Acacia

Tang Dynasty: Wang Wei

Red bean shrubs grow in the south, and in spring they sprout many branches

Hope miss the person to collect more, Xiao Xiao red bean caused people.

Seven-step poem

Han Dynasty: Cao Zhi

Boil beans and burn beans, and beans cry in the kettle.

We are born from the same root, so what's the hurry?

translation

Red and round red beans grow in the sunny south, and how many are born in the warm spring season in bloom?

I hope that people who miss me will collect more, and small red beans will attract acacia.

This is a poem about yearning for love by chanting things, and it is a work of caring for friends as soon as possible. The sentence is inspired by things, and the language is simple, but full of imagination; Then, I sent a message with questions, which meaningfully entrusted my feelings; The third sentence implies cherishing friendship. On the surface, it seems to make people miss each other, but on the back, it deeply contains the weight of their own love. The last pun is not only to the point, but also to the feelings. It is beautiful and graceful. The whole poem is elegant and elegant, full of thoughts, simple and unpretentious language, and harmonious and feminine rhythm. Can be described as the best quatrains.

translation

The beans are boiling in the pot, the bean stalks are burning under the bottom of the pot, and the beans are crying in the pot.

Beans and beanstalks were originally grown on the same root. How can beanstalk torment beans so urgently?

This poem is written in a purely figurative way. The language is simple and clear, and it needs no more explanation. It only needs a little dredging in individual words and expressions, and its meaning is self-evident. The poet's clever analogy and clever language, and he blurted it out in an instant, are really amazing. For thousands of years, the word "we are born from the same root, so why bother to fry each other" has become a common language for people to advise against brothers' killing each other, which shows that this poem has spread widely among the people. Through the daily phenomenon of burning beans and cooking beans, Cao Zhi's inner grief and indignation were expressed.