From "The Rivers and Lakes of Life". Tsui Hark and Cheng Xiaodong's movie "The Swordsman", which is the pinnacle of Chinese martial arts, quoted this poem in the film. The specific author has not been announced.
Full text:
The world is full of turmoil. Once I enter the world, time rushes by, and the emperor's hegemony talks and laughs, and I can't bear the intoxication of life.
Racing a sword while riding astride, wielding the ghost rain, white bones like mountain birds flew away in fright. Things in the world are like tides and people are like water. Only a few people in the rivers and lakes return.
Vernacular translation:
The first sentence expresses the author's scholarly mentality from his ambition to the sky. In the second sentence, the author enters society, experiences the baptism of his soul in the world, and laments that life is short.
The third and fourth sentences express the author's reflection on universal values. The ideals and ambitions that were once can only be talked about in casual conversations. If I had known that this would be the case, it would be better to have fun in time from the beginning. Life is a drunken and muddled life, but there is no need to endure the pain of shattered ideals now.
In the fifth and sixth sentences, perhaps the sentiments in the third and fourth sentences are too negative. In the fifth and sixth sentences, the author uses symbols and metaphors to express the cruelty of society and the difficulty of struggle. Perhaps the complexity of society is too dark and cold for an idealistic person like the author.
The film is adapted from the novel "Swordsman" written by Jin Yong. It tells the story of Ling Gu Chong and Dongfang Bubai, who gradually develop feelings for each other after several encounters. When Ling Gu Chong discovers that Dongfang Bubai kills After his senior brother died, he went to Dongfang Bubai for revenge for the sake of justice.
This film brings together Jet Li, Brigitte Lin, Rosamund Kwan, Michelle Reis, Li Zixiong, Qian Jiale and many other stars. It broke into the top ten box office of Hong Kong movies at the time, and now the Douban score is also very high. Now it seems that this film It is indeed a classic.
After meeting with friends from the Sun Moon God Sect as planned, Jet Li’s character (Linghu Chong) will send other Huashan brothers, including his junior sister Yue Lingshan (played by Michelle Reis), to Niubei Mountain to retreat and withdraw from the world. On the way, he accidentally discovered Dongfang Bubai (played by Brigitte Lin) who had practiced the "Sunflower Collection", but Linghu Chong did not recognize Dongfang Bubai and mistook him for a beautiful woman. Later we met several times, and we drank and recited poems together.
Extended information:
"Swordsman" is a long martial arts novel written by the modern Chinese writer Jin Yong. It was written in 1967 and serialized in "Ming Pao" and completed in 1969. . The novel reflects the struggle for hegemony among various martial arts factions by narrating the experience of Linghu Chong, the great disciple of the Huashan School.
The author does not set an era background. "Similar scenes can happen in any dynasty." It reflects the unique political struggle of the Chinese people and also expresses the lament for the struggle, which has certain political implications. The plot of the novel is full of ups and downs, and the characters are vivid and touching.