After I was reborn, I became a great writer
Chapter 160 Born Like Summer Flowers
Chapter 160 Born Like Summer Flowers
Excellent culture represents the deepest spiritual pursuit of a nation, and poetry is known as the crystallization of a nation's culture. Since ancient times, poetry has played an extremely important role in both Chinese and Western cultures.
And because of the difference in history and culture, the poetry of China and the West is naturally very different. Although in modern times, both sides have learned from each other and absorbed the advantages of each other's poetry culture, but in general, the essence still belongs to each other.
Therefore, exchanging poetry is also equivalent to exchanging cultures. Ren Changsong and the others cannot refuse this request, and they will not refuse it.
Reaching out to take the small book that Derrick handed over, he opened it and saw that there were seven or eight modern short poems written in English.
Ren Changsong looked at the songs one by one, nodding his head from time to time.
The poems are not bad, and one or two of them are still very good.
Thinking about it, the ones that can be used by Derrick to comment are naturally not too bad, and if they are bad, he is embarrassed to take them out.
"Look at it too!"
Ren Changsong handed the book to Lao Gu who was beside him, and then passed it to Lao Zhang after he finished reading it, so that it was passed on one by one.
The people in the room are all highly educated. Although English is not as good as those professionals, simple communication and reading poems are still possible.
Everyone nodded after reading it, and exchanged a few words in a low voice, good poetry is good poetry, and they will not maliciously find fault just because it is written by a foreigner.
The book was passed to Chen Tianhong last, because he was worried that Chen Tianhong might lack English because he was young, so a person beside him even whispered the translation for Chen Tianhong.
In fact, Chen Tianhong can understand, these English words are no different from those in his previous life, they are just everyday vocabulary, he graduated from a real university in his previous life, and passed CET-4 in English, besides, he has also studied English for more than half a year in this world, so he understands There is nothing wrong with these poems.
To be honest, Chen Tianhong's poems written in the notebook are not bad, but it is definitely not amazing to say that they are amazing.
According to Chen Tianhong's own translation, these poems are at the third-rate level, and there is one that can be regarded as second-rate, which is far worse than the few poems Chen Tianhong wrote some time ago.
However, Chen Tianhong felt that the translation from the mouth of the person beside him was better than what he understood.
This is the so-called cultural difference between China and the West. Generally speaking, whether a Chinese translation of a foreign poem is good or bad depends largely on the translator.
In the circle, there are also poems that are good or not, it depends on who translates them. This is for foreign poems.
After all, Chinese and Western writing are different. Even if the general meaning of the poems is the same, Huaxia's writing is broad and profound, with profound meanings. The same poem can be translated into different sentences.
And the few people in the room are all well-known poets in the Chinese poetry world. In terms of language expression ability and ability to understand poetry, they are all first-class, so when translating the poems in the book, they naturally use good words.
They also communicate with each other and verify each other. In addition, these poems are good in the first place, and they have been processed and polished, so it seems that the poems in the book are very good.
It was obvious that Chen Tianhong hadn't reached this level yet, so he thought it was okay.
The next step is to comment. Ren Changsong started first. He didn't talk about every song, but just picked the one he thought was the best.
Then there are other people who only talk about one or two songs, and they basically talk about their advantages.
This is the style of Chinese people. Even if they treat guests badly, they will find their advantages and praise them. This is called demeanor!
As for Chen Tianhong, he was very smart and didn't say anything. After all, the poems in the notebook were not available in his previous life, so cheating can't help.
Commenting on poetry is a thing that relies on real skills, and he is still almost ready.
"Thank you for your comments, President Ren, we also want to see your poems."
After hearing the comments, Derrick grinned and didn't close his mouth. He really likes to come to China to exchange poems.
When going to other countries to communicate, those people would sometimes find fault with him. When he came here, not only did he get all the compliments, satisfy his vanity, but he also received good hospitality.
The hospitality etiquette of the Huaxia Kingdom makes the guests who come all the time feel very comfortable. The name of the state of etiquette is not for nothing.
"You write a few modern poems, let Mr. Derrick and the others comment on them."
Ren Changsong said to several middle-aged people sitting here.
These words did not say to Lao Zhang and Lao Gu, there is no need to play the trump card first, and let them make a move when Derrick and the others have a wrong tone in their comments and find all kinds of faults.
This is also the lesson Ren Changsong learned from last time. It is not convenient for him to write poems by hand, but Lao Zhang and Lao Gu can.
As for why I want to write modern poems instead of ancient poems.
