The original text and translation annotations of "Niannujiao·Chibi Nostalgia" are as follows:
Original text:
The great river goes eastward, and the waves are gone, and there are romantic figures throughout the ages. On the west side of the fortress, the humane road is Chibi, the Lang of the Zhou Dynasty of the Three Kingdoms. Rocks pierced through the sky, stormy waves crashed onto the shore, and thousands of piles of snow were rolled up. The country is picturesque, and there are so many heroes at one time.
I think back to Gong Jin’s time, when Xiao Qiao got married for the first time and looked majestic and handsome. Feather fans and silk scarves, while talking and laughing, the boats and oars disappeared into ashes. My motherland wanders in my mind, I should laugh at my passion, and I will be born early. Life is like a dream, a statue returns to the moon.
Translation:
The water of the river is rolling and flowing eastward, sweeping away all the romantic figures of the ages. Heroes of the ages. To the west of the old fortress, people say it is the red cliff where Zhou Yu defeated Cao's army in the Three Kingdoms. Steep stone walls towered into the sky, thunderous waves crashed against the river bank, and the waves stirred up like thousands of piles of white snow. The majestic mountains and rivers were as beautiful as pictures, and many heroes emerged in one time.
Reminiscent of the time when Zhou Yu was so proud of his youth, and the peerless beauty Xiao Qiao had just married him, and he was full of heroism and heroic spirit. With a hand-held feather fan and a silk scarf on his head, he burned the powerful enemy's warship to ashes while joking and chatting calmly and elegantly. Today, I am wandering around the battlefield of those years. It is ridiculous that I am sentimental and have a head full of gray hair prematurely. Life is like a dream, raise your wine glass to pay homage to this eternal bright moon.
Notes:
⑴Nian Nujiao: the name of the word brand. Also known as "Hundred Character Order", "鹹江月", etc. Chibi: This refers to Chibi, Huangzhou, also known as "Chibiji". It is in the west of Huanggang, Hubei Province today, and is not the site of the Battle of Chibi. The cultural circles believe that Chibi, the ancient battlefield of the Three Kingdoms, is located in the northwest of Puqi County, Chibi City, Hubei Province today.
⑵ Dajiang: refers to the Yangtze River.
⑶Tao: flush, rinse.
⑷Celebrity figures: refers to outstanding historical celebrities.
⑸Fortress: The remains of an ancient military camp.
⑹ Zhou Lang: Refers to Zhou Yu, a famous general of the Wu Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms period, named Gong Jin. "Gong Jin" in the following refers to Zhou Yu.
⑺ Snow: a metaphor for waves.
⑻Remote thoughts: describes thinking far away; memories.
⑼ Xiao Qiao got married for the first time (liǎo): "Three Kingdoms·Wu Zhi·Zhou Yu Biography" records that Zhou Yu followed Sun Ce to attack Anhui and "got the two daughters of Qiao Gong, both of whom were nationally beautiful. Ce took the bridge from Na" , "Yuna Xiaoqiao." Qiao, this work is "bridge". At that time, it had been ten years since the Battle of Chibi. The word "first marriage" here means that she was a proud young man, suave and romantic.
⑽Majestic and heroic (fā): It is said that Zhou Yu has extraordinary physical appearance and outstanding speech. Yingfa, extraordinary conversational skills and outstanding knowledge.
⑾Guān scarf: the casual attire of ancient Confucian generals. Lupine, a fan made of feathers. Lun scarf, a scarf made of blue silk.
⑿樯橹 (qiánglǔ): This refers to Cao Cao’s naval warships. Qiang, the mast on which the sail is hung. Oar, a type of oar used to rock a boat. "毯橹" means "Qianglu", "Qiaolu", and "Kanglu".
"Dongpo Yuefu" in "Collection of Rare Books of the Song Dynasty" was engraved by Yuan Yanyou and titled "Qianglu". It was originally collected in the Haiyuan Pavilion of the Yang family in Yanyou, and was collected by famous artists such as Ji Zhenyi, Gu Guangqi, and Huang Pilie. There is an inscription by Huang Pilie at the beginning of the volume, describing its origins in detail, proving that it is the ancestor of all editions passed down to this day.
⒀The wandering spirit in the motherland: a reverse text of "the wandering spirit in the motherland". Homeland: This refers to the old land, the battlefield of Chibi. Fugue: traveling in imagination and dreams.
⒁You should laugh at me for being sentimental, and my hair will grow gray prematurely: You should laugh at me for my sentimentality, and my hair will grow gray prematurely.
⒂One statue returns (huán) to the moon (lèi) over the river: The ancients poured wine on the ground to pay homage. This refers to pouring wine to reward the moon and expressing one's feelings. Zun: Tong "zun", wine glass.
⒃Qianglu: A powerful enemy, referring to Cao’s army. Lu: A scornful term for an enemy.
Appreciation of the poem:
This poem is nostalgic and lyrical, writing that I have exhausted my ambition and turned to pay attention to history and life with a broad-minded heart. The upper column mainly describes the natural scenery of Chibiji with wind and waves. The artistic conception is broad and broad, and the emotion is vaguely deep. When you start writing, you can lift the clouds vigorously, and you can lift powerfully. Combining the mighty rivers and people through the ages, he writes down the lines.
Since all the great figures of the ages have been wiped out by the waves, wouldn’t it be sad to have only one of them? However, Su Shi had other insights: Since it is inevitable for romantic figures throughout the ages to be like this, then there is no need to lament when one's own glory, disgrace, and poverty are so great! Since human beings have reached the same destination through such different paths, it would be too pedantic to be obsessed with temporary fame. The next two sentences cut into the nostalgic theme and talk specifically about the events of Red Cliff in the Three Kingdoms.
The words "Humanity is" are very appropriate. The hometown of the Battle of Red Cliff is highly controversial. One theory is that it was changed to Chibi City in present-day Puqi County, Hubei Province. But today there are four places in Hubei Province with the same name as Chibi, and the other three are near Huanggang, Wuchang, and Hanyang. The place Su Shi visited was Huanggang Chibi. He seemed unsure, so he used the words "humanity is" to elicit discussion.