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Sino-Phonic Papers, 27 (August 3 1, 199 1) "good fellow. " The meaning [of the elements] thousand and leagues is like [the character] "doubled up" [The character] "intone" eternally speaks as the Yellow Crane. [The element] scholar [without the element] heart/mind does not complete [the character] "thoughtful." The homophones or rhyming words that form the anagrammatic elements and add complexity to the pun-instructions are complemented by obligatory end-rhyme. This follows the abcbdbeb sch'eme common to the pentasyllabic-line octet. Efficient as good rhyme should be, the rhymewords enhance the focus of the poem on the ceaseless continuity of the natural universe and of Man's intellectual quest. The first quatrain introduces the complementary sun and moon, which combine to enlighten the respective elements of their genesis, dawn and dusk. M i s t s are spontaneously "born," rhymeword qiB, of the hills and winds. Stones and trees (literally, bark) stay firm, though they may split. Old trees may wither, but they do not "die," rhymeword si , which recalls its complement "born." This natural, landscape philosophy is cleverly transferred to the persona through the pivotal rhymeword li 2 "leagues, " which on the one hand resumes the first quartet concept of infinite distances, and on .the other, introduces the far-reaching penetration of the good fellow's thoughts in the latter quartet. The crucial terminal rhyme, which cements the validity of the earlier rhymes, describes the ceaseless activity of his mind wei yi & 5 "not yet ended," and elegantly recalls both the matching syntax and intent of the first quartet terminal rhyme bu ii 5 a "does not die." The consistent eremetic Daoist flavor of the sentiment is confirmed in the mention of the Yellow Crane. This was a common reference in Daoist mythology to the golden crane upon which the immortals would traverse the Great Infinity. An early mention dccurs in the "Song of the Willow Blossom" Yang hua qu $8 by the poet-monk Tang Huixiu \g ,$, {& of the late fifth century Liu- Song and Southern Qi dynasties, lines from which presage Liu Yizhi's ideas: The Yellow Crane northwest goes, Carrying my thousand-league hearte2 Nowadays scholars of the Chinese literary heritage generally eschew such compositions as beneath serious consideration. Nevertheless, works like this were produced by the very finest of China's poets. This verse, by an important Song lyricist, fulfills all the demands of poetic form, but in addition to set line- length, rhyme scheme, meter, and proper development of the content, Liu further incorporates anagram elements within each line, and pun-instructions within the anagrams which provide an entirely new construction. If today's readers cannot discover the high artistry and thou ht here, at least they might enter into the fun enjoyed by a consubte writer during his lighter moments. 8
Schnrfjestschri!: <strong>Essays</strong> in Horwr of John DeFrancis Notes 1. Listed, in Siku tiyao $ . For Liu's biography, see Song shi &, (History of the Song) ch. 378, Zhonghua ed., pp. 11672-11675. This brief essay is an excerpt from my forthcoming book on the history of Chinese anagram and anagram verse. The sentiment of this little poem and its philological interest seem eminently suited to the celebration of Professor DeFrancis ' eightieth birthday festschrift. 2. For the poet Tang Huixiu, see John Marney, Chiang Yen (Boston: G.K. Hall/Twayne, 1981) pp. 115, 126-128. Tang's poetry is in Ding Fubao, Quan Han Sanguo Jin Nanbeichao shi (Complete Poetry of the Han, Three Kingdoms, Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties) (Taipei:Yiwen yinshuguan, nd.) pp 915-917.
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