This has to talk about the cultural differences between China and the West.
For example, the poems written by Derrick and the others still focus on symbolism. The core of symbolism is imagery. own feelings, or beliefs.
The core of our classical poetry is artistic conception, which is much more complicated than imagery.
To put it simply, imagery is the carrier to express one's feelings by borrowing things, while artistic conception is the contextual atmosphere formed by imagery language.
When poets first write poems, they express their feelings and borrow meanings. Such poems are easier to understand.
But it is very difficult to use verses to form a state when expressing feelings, and at the same time let the readers understand the state they are pursuing.
Such a comparison naturally makes the artistic conception more difficult to understand, and it is also a dividing line between classical poetry and modern poetry and literature.
This is why Ren Changsong did not let them write ancient poems.
You wrote it, and they translated it and thought that your writing was not good.
We don't think they understand.
So you can simply write modern poetry, you know, I understand, all using symbolism.
As for which one is higher or lower, it depends on each person's ability, and Ren Changsong doesn't think that the modern poetry written by his side is not as good as Derrick's and the others, without him, the arrogance of literati.
There are ready-made pens and paper on the table. After hearing the president's speech, everyone started to write. They had almost thought about it just now.
"Tianhong, write it too! It's okay, just communicate."
After thinking about it, Ren Changsong said to Chen Tianhong again, since everyone is here, let's join in!
However, Ren Changsong did not expect Chen Tianhong to write a poem that overwhelmed the audience. Although his "To the Oak Tree" was not bad, among the people present, who has not written a good poem? "To the Oak" is also good.
Ren Changsong invited Chen Tianhong to join the Poetry Association not because of modern poetry, but because of Chen Tianhong's ability to write poetry, but it is obvious that this occasion is not suitable for classical poetry.
It was said that Chen Tianhong also picked up a pen and paper.
Ren Changsong's words made Derrick and his party look at Chen Tianhong again, with curiosity in their eyes.
Does this young boy also want to write poetry? He is just a student depending on his age. What good poems can a student write?
"President Ren, who is this child?"
Derrick asked again, he wanted to find out the identity of this big boy, he only knew the name just now.
"Mr. Derrick, he is also a member of our Poetry Association."
"He is a member of your Poetry Association. President Ren, I would like to ask again, what is his age?"
"19 years old!"
Hearing this, Derrick opened his mouth wide in surprise, but he knew that it was not so easy to get into the Huaxia Poetry Association.
And even in their own country, almost none of them can enter the Poetry Association at this age. Could it be that this is a genius who writes poetry?
It shouldn’t be. Poetry needs to be accumulated and precipitated. How much knowledge can be stored at this age.
Derrick had a strong curiosity about this young man, and he was looking forward to what kind of poetry he would be able to make later.
And Chen Tianhong didn't know what was going on in Derrick's mind, he was thinking about which song to write.
That's right, which one.
In fact, according to Chen Tianhong's thinking, what he wants to write most is ancient poetry, after all, this is the real national culture.
But he also knew that writing it out was a waste.
At that time, the group of foreigners on the opposite side must be straightforward translations. They will understand whatever the literal meaning is. See, all that can be understood is love.
The literal understanding of the poem is that a man is looking for a woman, but he can't find it no matter how hard he looks, and when he looks back, the woman is behind him. It's quite romantic, but that's all.
They can't realize that the author borrows the female image as a metaphor for the secular world and places his own lofty character on it. This is the artistic conception.
"Which one to choose?"
Chen Tianhong was caught in a tangle. He planned to write a foreign poem from his previous life. As for why he didn't use the Great China poem from his previous life, it came from his bad taste.
In the previous life, Western countries learned our Chinese gunpowder technology, but instead of being grateful, they made guns to hit us.
So now I use your poems and hammer you in turn, there shouldn't be any major problems!
However, since it is a cultural exchange, you still come from afar. As the host, we have to have a bit of demeanor. Let’s not borrow a few very famous poems from the West. It would be too bullying for you to save them.
In the end, Chen Tianhong decided to choose a poem from Tagore's "Flying Birds". Although Tagore is an Indian poet, his poems are greatly influenced by Western culture. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are Western poems.
There are hundreds of poems included in "Flying Birds", and it is impossible for each capital to be so famous, but Tagore was a master who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in his previous life, and he should be enough to put a random poem in this exchange meeting. Alright.
"Just choose this one! Poetry, poetry! Even a poem can be changed into a song."
Chen Tianhong started to write, but he wrote in English.
