From "Qijue·Revised Xixiang Longsheng's Poems for My Father", it is a seven-character quatrain composed by Mao Zedong in 1910. This poem was written on the eve of the Revolution of 1911. The young Mao Zedong witnessed the decline of national power and the tragic situation of the people's livelihood. He is worried about the country and the people, has strong ambitions, and wants to go out of his hometown to realize greater ideals. The first two sentences speak directly from the heart, describing the author's determination to leave his hometown and not return home until he creates a career.
The original text is as follows:
The child is determined to leave his hometown, and he vows not to return it if he fails to succeed in his studies.
There is no need for a mulberry land to bury the bones, there are green hills everywhere in life.
The translation is as follows:
The child made up his mind to leave his hometown and vowed not to return until he achieved success in his studies.
After death, there is no need to be buried in the land of hometown. Life is full of green hills where bones can be buried.
Words and Sentences
1. Saigo Takamori: Living from 1828 to 1877, he was a samurai, soldier, politician and reformer of the Satsuma Domain in Japan at the end of the Edo Period (the end of the Tokugawa Period). He and Kido Takayun (Kasura Kogoro) and Okubo Toshimichi are also known as the "Three Heroes of the Reform".
2. Xiangguan: hometown, hometown. For example, Cui Hao's poem "Yellow Crane Tower": "Where is the hometown at dusk? The Yanbo River makes people sad."
3. Mulberry and Catalpa fields: In ancient times, mulberry and catalpa trees were often planted next to houses. He also said that the mulberry and catalpa trees in his hometown were planted by his parents, and he should show respect to them. Later generations used Sangzi as a metaphor for hometown.
Related to the question:
1. Source: "Qijue·Changed Poems for Father" Modern·Mao Zedong
The child is determined to leave his hometown, but he vows to become famous if he fails to learn. No return. There is no need for a graveyard to bury the bones. There are green mountains everywhere in life.
2. Creation background:
In the autumn of 1910, Mao Zedong left his hometown of Shaoshan and headed for the wider world outside. This was the first turning point in his life. With excitement, he wrote this poem before leaving and put it in the account book that his father read every day as a farewell.
3. Author:
Mao Zedong (December 26, 1893 - September 9, 1976), nicknamed Runzhi (originally written as Yongzhi, later changed to Runzhi), pen name Ziren. A native of Xiangtan, Hunan. Leader of the Chinese people, Marxist, great proletarian revolutionist, strategist and theorist, main founder and leader of the Communist Party of China, the Chinese People's Liberation Army and the People's Republic of China, poet, calligrapher Home.
From 1949 to 1976, Mao Zedong served as the supreme leader of the People's Republic of China. His contribution to the development of Marxism-Leninism, military theory, and theoretical contributions to the Communist Party are known as Mao Zedong Thought. Because almost all of the major positions Mao Zedong held were called chairman, he was also known as "Chairman Mao".
Mao Zedong is regarded as one of the most important figures in modern world history, and Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.