On the moon, the willow shoots at the top, and people meet at dusk "which traditional festival is described?"

This poem was written by Ouyang Xiu, a writer in the Song Dynasty.

original work

Sheng cha zi yuan Xi

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the flower market is brightly lit.

The moon rose to the willow tree, and he met me at dusk.

On the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first month of this year, the moonlight and lights are still the same as last year.

I will never see my old friend last year again, and my tears are soaked through my clothes.

Vernacular translation

Last year, on the fifteenth day of the first month of the Lantern Festival, the lights of the flower market were as bright as during the day. The moon rises at the top of the willow tree, and he asks me to talk to him after dusk.

On the fifteenth day of the first month of this year, the moonlight and lights are the same as last year. Never see last year's lover again, and Pearl's clothes are soaked with tears.

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works appreciation

In the Ming Dynasty, all the works that Xu thought were "absolutely unique" in Yuan Qu were copied from this work, which shows his admiration for the song "Health Chazi". This word is simple in language and sad in feelings. It uses two pictures of Yuanye last year and Yuanye this year to show different feelings in the same festival.

Shangkan depicts the happy scene of the heroine and her lover visiting the Lantern Festival market last year. "Last year's Lantern Festival, the flower market was brightly lit." The first two sentences are about the grand occasion of midnight snack last year. The street is very lively, and the lanterns are bright at night, as bright as day.

"The moon is at the willow tip, and people meet after dusk." The heroine recalls the sweet scene under the moon agreed with her lover, and the warmth and happiness between lovers overflow on the paper. For example, from the lantern market in the daytime to the willow tip on the moon, the light changes from bright to dark, and their appointed time is "dusk", which is always a sad moment when the sun sets, all suggesting that the heroine's emotional story will develop into tragedy.

What follows is the scene where the heroine faces the full moon lantern alone in this year's Lantern Festival. "This year's Lantern Festival, the moon and lights are still there." A year later, the scene before us is the same as last year. The full moon is still high in the night sky, and lanterns are still as bright as day. But the sweet and happy time of last year is gone, and the heroine has only infinite acacia in her heart.

The reason why I am sad is that I didn't see anyone last year. The former vows of eternal love have long been forgotten by lovers. Now that things have changed, I can't help feeling sad. Heart-rending acacia turns into tears and soaks clothes. The sentence "Tears on the sleeve of Man Chun's shirt" is a theme sentence, which completely gives vent to the heroine's emotions and is full of bitterness, helplessness and endless pain.

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