Don't bother you to translate, I will translate it for you directly, so as to save the words from not conveying the meaning when the time comes, anyway, he has the original English translation in his head.
The poem selected by Chen Tianhong is not an ordinary poem in "Flying Bird Collection", it is "Life Like Summer Flowers" which was very famous in his previous life.
It seems that when dealing with foreign people, especially the United States, Chen Tianhong still has a bit of past life plot.
Soon, the first person from the Poetry Association finished writing. He politely handed his poem to Derrick for his comments. Since this was created on the spot, he didn't have to wait for others to join him.
Like Ren Changsong, Derrick first read it by himself, and then passed it on to the group of them. They had a brief exchange with each other, and then Derrick spoke in unison.
"Mr. Lu's poem is about the Populus euphratica in the desert. He borrows the tenacity of the Populus euphratica to express a spirit, a spirit that can stand upright in the face of any difficult environment. Very hot, very good!"
"However, I think it's better to use the Populus euphratica tree to express the heart and the tenacious spirit, and it's better to say it directly. It's better not to be so subtle at the end, and use your words to express your intentions."
Derrick made a comment, generally speaking, it was very formal, and the answer to the meaning of the poem was almost the same as the author's original intention.
This poem is not bad, similar to Derrick's poems, except that the style of expression is a little different. Westerners generally write poems more straightforwardly, while Chinese poems express their meaning a little more implicitly.
Even though Derrick's comments on this poem are not bad, the author himself still feels a little uncomfortable. What does it mean to be subtle at the end? Then why, everything must be done according to your Western style?
But saying this is just arguing, which is meaningless, and the author can only feel depressed in his heart.
Next is the second, the third
The process is the same.
Except for one poem in the middle, Derrick, they didn't find anything wrong with it. For the other poems, more or less, they would say a sentence or two after the review was over.
If you say that he is finding fault, it cannot be considered malicious, if you say no, it is very awkward, anyway, it is old.
Ren Changsong was also very upset when he heard it. He was thinking about whether to let Lao Zhang and Lao Gu write a song later, so that Derrick and the others would shut up.
At this time, apart from the three of them, only Chen Tianhong did not come up with any poems.
All eyes were on Chen Tianhong.
"Mr. Derrick, this is a poem I wrote! Please comment."
Chen Tianhong had already written it.
He handed it to Derrick politely with a smile on his face, but he was upset in his heart, which was naturally affected by the comment just now.
"This poem, let me see how you find faults. If you really dare to criticize maliciously, then don't blame me for not talking about martial arts and sacrificing your country's Frost."
This is what Chen Tianhong is thinking at the moment.
As for Frost, his full name is Robert Frost. He was called the "Poet Laureate in Literature" in the United States in his previous life. There are many famous poems of his. Road".
Derrick took the paper with poems on it, he had long wanted to read the poems written by this young man.
Glancing at the paper, the familiar English letters made Derrick dazed for a moment.
He didn't expect Chen Tianhong to write it in English, but the others just now used Chinese.
Generally speaking, the best poems are written in their own languages. Few poets choose to write poems in other languages. Even if you are proficient in other languages, it is still inferior to your mother tongue.
"Young man, you're a bit pretentious! If you really can't write well, then I won't be polite."
Derrick's little mind started to move.
When Derrick was reading poems, Ren Changsong and the others were also very concerned about what poems Chen Tianhong wrote, whether they were good or not.
No one questioned Chen Tianhong. After all, they had all read this young man's poems, so he still had two brushes.
Moreover, Ren Changsong has already made a plan, if Derrick dares to pick on Chen Tianhong, he will let Lao Zhang and Lao Gu end up writing poems.
"Life, thin and light-off time and time again
Frivolous tireless."
These are the first two sentences that caught Derrick's eyes, they are inscriptions, not the main text.
"It's interesting, life, frivolous again and again, frivolous, tireless"
It's very intuitive to call it in Western terms, but it's called a roll call theme in Chinese terms. In short, it suits Derrick's taste.
He continued to look down, and found that this poem was longer than anyone else's before, and it was divided into paragraphs, one, twofive.
There are five paragraphs in total, and Derrick soon finished reading the first paragraph. He understood the meaning, and it was very clear that it praised life.
“Born as the bright summer flowers”
This is Derrick's favorite line in this passage, which means that I was born to be like a bright summer flower.
Then look at the second paragraph, which is still life.
“Died as the quiet beauty of autumn leaves”
Derrick couldn't help but read.
