and warmth in their hearts. To comment on this eternally famous line about praising snow, there is an idiom - "Miao hands rejuvenate".

After a beautiful start by writing about the snowy scene in the wild, the poem was written from outside the tent to inside the tent. Pieces of flying "flowers" fluttered in, passed through the curtains and entered the house, and slowly melted on the curtains... The phrase "scattered into the bead curtains and moistened the curtains" connects the previous and the next, and the transition is natural and calm, and the objects are subtle. The influence of "white snow" invades the room. If you are in the south, wearing a "fox fur" will make you feel hot, but here the "fox fur" is not warm, and even the soft "brocade quilt" feels thin. The general who "can make five eagles" can't draw the horn bow; he usually "doesn't take off his golden armor at night", but at this time, "the iron armor of the general protector is too cold to wear". The two sentences are about the general who is the governor of the Duhu Mansion at the edge of the town. Some people think that these four sentences express the bitter and cold life of the border soldiers. Who can say otherwise if we only focus on these few sentences? But in terms of the theme of "Song of White Snow", it mainly writes about the strange cold weather and the power of white snow through people's feelings and through various things that are considered abnormal by people from the south. This is really a hymn to white snow. He writes about the severe cold through people's feelings, and his technique is concrete and realistic, not just an abstract concept. The poet talks about the strange cold so much that people don't feel the bitterness, but feel that the cold is fresh and interesting. This is another manifestation of the poet's "curious" personality.

The scene moved outside the tent again, and extended to the vast desert and the vast sky: the vast sea of ??sand, ice and snow everywhere; the snow was heavy on the winter clouds, thick and dense. Although it was suspended, it seemed that the weather would not It gets better in the short term. "The vast sea is bounded by hundreds of feet of ice, and the gloomy clouds are thousands of miles away." The two sentences use exaggerated pen and ink to majestically outline the magnificent sand and snow scenery, and also arrange a typical farewell environment for "Judge Wu returns to the capital". In such cold and harsh weather, the long journey will be difficult. The word "sorrow" vaguely hints at parting and breaking up.

So I wrote about the scene of drinking wine in the central military tent (the commander's tent). If the above is mainly about praising snow and gradually showing affection, the following is about farewell with white snow as the background. The sentence "Huqin, Pipa and Qiangdi" juxtaposes three musical instruments without writing about the music itself, which seems clumsy, but it can still indirectly convey a scene of urgent pipes and numerous strings, as well as the meaning of "always leaving the mountains behind." These borderland instrumental music can trigger nostalgia for the sender, adding a special flavor to the farewell. The farewell banquet left a deep impression on the readers without much ink, which also shows that the author divided the writing into priorities and details according to the meaning of the title.

It was already dusk when I saw off the guests from the military gate, and saw heavy snowfall. At this time, I saw a strange sight: despite the strong wind, the red flag on the camp gate did not move - it had been frozen by the ice and snow. This vivid and unusual detail once again expresses the extremely cold weather. The bright red dot on the background of white snow and the star of warm color on the cold-toned picture make the whole realm whiter and colder; the motionless objects in the sky with flying snowflakes make the whole picture more vivid. This is another wonderful piece of writing in the poem.

Send the guests off to the intersection, which is the east gate of Luntai. Although reluctant to leave, it is time to break up after all. The poet thought to himself: The mountains are blocked by heavy snow, so how can we walk! The road turned around and the pedestrians disappeared into the snow. The poet was still watching affectionately. These last few lines are extremely touching, and become an excellent ending to the poem, matching the beginning. The ending leaves a lot of room for thinking: looking at the horse hoof tracks "left in the sky", what is the poet thinking? Are you nostalgic for the traveler who cannot leave you? Are you worried about "when will the long road through the mountains end?" or are you melancholy because your return date is uncertain? There is endless emotion here, forming an artistic blank. Its artistic conception is similar to the famous line in the ancient Han Dynasty poem "Stepping out of the east gate of the city and looking at Jiangnan Road. In the wind and snow the day before yesterday, old friends left here", but it is used at the end of the poem. place, the effect is even better. Cen Shen (approximately 715-770), a frontier poet in the Tang Dynasty, was a native of Nanyang. He was the great-grandson of Cen Wenwen, a hero of Emperor Taizong's reign. He later moved to Jiangling.

[1-2] Cen Shen was lonely and poor in his early years, so he studied with his elder brother and read all the historical records. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty became a Jinshi in the third year of Tianbao's reign (744). At first, he led Cao to join the army. Later, he served in the army for two frontier fortresses. First, he served as Gao Xianzhi, the chief secretary of the shogunate in Anxi. In the last years of Tianbao, Chang Qing was granted the title of magistrate of the shogunate when he was appointed as the governor of Beiting, Anxi. During the reign of Emperor Daizong, he served as the governor of Jiazhou (now Leshan, Sichuan), which was known as "Cen Jiazhou" in the world. He died in Chengdu in the fifth year of Dali (770).

Cen Shen The jade bones are filled with mist, and the ice posture has its own fairy style. When I wake up in the morning, the mountains are covered with snow, the snow is clear, the clouds are pale, and the sun is cold. Playing the bamboo slipper and returning to the wild tent at dusk, the snow is pressing on the green felt. The ridges make everyone think and hate, and the sun and the moon make the mountains full of snow. The cold sand is flat on all sides, and the snow is flying thousands of miles away. The eaves stream is not dripping with plum blossom jelly, a kind of loneliness that is not leisurely. What I love most is the clear snow in the east mountains and the silvery mountains in the soft red light. When I enter the world, I pick up the red snow, and when I leave the world, I pick up the purple clouds. The horse hair is covered with snow and sweat is steaming, the five-flowered money is used to make ice, and the grass and inkstone in the curtain are condensed with water. The new wind blows the snow through the knife scar, and the Great Wall Cave becomes even colder. The flute sounds but no one is seen, the red flag goes straight up to the snow of Tianshan Mountain. ***Celebrate the New Year with laughter, and the ladies of Hongyan give plum blossoms. The general wears jade tent and mink clothes, holding a wine glass to watch Xuefei. The sun sets in the city and there is snow outside. The weather is cloudy and sunny even ten miles away. The snow-white mountains are far away, and the sea of ??yellow clouds is garrisoned.