Meaning: Those countless extraordinary years spent discussing national affairs together still linger in my heart. The students are in their youth and in their prime.
Source: a poem "Qinyuanchun·Changsha" written by the modern poet Mao Zedong
Original text:
In the independent cold autumn, the Xiangjiang River goes north, Orange Island head.
Look at the thousands of mountains covered with red, the forests all dyed; the rivers full of green, with hundreds of boats vying for the current.
The eagle strikes the sky, the fish flies on the shallow bottom, and all kinds of frost compete for freedom.
With a melancholy outline, I asked the vast land, who is in charge of the ups and downs?
I brought hundreds of couples on this trip to recall the glorious past.
The young classmate Qia was in his prime, but he was a scholar and scolded Fang Qiu.
To point out the country and inspire the words, the dung is like thousands of households.
Have you ever remembered that when you hit the water in the middle of the current, the waves stopped the boat?
Translation:
On a crisp day in late autumn, I stood alone at the head of Orange Island, looking at the clear water of the Xiangjiang River flowing slowly northward. Look at the thousands of mountain peaks all turning red, the layers of woods seem to have been dyed with color, the river is clear and blue, and the big ships are riding the wind and waves, vying to be the first. Eagles fly in the vast sky, fish swim in the clear water, and everything is vying to live a free life in the autumn light. Facing the boundless universe, (thousands of thoughts came to my mind at the same time) I want to ask: Who will decide and dominate the rise and fall of this vast earth?
Looking back on the past, my classmates and I often came here to play together. Those countless extraordinary years spent discussing national affairs together still linger in my heart. The students are in their youth and in their prime; we are full of ambition, unrestrained and powerful. Commenting on national affairs and writing these articles that stirred up turmoil and promoted purity, the warlords and bureaucrats at that time were treated like dirt. Remember? At that time, we were swimming in a deep and fast river, and the waves almost blocked the speeding boat?
Literary Appreciation
Shangyu depicts a colorful and vibrant picture of the Xiangjiang River in cold autumn, expresses emotions on the scene, and raises the question of who should dominate the vast land. "Look at the mountains all red, and the forests all dyed." The word "look" leads to seven sentences, describing a colorful autumn scene at the head of Independence Orange Island. It is not only a portrayal of the surrounding maple forest like fire, but also embodies the passionate revolutionary feelings of the poet. Red symbolizes revolution, fire and light. "Thousands of mountains are red" is the visual expression of the poet's thought of "a spark that starts a prairie fire" and is an optimistic vision for the revolution and the future of the motherland.
“The eagle strikes the sky, the fish flies to the shallow bottom, and all kinds of frosty sky compete for freedom.” This is the poet’s yearning and pursuit of freedom and liberation. The poet chose several typical scenery from the mountains, rivers, sky, and underwater to describe, with a mixture of far and near, a combination of movement and stillness, and a sharp contrast. These seven sentences provide the background for the following lyricism and heighten the atmosphere. "Sad and lonely, I ask about the boundless earth. Who is responsible for the ups and downs?" This question expresses the ambition of the poet and shows his broad mind. He directly switches from describing the scenery to expressing feelings, which naturally brings out the lyricism of the second half. movement.
The second half of the poem focuses on lyricism, but there are also elements of emotion and scenery. "Recalling the extraordinary years of the past is thick", using "mountainous" to describe the years, novel and vivid, naturally arouses memories of past life, turning the invisible extraordinary years into tangible towering peaks, giving people a majestic and magical feeling The sublime beauty of beauty.
The word "Qia" governs seven sentences, "Cha is a young boy with classmates, in his prime", which vividly summarizes the heroic fighting style and heroic spirit of the early revolutionaries. "The mid-stream hits the water, the waves stop the flying boat", which is also a magnificent picture of advancing bravely and cutting through the waves. It can be said that the sublime beauty of this poem is intertwined with love as the longitude and scenery as the weft.
The whole poem raises the question of "who is in charge of the ups and downs" through the description of the autumn scenery of Changsha and the memories of the revolutionary struggle life in his youth, and expresses the heroic and fearless revolution of the poet and his comrades in order to transform old China. The spirit, ambition and lofty sentiments implicitly give the answer to "who is in charge of the ups and downs": those who control the fate of the country are the revolutionary youth who take the world as their own responsibility, despise the reactionary rulers, and dare to transform the old world.