It means that when I die, I will be like the beautiful autumn leaves. This is the most attractive sentence in the second paragraph.
After reading these two paragraphs, Derrick sat up straight, what a poem!
Facing life and death, especially the selected English phrases are very particular and profound, with both personal feelings and a sense of philosophy.
Continue to look down, the third paragraph, this paragraph is about love, and it can also be understood as love, because the word is called "love".
There are no particularly amazing sentences, but the words are also exquisite, and it is very comfortable to read. It talks about the gains and losses of love.
Then came the fourth paragraph. Derrick read this paragraph several times, but he didn’t understand it the first time. It is said to continue the previous thinking about life and love.
The last is the fifth paragraph, which is also the end of the poem.
"Prajna Paramita, soon as soon as;
life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves;
Also care about what has. "
The first sentence is easy to understand and represents wisdom
The second sentence is also easy to understand. It is a summary of the whole poem and what the poet wants to express. I was born like a summer flower, and I will die like an autumn leaf.
The last sentence is very philosophical. From birth to death, what else do you care about?
After reading the poem, Derrick held the paper in his hand and remained silent for a long time, thinking about it.
What this poem wants to express is the perception of life, to be precise, the life that the poet yearns for, his spiritual world.
A person's life is long and short, from birth to death, in fact, the only one who has really gone through life is himself.
It's just that we have experienced many people on the road of life, let us experience the emotions in this world, such as love, such as family affection, these emotional experiences make our life so rich.
And aren't these things we have in our lives as gorgeous as summer flowers?
What a poem!
Derrick sighed, but what he said was good
This poem is a modern poem. The symbolism uses summer flowers and autumn leaves to compare life. Insights on life.
The most important thing is that the style is a typical western modern poetry, expressing his yearning for life and feeling for death passionately without reservation.
This made Derrick wonder, was it really written by that young man?Could it be that he stayed in school?Influenced by Western culture?
"Mr. Chen Tianhong, have you ever been to our country to study? Also... what is the name of this poem?"
Derrick did not forward this poem to others, but stood up and asked Chen Tianhong very politely, even using his honorific title.
He didn't want to comment anymore, this poem doesn't need a comment, just one word!good!
It is better than all the poems present, including the ones he produced.
As for you, it was Chen Tianhong who automatically translated it from English.
And Derrick's performance instantly made everyone in the room understand that the poem must be well written, otherwise he wouldn't have asked such a question.
For a while, even Ren Changsong became curious. You must know that although Derrick is not the president of the American Poetry Association, he still holds an important position in it, and he is also a little famous. Otherwise, why would Ren Changsong come forward to receive him? The poems on the website must be good.
"Mr. Derrick, I have never been abroad. I have always studied in my country. The name of this poem is [Life is like summer flowers], and the Chinese name is [生如夏花]."
Chen Tianhong also said politely, but he felt a little regretful in his heart. He was still waiting for Derrick to find fault, and then he would present another poem to beat him.
Now it seems that this Derrick still has the character of a poet.
“Life is like summer flowers”
Derrick murmured and repeated a few words, then gave Chen Tianhong the thumbs up and shouted repeatedly
"good good"
"Mr. Derrick, let me take a look"
Ren Changsong finally couldn't sit still anymore, he stretched out his hand to read this poem.
Derrick was somewhat reluctant.
He wanted to collect this original work.
That's why I didn't pass it on to others.
"Mr. Ren... the one for Mr. Derrick is in English, and I have a Chinese version here, take a look"
Chen Tianhong wrote two editions. As for why he wrote two editions, the reason is very simple.
The original is for Derrick to read, and the Chinese translation is for others to read.
If Ren Changsong and the others are allowed to read the English version, there may be flaws in the translation. What Chen Tianhong is worried about is the second sentence of the fifth paragraph. This sentence may not be so deep to Derrick, but if it is changed to the Chinese version, That would be different.
Chen Tianhong remembered that in his previous life, this sentence translated by Zheng Zhenduo really injected soul into him, making people's scalp tingle when they read it.
"You gave him the English version? And wrote two versions, you boy."
Ren Changsong didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he heard the words, which really meant that he was young and frivolous.
However, it really made him pretend, at least Derrick's expression was obviously shocked.
Ren Changsong took the Chinese version handed over by Chen Tianhong, and the Chinese version was also divided into five sections.
Reading section by section, Ren Changsong was all smiles, not bad!good!It is a good poem!
Until the last paragraph, the second sentence.
This sentence is written in Chinese like this.
