The surging river flows eastward, and those heroes of the past are gone forever. Old camp west, people say it's the war of the Three Kingdoms, Battle of Red Cliffs. The steep rock wall, like thunder waves lapping against the river bank, waves like rolling up thousands of snow. The majestic rivers and mountains are picturesque, and many heroes emerge at once.
Looking back on Zhou Yu's spring breeze era, young and beautiful Joe just married him, and he was full of heroic spirit. A white figure with a feather fan came face to face, and while talking and laughing, the enemy warships burned to ashes. I am wandering in the battlefield today. I feel a feeling heart and give birth to white hair prematurely. Life is like a dream, sprinkle a glass of wine to pay tribute to the bright moon on the river.
Translation:
The Yangtze River flows eastward, the waves are rolling, and the heroes of the ages die with the Yangtze River. To the west of Laoying, people say it was the Red Cliff where Zhou Yu fought in the Three Kingdoms. The steep and uneven rock wall goes straight into the sky, and the surging waves beat against the river bank, stirring up piles of snow-white spray. As picturesque as the mountains and rivers, how many heroes gathered in that era.
Looking back at Zhou Yu, Xiao Qiao just married him. He is young, promising, handsome and brave. He has a feather fan in his hand and a black silk scarf. Between talking and laughing, he razed the battleship of a powerful enemy to the ground. At this moment, I miss the old things in the Three Kingdoms, and I should laugh at my sentimentality, because my hair has turned white. Life is like a dream. I'd better pour a glass of wine in memory of the bright moon on the river!
Source: Shi's Niannujiao Chibi Nostalgia.
Poetry appreciation
The poet compares natural scenery such as River of No Return, Sculling in the Air and Thousand Snows with historical heroes, which inadvertently reflects the insignificance and helplessness of human beings as individuals. The phrase "I think of Gong Jin, Xiao Qiao's first marriage, and he is spirited" runs through ancient and modern times, far and near, and describes Zhou Yu's charming and heroic life incisively and vividly.
But in the end, I pointed out that the limitations of human beings will eventually disappear in eternity. The romantic figures of the ages were swept away by the big waves and sprinkled a glass of wine to pay homage to the bright moon on the river. Heroes are just sentient beings, and it is hard to resist the passage of time, let alone themselves.
In this personalized and subjective lyric way, Su Shi seems to have formed a strong contrast between Zhou Lang, the hero of the Three Kingdoms, and the "I" who is now demoted to Huangzhou. But in fact, Su Shi reconciled with the world and nature in the troubled times of eternal time and self-circumstances, showing the indifference of being integrated with the world. Under this subtle emotion, the aesthetic subject can realize his relief and openness to life, and then produce a beautiful aesthetic experience.