The paths around Huang Si’s mother’s house were filled with flowers, and the branches were drooped by thousands of flowers. Butterflies circled and danced reluctantly among the flowers, and the free oriole kept singing among the flowers.
Original text:
"Looking for Flowers Alone by the River"
Author Du Fu? Dynasty Tang Dynasty
Huang Si's natal family is full of flowers, thousands of flowers Thousands of flowers weigh down the branches.
The butterflies dance all the time, and the orioles sing at ease. Extended information
Writing background:
This poem was written in the spring of the second year of Shangyuan (761) by Suzong of the Tang Dynasty or the first year of Baoying (762) by Zongzong of the Tang Dynasty after Du Fu settled in Chengdu Thatched Cottage. In the first year of the Yuan Dynasty (760), Du Fu lived in Chengdu, Sichuan after experiencing chaos. He built a thatched cottage on the bank of Huanhua Creek in the western suburbs and temporarily had a place to stay.
Du Fu lived in a thatched cottage on the outskirts of Chengdu, "at the west end of the Huanhua Stream, and the owner is Bu Lintangyou" ("Buju"); the poet felt very satisfied, "But an old friend offered Lumi, and his body was small. What else can you ask for?" ("Jiangcun").
So, when spring comes, flowers bloom, and things are more enjoyable, Du Fu loves life. This is the basis of his life and emotions when he wrote this set of poems. In the second year (some say the third year), when the spring was warm and the flowers were blooming, he walked alone by the Jinjiang River to enjoy the flowers, and wrote the poem "Seven Quatrains Walking Alone by the River Looking for Flowers".
The greatest realist poet of the Tang Dynasty, he was revered as the "Sage of Poetry" after the Song Dynasty, and was called "Li Du" together with Li Bai. His poems boldly exposed the social contradictions of the time, expressed deep sympathy for the poor people, and were profound in content.
Many excellent works show the historical process of the Tang Dynasty from prosperity to decline, and are called "history of poetry". In art, he is good at using various poetry forms, especially rhythmic poetry. His styles are diverse, but mainly melancholy. His language is refined and he has a high degree of expressive ability.