Walking out of Xiamen, the tortoise lives long.
Although the tortoise has a long life, it still has its time.
The snake rides the fog and eventually turns to dust.
The old horse crouches, aiming at thousands of miles;
The martyrs were full of courage in their later years.
The surplus and contraction period is not only in the sky;
Blessings that nourish grace can last forever.
I am glad to use this poem to express my inner desire.
[Notes]
1. This poem was written in the twelfth year of Jian 'an (207), and Cao Cao was fifty-three years old. This poem is the last chapter out of Xiamen. The poem combines philosophical thinking, impassioned and artistic image, showing a positive attitude towards life.
2. "Although turtles live a long life, there is still time": Although turtles can live a long life, they still have to die. God turtle, the legendary psychic turtle, can live for thousands of years. Longevity, longevity. In fact, the end, here refers to death.
3. Two words: "Even if a poisonous snake can ascend to heaven through fog, it will eventually die and turn to dust." . Teng snake, a mythical creature similar to the legendary dragon, can drive away clouds and fog. The sound is the same as "Teng"
4. Ji (J): Good horse, swift horse. Li √: Manager.
5. has: stopped.
6. Martyr: A person with great ambitions. Old age: old age.
7. Surplus and contraction: originally refers to the change of the length of a person's birthday, but now refers to the length of a person's life. Surplus, full, extended to long. Shrink, lose, extend to short.
8. But: only, only.
9. Yeung Yi: Maintain physical and mental health.
10. Yong: Dragon. Yongnian: Long life.
1 1. fortunately, even: those two sentences were added during the concert, which have nothing to do with the text and are the official end of Yuefu poetry.
12 unexpected: end, here refers to death.
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Although the tortoise has a long life, it still has an end.
Although Teng snake can fly in the fog, it will die and turn to dust.
The old swift horse is lying in the stable, and its ambition is still to travel thousands of miles every day.
People with great ambitions will never stop working hard in their later years.
The length of a person's life is not only determined by heaven,
You can live longer as long as you take care of your body and mind.
I am glad to use this poem to express my inner feelings.
Cao Cao (1July, 5518-March, 220 15) was born in (now Bozhou, Anhui). China was a famous strategist, politician and poet in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He was the founder and main founder of Wei in the Three Kingdoms period, and later Wang Wei. After his son Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor, he was honored as Wei Wudi. Cao Cao's nicknames are Shun and Geely, so he is called Cao Aman.
When he was young, Cao Cao was quick-witted and resourceful, but he was willful, chivalrous and bohemian. Cao Cao reclaimed land in the north to build water conservancy projects, which solved the problem of insufficient rations and played a certain role in the recovery of agricultural production. Employ people on their merits, break the concept of family status, attract the middle and lower classes of the landlord class, restrain the strongmen and strengthen centralization. The social economy of the ruling area has been restored and developed. He is good at the art of war, and has written books such as A Brief Explanation of Sun Tzu's Art of War, Sun Tzu's Art of War, and Meng De's New Book. Good poetry, Hao, and watching the sea. Express their political ambitions and reflect the miserable life of the people in the late Han Dynasty. They are magnificent, generous and sad, and his achievements are extraordinary.
Politically and militarily, Cao Cao eliminated many separatist forces, unified most of northern China, and implemented a series of policies to restore economic production and social order, which laid the foundation for the founding of Cao Wei.
In terms of literature, under the impetus of Cao Cao and his son, Jian 'an literature represented by "Three Caos" (Cao Cao, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi) was formed, which was called "Jian 'an Style" in history. His poems are famous for their generosity and tragic, which left a glorious stroke in the history of literature.
The thoughts and feelings expressed in Guisishou are consistent with those expressed in Looking at the Sea. But Looking at the Sea is a poem about scenery, which expresses feelings with scenery. This article is a work full of life philosophy. This poem was written on the way home from the Northern Expedition in Wuhuan. At this time, Cao Cao was 53 years old, nearly in his twilight years in ancient times. Although he has just won the Northern Expedition in Wuhuan and embarked on the road of triumphant return, the poet's ambition of reunifying China has not yet been realized, and he thinks that he is old and his life is short. How can he not feel sorry for his limited life! However, the poet is not pessimistic. He still inspired himself with the spirit of continuous progress and made great achievements. This is a very positive theme, which is reflected in Ghost Blowing Lights.