"Life is as splendid as summer flowers, and death is as quiet and beautiful as autumn leaves."
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Excellent culture represents the deepest spiritual pursuit of a nation, and poetry is known as the crystallization of a nation's culture. Since ancient times, poetry has played an extremely important role in both Chinese and Western cultures.
And because of the difference in history and culture, the poetry of China and the West is naturally very different. Although in modern times, both sides have learned from each other and absorbed the advantages of each other's poetry culture, but in general, the essence still belongs to each other.
Therefore, exchanging poetry is also equivalent to exchanging cultures. Ren Changsong and the others cannot refuse this request, and they will not refuse it.
Reaching out to take the small book that Derrick handed over, he opened it and saw that there were seven or eight modern short poems written in English.
Ren Changsong looked at the songs one by one, nodding his head from time to time.
The poems are not bad, and one or two of them are still very good.
Thinking about it, the ones that can be used by Derrick to comment are naturally not too bad, and if they are bad, he is embarrassed to take them out.
"Look at it too!"
Ren Changsong handed the book to Lao Gu who was beside him, and then passed it to Lao Zhang after he finished reading it, so that it was passed on one by one.
The people in the room are all highly educated. Although English is not as good as those professionals, simple communication and reading poems are still possible.
Everyone nodded after reading it, and exchanged a few words in a low voice, good poetry is good poetry, and they will not maliciously find fault just because it is written by a foreigner.
The book was passed to Chen Tianhong last, because he was worried that Chen Tianhong might lack English because he was young, so a person beside him even whispered the translation for Chen Tianhong.
In fact, Chen Tianhong can understand, these English words are no different from those in his previous life, they are just everyday vocabulary, he graduated from a real university in his previous life, and passed CET-4 in English, besides, he has also studied English for more than half a year in this world, so he understands There is nothing wrong with these poems.
To be honest, Chen Tianhong's poems written in the notebook are not bad, but it is definitely not amazing to say that they are amazing.
According to Chen Tianhong's own translation, these poems are at the third-rate level, and there is one that can be regarded as second-rate, which is far worse than the few poems Chen Tianhong wrote some time ago.
However, Chen Tianhong felt that the translation from the mouth of the person beside him was better than what he understood.
This is the so-called cultural difference between China and the West. Generally speaking, whether a Chinese translation of a foreign poem is good or bad depends largely on the translator.
In the circle, there are also poems that are good or not, it depends on who translates them. This is for foreign poems.
After all, Chinese and Western writing are different. Even if the general meaning of the poems is the same, Huaxia's writing is broad and profound, with profound meanings. The same poem can be translated into different sentences.
And the few people in the room are all well-known poets in the Chinese poetry world. In terms of language expression ability and ability to understand poetry, they are all first-class, so when translating the poems in the book, they naturally use good words.
They also communicate with each other and verify each other. In addition, these poems are good in the first place, and they have been processed and polished, so it seems that the poems in the book are very good.
It was obvious that Chen Tianhong hadn't reached this level yet, so he thought it was okay.
The next step is to comment. Ren Changsong started first. He didn't talk about every song, but just picked the one he thought was the best.
Then there are other people who only talk about one or two songs, and they basically talk about their advantages.
This is the style of Chinese people. Even if they treat guests badly, they will find their advantages and praise them. This is called demeanor!
As for Chen Tianhong, he was very smart and didn't say anything. After all, the poems in the notebook were not available in his previous life, so cheating can't help.
Commenting on poetry is a thing that relies on real skills, and he is still almost ready.
"Thank you for your comments, President Ren, we also want to see your poems."
After hearing the comments, Derrick grinned and didn't close his mouth. He really likes to come to China to exchange poems.
When going to other countries to communicate, those people would sometimes find fault with him. When he came here, not only did he get all the compliments, satisfy his vanity, but he also received good hospitality.
The hospitality etiquette of the Huaxia Kingdom makes the guests who come all the time feel very comfortable. The name of the state of etiquette is not for nothing.
"You write a few modern poems, let Mr. Derrick and the others comment on them."
Ren Changsong said to several middle-aged people sitting here.
These words did not say to Lao Zhang and Lao Gu, there is no need to play the trump card first, and let them make a move when Derrick and the others have a wrong tone in their comments and find all kinds of faults.
This is also the lesson Ren Changsong learned from last time. It is not convenient for him to write poems by hand, but Lao Zhang and Lao Gu can.
As for why I want to write modern poems instead of ancient poems.
This has to talk about the cultural differences between China and the West.
