Three Poems "It's Hard to Walk" (I)
Author: Li Bai
The cost of pure wine is a gold cup, 10 thousand copper coins and a hip flask, and I am ashamed of 10 thousand yuan.
I threw the food bar and cup aside. I couldn't eat or drink. I pulled out my dagger. I peeped in four directions in vain.
I want to cross the Yellow River, but ice will block the ferry and Taihang Mountain will be covered with snow.
I will sit on a fishing rod and lean lazily by the stream, but I suddenly dream of sailing a boat towards the sun.
It's hard to walk, it's hard to walk, there are many roads, where is Ann now?
One day, I will ride the wind and waves, raise the Yun Fan and cross the sea.
Translation:
The glass is filled with expensive wine, and the jade plate is filled with thousands of delicious dishes. Facing the delicious food, I put down my cup, stopped chopsticks, couldn't swallow, pulled out my sword and looked around, at a loss.
I tried to cross the Yellow River, but I was blocked by solid ice. I wanted to climb Taihang Mountain, but I was blocked by the snow all over the mountain. In my spare time, I sat fishing by the stream and suddenly dreamed that I would take a boat and pass by during the day. The road is difficult, the road is difficult, and there are so many forks in the road. Where are you going in the future? There will always be a day to ride the wind and waves, sail high and cross the vast sea.
Extended data:
The first four sentences of this poem are about the deep friendship between friends and Li Bai. "A golden bottle of sake, a barrel of 1000 yuan, a jade plate of 10,000 yuan" are all rich and grand farewell parties held by friends for Li Bai: not only wine, cups and plates are precious, but also tables and dishes.
Li Bai, who is naive in drinking, can't drink at the moment, which shows that his heart is not calm. Then he left his seat, drew his sword, looked around and was in a daze. The four continuous movements of stopping, throwing, pulling and caring vividly show the inner depression and emotional agitation.
Then the two sentences are followed by "hollow" and "difficult to walk" is written in front. The poet used "ice blocking Sichuan" and "snow covering mountain" to symbolize the difficulties and obstacles on the road of life. Poets have an empty heart to serve the country, not by the emperor, but by "giving gold to the mountains." Isn't this also a situation where ice blocks the Yellow River and snow holds Taihang Mountain?
However, Li Bai is not that kind of cowardly character. From the beginning of "drawing his sword and looking in all directions", he showed unwillingness to be depressed. "I will sit on a fishing rod and lazily lean against the stream, but I suddenly dream of driving a boat and sailing towards the sun." In a daze, the poet suddenly thought of two figures who were politically unsuccessful at first, but made great achievements in the end: one was fishing in Panxi at the age of 90 and met King Wen; One is Yi Yin. Before he was hired by Tang, he dreamed that he was sailing around the sun and the moon.