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近代 · 周作人 · 五言

原文
半生写文字,计数近千万
强半灾梨枣,重叠堆几案
不会诗下酒,岂是文作饭
读书苦积食,聊且代行散
本不薄功利,亦自有誓愿
诚心期法施,一偈或及半
但得有人看,投石非所恨
饲虎恐未能,遇狼亦已惯
出入新潮中,意思终一贯
只憾欠精进,回顾增感叹
译文 / 白话释义

Half my life has been spent writing. The count is close to ten million. Most of it has been printed on paper. It is piled up on my desk in layers. I don't know how to use poetry to accompany wine. Is it really that writing is like food? Reading is like indigestion. It is just a way to take a walk. I don't despise fame and fortune. I also have my own vows. I sincerely hope to spread the Dharma. Maybe one Buddhist chant can reach half of it. As long as someone reads it, throwing stones is not what I resent. I'm afraid I can't feed tigers. I'm already used to encountering wolves. Moving in and out of the new trend, my intention remains the same. I just regret that I'm not diligent enough. Looking back, I feel more sighs.

注释

旧时印书多用梨木或枣木刻板,以灾梨枣指滥刻无用不好的书。;佛教语,谓以佛法施人。指僧人以佛法化导众生。;梵语‘偈陀’的简称,即佛经中的唱词。通常四句为一偈。;新的潮流,指当时社会上流行的新思想、新观念等。

赏析

从文学手法上看,此诗以直白的语言表达了作者对写作的感悟和态度,如‘半生写文字,计数近千万’,用简单的数字展现了写作的漫长历程和成果,具有写实的特点。情感表达上,既有对写作的执着与坚持,如‘本不薄功利,亦自有誓愿’,又有对自身不足的反思和感慨,如‘只憾欠精进,回顾增感叹’。意境营造上,通过‘堆积几案’的文字等描写,营造出一种浓厚的文化氛围。主题思想方面,主要围绕写作展开,探讨了写作的意义、价值以及作者的内心世界。整首诗语言平实,情感真挚,具有一定的感染力。

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