Zhong Rong of the Southern Dynasties wrote a poem "Poetry", which evaluated poets and distinguished grades, putting Cao Cao's poems at a disadvantage. However, Cao Cao's poems have a shocking power, which makes countless heroes fall in love with each other crazily. According to "Shi Shuo Xin Yu", Wang Dun, the general of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, once drunk and chanted Cao Cao, aiming for thousands of miles. The martyr's next year is full of courage. "Wishful spittoon is a holiday, and the spout is short. Why are theorists' eyes so different from readers' eyes to appreciate love? This is a thought-provoking question.
General Wang's clapping poem is the fourth verse of Cao Cao's Yuefu poem "Out of Xiamen"-"Although a turtle is a longevity". Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao and his son at that time, pacified the North Fifth Ring Road, was full of ambition, optimistic and confident, and wrote this group of poems to express his great ambition to make contributions. At this time, Cao Cao is 53 years old and can't help thinking about the journey of life, so at the beginning of the poem, he sings with infinite emotion:
"Although the tortoise has a long life, it still flies in the fog and turns to dust."
"Zhuangzi Qiushui" said: "I heard that Chu had a turtle and died at the age of three thousand." Cao Cao did the opposite, saying that the turtle lived for 3 thousand years, but it was still inevitable to die! "Everything goes wrong" records: "Flying dragons ride clouds, making snakes swim in fog, clouds stop fog, and dragons and snakes are the same!" "Teng snake" can ride like a dragon riding clouds and fog, and its skill can be described as great! However, once the clouds clear, they will disappear like flies and ants! In ancient times, Qin Huang Hanwu and other great masters were seduced by the art of immortality, but Cao Cao had a clear understanding of the natural laws of life, which was valuable in the era of predicting superstition. What is more valuable is how to treat this limited life? Cao Cao swept away the tragic tone of the literati at the end of the Han Dynasty who lamented that life was like a dream, and promptly advised people to eat, drink and be merry, and sang passionately:
"Old horse, ambitious. In the year of martyrs, go forward bravely. "
Cao Cao compared himself to a galloping old horse. Although old and frail, he was demoted to the next position, but his chest was still full of lofty sentiments. He said that people who are interested in doing something will never be depressed in their later years, and the pursuit of grand ideals will never stop!
This poem begins with a sigh about the philosophy of life, followed by a vigorous singing, and then returns to philosophical speculation:
"The surplus and contraction period is not only in the sky; The blessing that nourishes grace can last forever. "
Cao Cao's outlook on life is quite dialectical. First of all, he talks about respecting the laws of nature, and people always die. Then, in a limited life, people should give full play to their subjective initiative, make positive progress and make contributions.
Finally, people are not completely powerless in the face of natural laws. Although the length of a person's life cannot violate the objective laws, it is not completely given to God. If you take good care of your body and mind and make it healthy and happy, can you also prolong your life? Cao Cao's "pleasure in keeping fit" doesn't mean to sit still and sit back and relax, but rather that a person's mental state is the most important thing. He should not be depressed at the end of the year, but should be "full of courage"-he should have an endless pursuit of ideals and a positive spirit, always optimistic, energetic, constantly striving for self-improvement and maintain ideological youth. Cao Cao revealed the significance of human spiritual factors to health through personal experience. In this respect, it is not a wonderful health theory!
The more valuable value of The Ghost Blows the Lamp is that it is a real poem, which opens up a new era of poetry. Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty ousted hundreds of schools of thought and held the thoughts of the Han people captive for 300 to 400 years, so that the literati of the Han Dynasty could not write poems, but only wrote great poems praising the achievements of emperors and endlessly annotated Confucian classics, and the literature with real feelings and individuality could not be developed. Until the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world fell apart, stormy, political, ideological and cultural changes took place. As a hero in the world, Cao Cao, who loves poetry and songs, took the lead in going astray and brought a free and active atmosphere to the literary world. He is surrounded by a large number of literati, such as "Seven Scholars of Jian 'an", who live in a war-torn era and often show impassioned thoughts and feelings.
In particular, Cao Cao wrote poems on the pommel horse, which were tragic and generous, shaking the ancient and modern times, unprecedented and unprecedented. The hearty style of this passionate poem was later called "Jian 'an Style", with Cao Cao as the most prominent representative. For thousands of years, Cao Cao's poems have shocked the hearts of heroes all over the world with this "generous" spirit and its inherent positive and enterprising spirit. It is this precious characteristic that makes Jian 'an literature shine brilliantly in the history of China literature. Zhong Rong placed Cao Cao in an inferior position, mainly because he was "ancient and straight" and lacked literary talent. I didn't know that Cao Cao, a hero, was dismissive of carving chapters and pecking sentences.
The whole poem is unpretentious, lofty and generous, which shows the poet's enterprising spirit of self-improvement and optimistic spirit of loving life.