Red Beans' Verses and Ancient Poems Wang Wei

"Red Beans"

Wang Wei of the Tang Dynasty

Red beans grow in the southern country, and they sprout a few branches in spring.

I hope you will pick more of them, this is the most loved thing.

Notes:

1. Red bean: also known as acacia, a plant that grows in the Lingnan area. The seeds it produces are like peas, slightly flat and bright red.

2. Pick: pick

Rhyme translation:

The shining red beans are produced in Lingnan;

Spring is here, It should grow with lush leaves and branches.

I hope you will pick it more often and wear it with embellishments;

This thing can best contain your emotions!

Appreciation:

This is a poem that expresses lovesickness by chanting things. One is titled "A Presentation to Li Guinian on the River", which shows that it is undoubtedly a tribute to a friend. The first sentence is inspired by things, and although the language is simple, it is full of imagination; then it is a question to send a message, which expresses feelings meaningfully; the third sentence implies cherishing friendship. On the surface, it seems to be telling people to miss lovesickness, but behind it, it deeply expresses the weight of one's own lovesickness; The last word is a pun, which not only hits the point of the topic, but also relates to the emotions. The writing is full of flowers and the song is touching. The mood of the whole poem is healthy and elegant, the thoughts are full and unrestrained, the language is simple and unpretentious, and the rhythm is harmonious and soft. It can be said to be a masterpiece of quatrains!

There are many famous quatrains in the Tang Dynasty that were composed by musicians and widely circulated. Wang Wei's "Lovesickness" is one of the lyrics that Liyuan disciples love to sing. It is said that after the Tianbao Rebellion, the famous singer Li Guinian lived in the south of the Yangtze River and often sang it for people, which moved everyone who listened to it.

About the author:

Wang Wei (693 or 694 or 701-761), whose courtesy name was Mojie and whose name was Mojie layman. A native of Puzhou, Hedong (now Yongji, Shanxi), his ancestral home is Qi County, Shanxi. Tang Dynasty poet and painter.

Wang Wei was born in the Wang family of Taiyuan. He became a Jinshi in the Kaiyuan year of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, and became Tai Lecheng in the ninth year of Kaiyuan (721). Li Guanyou collected relics, censored the censor, and made the judge during the Hexi Festival. During the Tianbao period, he paid homage to the official doctor and gave him the title of Shizhong. When An Lushan captured Chang'an, he was forced to accept a pseudo post. After Chang'an was recovered, he was awarded the title of Prince Zhongyun. During the Qianyuan period of Emperor Suzong of the Tang Dynasty, he served as Shangshu Youcheng, and was known as "Wang Youcheng" in the world.

Wang Wei studied Zen and understood philosophy, and was proficient in poetry, calligraphy, music, and painting. He was famous among Kaiyuan and Tianbao for his poems, especially five-character poems. He often sang about landscapes and countryside. Together with Meng Haoran, he was called "Wang Meng" because of his sincerity. Worshiping Buddha is known as the "Poetry Buddha". His calligraphy and painting were so exquisite that later generations regarded him as the ancestor of Nanzong landscape painting. He is the author of "The Collection of Wang Youcheng" and has about 400 poems. Su Shi of the Northern Song Dynasty commented: "When you taste Mojie's poems, there are paintings within the poems; when you look at Mojie's paintings, there are poems within the paintings."