The light and shadow of swords hidden in ancient poems

Hidden in ancient poetry

The light of the sword and the shadow of the sword

Three thousand guests were drunk with flowers in the hall,

A sword frosted fourteen states.

-"Offering Money to My Father" by Guanxiu of the Tang Dynasty

Translation

The fragrance of flowers in the hall intoxicated countless guests, and a sharp sword swept across the two Zhejiang provinces. Four states.

The white feathers of the shooting star are inserted into the waist

The sword, flower and autumn lotus light come out of the box.

-"Hu No Man" by Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty

Translation

The soldiers have white feather arrows fast as meteors stuck in their waists, and their hands are shining

A sharp sword with the cold light of Qiulian.

The bowed Xia Ming sword shines on the frost

The autumn wind comes out of Xianyang

The third of the four poems of a young man by Linghu Chu in the Tang Dynasty

Translation

The bow and arrow are bathed in the glow of the sun, and the sword shines in the frost. The sword stirred up the cold autumn wind, and the galloping horse flew out of Xianyang.

One flute and one sword settled the business,

Fifteen years of being notoriously famous.

-Yiqing·Gong Zizhen's "Mangan"

Translation

Composing poems to express feelings and fighting the enemy with a sword are my lifelong aspirations, now fifteen years

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In the past, he lived up to his reputation as a "madman" in vain.

Raise your head to see the floating clouds in the northwest,

You must have a long sword to rely on the sky thousands of miles away.

-Xin Qiji of the Song Dynasty "The Song of the Water Dragon: Crossing the Shuangxi Tower of Nanjian"

Translation

Looking up at the floating clouds in the northwest, it takes a long time to control the thousands of miles of sky

Sword.

I traveled three thousand miles with one body,

One sword once served as a division for millions.

"Old General's Journey" by Wang Wei of the Tang Dynasty

Translation

Having experienced hundreds of battles and traveled three thousand miles on the battlefield, he once resisted the enemy with one sword

A million-strong army.