The original text and translation of "Spring Snow in Biyuan" are as follows
Original text
The scenery of the North, thousands of miles of ice, thousands of miles of snow drifting. Looking inside and outside the Great Wall, only the vastness remains; up and down the river , suddenly lost his eloquence. (Yu Tong: Yu) The silver snake dances in the mountains, and the original wax figure wants to compete with God. (Original work by Yuan Chi: Yuan) On a clear day, seeing the red clothes wrapped in plain clothes is particularly enchanting.
(Red costume: Silver costume) There are so many beauties in the country, which attract countless heroes to bow their waists. I cherish the martial arts of the Qin emperor and the Han Dynasty, and slightly lose their literary talent; Shoot the big eagle. It's all gone, let's count the famous people, but let's look at the present.
Translation
The scenery in the north is covered with ice for thousands of miles and snowflakes floating for thousands of miles. Looking inside and outside the Great Wall, there is only endless white. The entire Yellow River immediately lost its rolling momentum. The snow-covered mountains seemed like silver snakes dancing, and the plateau seemed like white elephants running. They all wanted to compete with God to see who is taller. When the weather is clear, look. The red sun and white snow complement each other, making it especially beautiful.
The country is so charming that it attracts countless heroes to fall over each other. Unfortunately, Qin Shihuang and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty were less talented in literature and politics; Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty and Taizu of the Song Dynasty were less talented in literature. Genghis Khan, the great hero who ruled the world, only knew how to draw a bow and shoot eagles. These figures have passed away. Whether they can be called heroes who can make great achievements depends on the people of today.
Notes
Northern Kingdom: This term originated from the split period in ancient China. For example, the Song Dynasty called the Liao and Jin Dynasties the Northern Kingdom, the Eastern Jin Dynasty called the Sixteen Kingdoms, etc. the Northern Kingdom. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, various countries in the south The dynasties referred to the dynasties that opposed them in the north as the Northern Kingdom, etc. The "Northern Country" in Mao Zedong's poem makes people unconsciously feel a sense of national pride in our country's vast territory.
Snow: This poem was written in February 1936 when the Red Front Army was preparing to cross the Yellow River eastward from northern Shaanxi into western Shanxi Province. The author wrote to Liu Yazi on October 7, 1945, that this poem was written "when I first arrived in northern Shaanxi and saw heavy snowfall." Wei: only.
禀: What’s left. This character is originally written as "禀", but currently published calligraphy works are written as "禀", which is used as a guide. Mangmang means boundless.
大河上下: Dahe refers to the Yellow River. Up and down the river, it is like the entire Yellow River. Suddenly it lost its surging momentum: (Yellow River) immediately lost its rolling momentum. Describing the scene of the frozen water of the Yellow River, Dancing Silver Snakes in the Mountains is a wax figure of Yuan Chi: The mountains seem to be dancing with silver snakes. The plateau (hills) looks like (many) white elephants running. "Yuan" refers to the plateau, that is, the Qin and Jin Plateau. Wax figure, white elephant.