For example, the poems written by Derrick and the others still focus on symbolism. The core of symbolism is imagery. own feelings, or beliefs.
The core of our classical poetry is artistic conception, which is much more complicated than imagery.
To put it simply, imagery is the carrier to express one's feelings by borrowing things, while artistic conception is the contextual atmosphere formed by imagery language.
When poets first write poems, they express their feelings and borrow meanings. Such poems are easier to understand.
But it is very difficult to use verses to form a state when expressing feelings, and at the same time let the readers understand the state they are pursuing.
Such a comparison naturally makes the artistic conception more difficult to understand, and it is also a dividing line between classical poetry and modern poetry and literature.
This is why Ren Changsong did not let them write ancient poems.
You wrote it, and they translated it and thought that your writing was not good.
We don't think they understand.
So you can simply write modern poetry, you know, I understand, all using symbolism.
As for which one is higher or lower, it depends on each person's ability, and Ren Changsong doesn't think that the modern poetry written by his side is not as good as Derrick's and the others, without him, the arrogance of literati.
There are ready-made pens and paper on the table. After hearing the president's speech, everyone started to write. They had almost thought about it just now.
"Tianhong, write it too! It's okay, just communicate."
After thinking about it, Ren Changsong said to Chen Tianhong again, since everyone is here, let's join in!
However, Ren Changsong did not expect Chen Tianhong to write a poem that overwhelmed the audience. Although his "To the Oak Tree" was not bad, among the people present, who has not written a good poem? "To the Oak" is also good.
Ren Changsong invited Chen Tianhong to join the Poetry Association not because of modern poetry, but because of Chen Tianhong's ability to write poetry, but it is obvious that this occasion is not suitable for classical poetry.
It was said that Chen Tianhong also picked up a pen and paper.
Ren Changsong's words made Derrick and his party look at Chen Tianhong again, with curiosity in their eyes.
Does this young boy also want to write poetry? He is just a student depending on his age. What good poems can a student write?
"President Ren, who is this child?"
Derrick asked again, he wanted to find out the identity of this big boy, he only knew the name just now.
"Mr. Derrick, he is also a member of our Poetry Association."
"He is a member of your Poetry Association. President Ren, I would like to ask again, what is his age?"
"19 years old!"
Hearing this, Derrick opened his mouth wide in surprise, but he knew that it was not so easy to get into the Huaxia Poetry Association.
And even in their own country, almost none of them can enter the Poetry Association at this age. Could it be that this is a genius who writes poetry?
It shouldn’t be. Poetry needs to be accumulated and precipitated. How much knowledge can be stored at this age.
Derrick had a strong curiosity about this young man, and he was looking forward to what kind of poetry he would be able to make later.
And Chen Tianhong didn't know what was going on in Derrick's mind, he was thinking about which song to write.
That's right, which one.
In fact, according to Chen Tianhong's thinking, what he wants to write most is ancient poetry, after all, this is the real national culture.
But he also knew that writing it out was a waste.
At that time, the group of foreigners on the opposite side must be straightforward translations. They will understand whatever the literal meaning is. See, all that can be understood is love.
The literal understanding of the poem is that a man is looking for a woman, but he can't find it no matter how hard he looks, and when he looks back, the woman is behind him. It's quite romantic, but that's all.
They can't realize that the author borrows the female image as a metaphor for the secular world and places his own lofty character on it. This is the artistic conception.
"Which one to choose?"
Chen Tianhong was caught in a tangle. He planned to write a foreign poem from his previous life. As for why he didn't use the Great China poem from his previous life, it came from his bad taste.
In the previous life, Western countries learned our Chinese gunpowder technology, but instead of being grateful, they made guns to hit us.
So now I use your poems and hammer you in turn, there shouldn't be any major problems!
However, since it is a cultural exchange, you still come from afar. As the host, we have to have a bit of demeanor. Let’s not borrow a few very famous poems from the West. It would be too bullying for you to save them.
In the end, Chen Tianhong decided to choose a poem from Tagore's "Flying Birds". Although Tagore is an Indian poet, his poems are greatly influenced by Western culture. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are Western poems.
There are hundreds of poems included in "Flying Birds", and it is impossible for each capital to be so famous, but Tagore was a master who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in his previous life, and he should be enough to put a random poem in this exchange meeting. Alright.
"Just choose this one! Poetry, poetry! Even a poem can be changed into a song."
Chen Tianhong started to write, but he wrote in English.
