Li Bai [Tang Dynasty]
pure wine costs, for the golden cup, ten thousand coppers a flagon, Yupanzhen was ashamed of ten thousand dollars. (shame: 嗯; Homology: value)
I fling aside my food-sticks and cup, I cannot eat nor drink, I pull out my dagger, I peer four ways in vain.
I would cross the Yellow River, but ice chokes the ferry, the Taihang Mountain will be covered with snow. (Snow over the Mountain: It's Dark in Snow)
I would sit and poise a fishing-pole, lazy by a brook, but I suddenly dream of riding a boat, sailing for the sun. (Bi Yizuo: Sit down)
it is hard to go, it is hard to go, many roads, where are you now?
I will mount a long wind some day and break the heavy waves, and set my cloudy sail straight and bridge the deep, deep sea.
translation
The wine in the golden cup costs 1 yuan a bucket, and the dishes in the jade plate are precious and worth 1 yuan.
depressed, I put down a cup of chopsticks and refused to eat; Pulled out his sword and looked around, feeling at a loss.
I want to cross the Yellow River, but the ice and snow have frozen the river; If you want to climb Taihang Mountain, the mountain has already been closed by the vast snow.
Like Jiang Shang Fishing Creek, waiting for a comeback; Like Yi Yin dreaming, he passed by the Japanese side by boat.
how hard life is, how hard it is; The roads are complicated, and now where are you?
I believe that the time will come to ride the wind and waves, and then we must raise the sail and cross the sea!
Appreciation
In the first four sentences of the poem, when Li Bai was "given money to be returned", friends gave a farewell dinner. Li Bai is addicted to alcohol. In normal times, because of this delicious wine and the kindness of his friends, he will definitely "drink 3 cups at a time". This time, however, he put down a cup of chopsticks and was not interested in eating. He left his seat, pulled out his sword, looked around and lost his mind. The four continuous movements of stopping, throwing, pulling and caring vividly show the inner depression and emotional agitation.