The sand is like snow before Yuefeng, and the moon outside the city is like frost. I don't know where to play the flute, and I want to look forward to my hometown overnight!
Author: Li Yi
Interpretation of poetry
The sand in front of Yuele Peak is like snow, and the moonlight outside the city is like frost. I don't know where the music of the reed flute blows, and the soldiers who have not returned all night are looking at their hometown.
words explanation
Le Hui: In the southwest of lingwu city, Ningxia today.
Lighthouse: beacon tower.
Reed: A musical instrument made of reed and bamboo.
Conscription: A soldier who goes out to fight.
Appreciation of poetry and prose
The desolate frontier fortress, the frosty moonlit night and the melancholy flute sound evoke the long homesickness of the soldiers who went to war. This poem is profound, incisive and memorable.