Don't bother you to translate, I will translate it for you directly, so as to save the words from not conveying the meaning when the time comes, anyway, he has the original English translation in his head.
The poem selected by Chen Tianhong is not an ordinary poem in "Flying Bird Collection", it is "Life Like Summer Flowers" which was very famous in his previous life.
It seems that when dealing with foreign people, especially the United States, Chen Tianhong still has a bit of past life plot.
Soon, the first person from the Poetry Association finished writing. He politely handed his poem to Derrick for his comments. Since this was created on the spot, he didn't have to wait for others to join him.
Like Ren Changsong, Derrick first read it by himself, and then passed it on to the group of them. They had a brief exchange with each other, and then Derrick spoke in unison.
"Mr. Lu's poem is about the Populus euphratica in the desert. He borrows the tenacity of the Populus euphratica to express a spirit, a spirit that can stand upright in the face of any difficult environment. Very hot, very good!"
"However, I think it's better to use the Populus euphratica tree to express the heart and the tenacious spirit, and it's better to say it directly. It's better not to be so subtle at the end, and use your words to express your intentions."
Derrick made a comment, generally speaking, it was very formal, and the answer to the meaning of the poem was almost the same as the author's original intention.
This poem is not bad, similar to Derrick's poems, except that the style of expression is a little different. Westerners generally write poems more straightforwardly, while Chinese poems express their meaning a little more implicitly.
Even though Derrick's comments on this poem are not bad, the author himself still feels a little uncomfortable. What does it mean to be subtle at the end? Then why, everything must be done according to your Western style?
But saying this is just arguing, which is meaningless, and the author can only feel depressed in his heart.
Next is the second, the third
The process is the same.
Except for one poem in the middle, Derrick, they didn't find anything wrong with it. For the other poems, more or less, they would say a sentence or two after the review was over.
If you say that he is finding fault, it cannot be considered malicious, if you say no, it is very awkward, anyway, it is old.
Ren Changsong was also very upset when he heard it. He was thinking about whether to let Lao Zhang and Lao Gu write a song later, so that Derrick and the others would shut up.
At this time, apart from the three of them, only Chen Tianhong did not come up with any poems.
All eyes were on Chen Tianhong.
"Mr. Derrick, this is a poem I wrote! Please comment."
Chen Tianhong had already written it.
He handed it to Derrick politely with a smile on his face, but he was upset in his heart, which was naturally affected by the comment just now.
"This poem, let me see how you find faults. If you really dare to criticize maliciously, then don't blame me for not talking about martial arts and sacrificing your country's Frost."
This is what Chen Tianhong is thinking at the moment.
As for Frost, his full name is Robert Frost. He was called the "Poet Laureate in Literature" in the United States in his previous life. There are many famous poems of his. Road".
Derrick took the paper with poems on it, he had long wanted to read the poems written by this young man.
Glancing at the paper, the familiar English letters made Derrick dazed for a moment.
He didn't expect Chen Tianhong to write it in English, but the others just now used Chinese.
Generally speaking, the best poems are written in their own languages. Few poets choose to write poems in other languages. Even if you are proficient in other languages, it is still inferior to your mother tongue.
"Young man, you're a bit pretentious! If you really can't write well, then I won't be polite."
Derrick's little mind started to move.
When Derrick was reading poems, Ren Changsong and the others were also very concerned about what poems Chen Tianhong wrote, whether they were good or not.
No one questioned Chen Tianhong. After all, they had all read this young man's poems, so he still had two brushes.
Moreover, Ren Changsong has already made a plan, if Derrick dares to pick on Chen Tianhong, he will let Lao Zhang and Lao Gu end up writing poems.
"Life, thin and light-off time and time again
Frivolous tireless."
These are the first two sentences that caught Derrick's eyes, they are inscriptions, not the main text.
"It's interesting, life, frivolous again and again, frivolous, tireless"
It's very intuitive to call it in Western terms, but it's called a roll call theme in Chinese terms. In short, it suits Derrick's taste.
He continued to look down, and found that this poem was longer than anyone else's before, and it was divided into paragraphs, one, twofive.
There are five paragraphs in total, and Derrick soon finished reading the first paragraph. He understood the meaning, and it was very clear that it praised life.
“Born as the bright summer flowers”
This is Derrick's favorite line in this passage, which means that I was born to be like a bright summer flower.
Then look at the second paragraph, which is still life.
“Died as the quiet beauty of autumn leaves”
Derrick couldn't help but read.
It means that when I die, I will be like the beautiful autumn leaves. This is the most attractive sentence in the second paragraph.
