The meaning of these lines is: There is a peach blossom nunnery in the peach blossom dock, and there is a peach blossom fairy in the nunnery. There is a peach blossom fairy in the peach blossom nunnery. The peach blossom fairy planted a lot of peach trees and picked peach blossoms to exchange for wine money. It is from "Song of the Peach Blossom Nunnery" by Tang Yin of the Ming Dynasty.
Original poem (excerpt):
The Song of Peach Blossom Nunnery Ming Dynasty: Tang Yin
The Peach Blossom Nunnery is in the Peach Blossom Dock, and there is a Peach Blossom Fairy in the Peach Blossom Nunnery.
The Peach Blossom Immortal planted peach trees, and picked peach blossoms for wine money.
When I was drunk, I sat in front of the flowers, and when I was drunk, I slept under the flowers.
Interpretation:
There is a Peach Blossom Nunnery in the Peach Blossom Dock, and there is a Peach Blossom Fairy in the Peach Blossom Nunnery. The Peach Blossom Fairy planted a lot of peach trees and picked peach blossoms to exchange for wine money. (The Peach Blossom Fairy) sits in front of the peach blossoms when he is sober, and still comes to sleep under the peach blossoms when he is drunk.
Expanded Information: This poem was written in 1505 A.D. (the 18th year of Hongzhi's reign), only six years after Tang Yin was falsely accused of having won the imperial examination. Tang Yin had won the first prize, but was later implicated in a fraud case, and his title was revoked. During his long life, he saw through the illusion of fame and wealth. The poet wrote this poem to express his attitude of going back to his hometown and not caring about fame and fortune. This "Peach Blossom Nunnery Song" is one of Tang Yin's most famous and popular works. Some people think that this poem is elegant and elegant, which is a reflection of Tang Yin's life; some people think that this poem is his passive avoidance of the world, pessimism and helplessness of the emotional support. Whichever way you look at it, the overflowing elegance of this poem is enough to make you and me fall in love. The first four lines of the poem use six "peach blossoms" in a row, from far to near, with heavy ink and color, presenting a painting of a fairy steeply in front of the reader. Quiet and leisurely, wantonly flowing, leaning on the peach blossom tree, carrying a jug of wine, sitting alone among the flowers, drinking to himself. In fact, the whole poem depicts two scenes. One is a scene of the life of the great officials and rich people of the Ming Dynasty, which is summarized in a dozen or so words, such as "bowing in front of the car and horse" and "dusting the car and horse's feet". The other is the scene of Tang Yin's own life in the Ming Dynasty, described in more detail, planting peach trees, selling flowers for wine, drinking wine under the flowers, sleeping under the flowers, half asleep, half awake, and not competing with the world. It is up to the reader to experience and assess which of the two images is better or worse. In Tang Pak Fu's view, his life is the peach blossom immortal's life, carriages and horses, power and wealth as dust, wine and flowers as heavenly beings. However, this true meaning is not everyone realize, do not see "the world laughs at me too crazy"? I'm not so sure about that. Do not you see, the former powerful and rich to the extreme of the king, now the body has been no, the situation has fallen, flowers and wine can not hope, only to let the farmers in their own buried on the land cultivation. "I don't see the tomb of the five tombs of the great and powerful, no flowers, no wine, hoeing as a field," a closing sentence, ending abruptly, the aftertaste lingering.
Source of Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Peach Blossom An Song (Ancient Poem)
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