Huiming: A brief analysis of "A Stormy Evening in an Autumn Window"
Huiming: A brief analysis of "A Stormy Evening in an Autumn Window" "A Detailed Story of Red Mansions" Editor's note: The songs and music of the 87 version of the TV series "Dream of Red Mansions" were adapted by the famous composer Wang Liping based on Cao Xueqin...
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A talented poet has an appointment with spring, and the spring light will surely shine, and love poems will be overflowing. If you meet autumn, no matter how happy you are, you will find a mature sigh in the red leaves of the autumn mountains. What's more, the talented and sentimental Lin Daiyu encountered autumn. This sister would go back to the Trail of Tears for no reason in the spring. In autumn, listening to the patter of rain hitting the curtains, the association of sadness naturally disappeared. In fact, before writing this song, Sister Lin was still in a good mood. My relationship with Baochai was a bit entangled at first. I always felt that she came from a good family and spoke with hidden intentions, so she was not a true friend. Of course, there is also the idea of a love rival. Although Sister Lin didn't say it, she set her sights on Baoyu when she first fell in love. Subconsciously, she regarded girls who could match Baoyu, especially Baochai, as potential rivals. But he happened to be sick, and Baochai took the initiative to visit him. Talked to each other. Daiyu realized that she had wrongly blamed others, and her mood turned from cloudy to sunny. A few days ago, Daiyu was in an even better mood. In the courtyard of the Red Mansion, the girls admired flowers and ate crabs, while reciting poems and having fun. Her "Ying of Chrysanthemums", "Asking for Chrysanthemums" and "Dream of Chrysanthemums" are all recognized as the best. So I always feel that this sister should be happy for a few days. But Sister Lin was Sister Lin. She turned back to her house and felt melancholy again when she heard the sound of rain. Baochai originally promised to come to talk, but now he doesn't come. Lin Daiyu's sentimentality at this time dissipated like ink in water, and she was entangled in it again. Sister Lin's worries are very unique. As long as a certain point of worry is determined in her heart, everything in the world will be consistent with this point in her eyes. Look at her song "Autumn Window Stormy Evening": In autumn, the flowers and grass are all yellow, and the swaying shadows on the windows under the light at night look like a yellow-faced woman. But your cold wind comes so fast, and you open the window screen so hard that it makes people's hearts cold. You, who suffered a thousand cuts, gave me back the beautiful autumn scenery on my window lattice! Thought it was not enough, my sister continued to worry: That dream is my favorite, I hugged her and couldn't help but shed tears like candle wax. It's a pity that the incense candle is getting shorter and shorter, just like the moment of parting with a loved one is so precious -
It should be over here, but the world knows that Daiyu is worried, and my sister will further explain: Autumn wind and autumn rain are everywhere, but only a girl from a poor family like me, who has no one to rely on, feels the wind is stronger and the rain is colder! Even the sound of wind and rain is like the concern and sobs of parting relatives! Oops, there is a vast ocean outside the small courtyard outside the window, but the rain is still dripping. No matter how windy or rainy it is, please don’t let it rain. You have already made me wet the window screen with tears of sorrow! If Baoyu hadn't come into the room unexpectedly, I'm not sure where this sister would have been worried. Don't laugh at this sister's worries easily. Daiyu's worries are also well-founded. After arriving at the Red Mansion Courtyard, Daiyu's biggest worry was that she was helpless. What she wrote in "Ying Chrysanthemum" is that you have written so many poems and articles for chrysanthemums, but "who can explain the autumn heart in a few words"? What is this autumn heart? She opened up her state of mind through "Ask the Chrysanthemum": I look lonely and arrogant all day long, and it doesn't bloom until the cold autumn day. In fact, I am waiting for my spiritual partner! How lonely it is for me to be alone in the autumn yard, tasting the frost and dew. The geese flying south and the insects singing in autumn are all for missing my partners and relatives! Finally, Daiyu mustered up the courage and said, "Mo Yan has nothing to say in the world, so why not explain it for a while?" That means to hint to her favorite Baoyu, don't say that she has no like-minded people, you know, I only need one sentence! Why does Daiyu always worry about this? It's because she experienced the death of her relatives earlier than others. Although she was favored by Jia Mu when she arrived at the Red Mansion Courtyard, if Jia Mu let go, she would become an orphan in the compound. Then the sister followed her usual sad thoughts and spread: If that happens, I will be like the fallen petals, no one will give me the incense grave, drifting with the cool autumn rain to the end of the endless world - at such a young age, I am entangled in sorrow all day long, how can I play and have fun with my sisters? After reading her award-winning works "Ying Chrysanthemums", "Asking Chrysanthemums" and "Chrysanthemum Dreams" at the poetry competition held a few days ago, you will know where the frustration lies in her heart. She was not happy about this, because most people only appreciated her words and sentences, and few people understood her heart. Therefore, when she returned to the house and heard the autumn rain hitting the window lattice and wetting the window screen, Daiyu continued to perform her own melancholy in "Autumn Window Stormy Evening". The meaning is that when she finished writing this poem, Baoyu happened to come in to read it, but Daiyu grabbed her and put it on the lamp to burn the poem manuscript. It turns out that not everyone can read this girl's feelings, even if she is sad. It would be embarrassing for me to let others understand the emotions and yearning behind this sadness! Baoyu said he remembered it because of his good memory, but did he understand everything at that time? (See Chapter 38, Chapter 45)
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