After reading these two paragraphs, Derrick sat up straight, what a poem!
Facing life and death, especially the selected English phrases are very particular and profound, with both personal feelings and a sense of philosophy.
Continue to look down, the third paragraph, this paragraph is about love, and it can also be understood as love, because the word is called "love".
There are no particularly amazing sentences, but the words are also exquisite, and it is very comfortable to read. It talks about the gains and losses of love.
Then came the fourth paragraph. Derrick read this paragraph several times, but he didn’t understand it the first time. It is said to continue the previous thinking about life and love.
The last is the fifth paragraph, which is also the end of the poem.
"Prajna Paramita, soon as soon as;
life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves;
Also care about what has. "
The first sentence is easy to understand and represents wisdom
The second sentence is also easy to understand. It is a summary of the whole poem and what the poet wants to express. I was born like a summer flower, and I will die like an autumn leaf.
The last sentence is very philosophical. From birth to death, what else do you care about?
After reading the poem, Derrick held the paper in his hand and remained silent for a long time, thinking about it.
What this poem wants to express is the perception of life, to be precise, the life that the poet yearns for, his spiritual world.
A person's life is long and short, from birth to death, in fact, the only one who has really gone through life is himself.
It's just that we have experienced many people on the road of life, let us experience the emotions in this world, such as love, such as family affection, these emotional experiences make our life so rich.
And aren't these things we have in our lives as gorgeous as summer flowers?
What a poem!
Derrick sighed, but what he said was good
This poem is a modern poem. The symbolism uses summer flowers and autumn leaves to compare life. Insights on life.
The most important thing is that the style is a typical western modern poetry, expressing his yearning for life and feeling for death passionately without reservation.
This made Derrick wonder, was it really written by that young man?Could it be that he stayed in school?Influenced by Western culture?
"Mr. Chen Tianhong, have you ever been to our country to study? Also... what is the name of this poem?"
Derrick did not forward this poem to others, but stood up and asked Chen Tianhong very politely, even using his honorific title.
He didn't want to comment anymore, this poem doesn't need a comment, just one word!good!
It is better than all the poems present, including the ones he produced.
As for you, it was Chen Tianhong who automatically translated it from English.
And Derrick's performance instantly made everyone in the room understand that the poem must be well written, otherwise he wouldn't have asked such a question.
For a while, even Ren Changsong became curious. You must know that although Derrick is not the president of the American Poetry Association, he still holds an important position in it, and he is also a little famous. Otherwise, why would Ren Changsong come forward to receive him? The poems on the website must be good.
"Mr. Derrick, I have never been abroad. I have always studied in my country. The name of this poem is [Life is like summer flowers], and the Chinese name is [生如夏花]."
Chen Tianhong also said politely, but he felt a little regretful in his heart. He was still waiting for Derrick to find fault, and then he would present another poem to beat him.
Now it seems that this Derrick still has the character of a poet.
“Life is like summer flowers”
Derrick murmured and repeated a few words, then gave Chen Tianhong the thumbs up and shouted repeatedly
"good good"
"Mr. Derrick, let me take a look"
Ren Changsong finally couldn't sit still anymore, he stretched out his hand to read this poem.
Derrick was somewhat reluctant.
He wanted to collect this original work.
That's why I didn't pass it on to others.
"Mr. Ren... the one for Mr. Derrick is in English, and I have a Chinese version here, take a look"
Chen Tianhong wrote two editions. As for why he wrote two editions, the reason is very simple.
The original is for Derrick to read, and the Chinese translation is for others to read.
If Ren Changsong and the others are allowed to read the English version, there may be flaws in the translation. What Chen Tianhong is worried about is the second sentence of the fifth paragraph. This sentence may not be so deep to Derrick, but if it is changed to the Chinese version, That would be different.
Chen Tianhong remembered that in his previous life, this sentence translated by Zheng Zhenduo really injected soul into him, making people's scalp tingle when they read it.
"You gave him the English version? And wrote two versions, you boy."
Ren Changsong didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he heard the words, which really meant that he was young and frivolous.
However, it really made him pretend, at least Derrick's expression was obviously shocked.
Ren Changsong took the Chinese version handed over by Chen Tianhong, and the Chinese version was also divided into five sections.
Reading section by section, Ren Changsong was all smiles, not bad!good!It is a good poem!
Until the last paragraph, the second sentence.
This sentence is written in Chinese like this.
"Life is as splendid as summer flowers, and death is as quiet and beautiful as autumn leaves."
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