"I am born with talents that will be useful, and I will come back after all the money I have spent" comes from "Jinjinjiu" written by Li Bai in the Tang Dynasty.
Meaning: The talent given to me by God will definitely be useful. Even if all my money is gone, I can still come back. It expresses confidence and optimistic attitude towards life.
The whole poem is as follows:
I will drink wine
Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty
If you don’t see it, the water of the Yellow River comes from the sky and rushes to the sea No return.
Don’t you see, the bright mirror in the high hall has sad white hair, and it looks like blue silk in the morning and turns to snow in the evening.
If you are proud of life, you must have all the fun, and don’t let the golden bottle stand empty against the moon.
I am born with talents that will be useful, and I will come back after all my money has been spent.
It is fun to cook sheep and slaughter cattle, and you will have to drink three hundred cups at a time.
Master Cen, Dan Qiusheng, is about to drink wine, but don’t stop drinking.
A song with you, please listen to me. (Listen with an open ear, Part 1: Listen with an open ear)
Bells, drums, food and jade are not expensive, but I hope I will never wake up after being drunk for a long time. (It’s not expensive enough; it’s not expensive enough; it’s not so expensive; it’s not awake anymore; it’s not necessary to wake up; it’s not necessary to wake up)
In ancient times, the sages were all lonely, but only the drinkers left their names. (Ancient: Since ancient times; Wei Tong: Wei)
In the old days, King Chen had a banquet and had a lot of fun and banquets.
What does the master mean when you have less money? It is up to you to sell it.
The five-flowered horse and the golden fur will be exchanged for fine wine, and we will sell the eternal sorrow with you.
The explanation of the whole poem is as follows:
Can't you see that the water of the Yellow River rushes from the sky, and the waves roll straight to the East China Sea, never flowing back again.
Can't you see the old parents lamenting in front of the mirror about their white hair? It was still full of black hair in the morning, but it turned into snow-white hair in the evening.
(So) When you are proud of your life, you should indulge in joy and don’t let this golden cup face the bright moon empty without wine.
Everyone’s birth must have its own value and meaning. Even if a thousand taels of gold (even if) are used up in one wave, it can still be obtained again.
We are cooking sheep and slaughtering cows for fun, and drinking three hundred cups at once (today) is not too much!
Master Cen, Dan Qiusheng! Have a drink! Don't stop.
Let me sing a song for you, please listen carefully to me:
How precious is the luxurious life of eating delicacies from the mountains and seas all day long? I just want to be drunk and dream about death without wanting to wake up. .
Since ancient times, sages have always been indifferent and lonely. Only those who know how to drink can leave a good reputation.
Do you know the story of Chen Wang Cao Zhi’s optimistic banquet in those days? There were thousands of wine fights and boozy drinks, so that the guests and hosts could enjoy themselves.
Master, why do you say you don’t have much money? Just buy some wine and let us drink together.
Those precious five-flowered horses and expensive fox furs? Call your son out and let him exchange them for fine wine. Let us work together to eliminate this endless eternal evil. worry!
Words and Sentences
Wine will be served: It is an old Yuefu title. Jiang (qiāng): please.
Don’t you see me: a compliment commonly used in Yuefu. Coming from the sky: The Yellow River originates from Qinghai, so it is called because of the extremely high terrain there.
Gaotang: Gaotang: the main hall of the house. One said it refers to parents. One is "bedside". Qingsi: Yu soft black hair. One is "Qingyun". Cheng Xue: One work is "Like Snow".
Satisfied and happy.
Golden bottle (zūn): an ancient Chinese wine vessel.
Hui Xu: It should be right.
Master Cen: Cen Xun. Dan Qiu Sheng: Yuan Dan Qiu. Both of them are Li Bai's friends.
The cup will not stop: One work is "The king will not stop".
Yujun: For you, for you. Jun refers to Cen and Yuan.
Listen with an open ear: one means "listen with an open ear".
Bells and drums: musical instruments used by wealthy families to play music at banquets. 馔(zhuàn) jade: describes food as exquisite as jade.
No more waking up: There are also versions of "no need to wake up" or "unwilling to wake up".
Chen Wang: refers to Chen Si Wang Cao Zhi. Pingle: Observe the name. Outside the west gate of Luoyang, it was an entertainment place for the rich and distinguished people of the Han Dynasty. 恣
Ye's calligraphy "will enter the wine" Ji Shenye's calligraphy "will enter the wine"
棣 (zì): indulge in any indulgence. Jie (xuè): play. Talk about less money: One work is "Speak about less money".
Jingxu: Just do it. Buy: buy.
Five-flowered horse: refers to a precious horse. One says that the hair color is five-pattern, and the other says that the long hair on the neck is trimmed into five petals.
Er: You. Pin: same as "eliminate".
Appreciation
This poem vividly expresses Li Bai’s unruly character: on the one hand, he is full of confidence in himself and aloof and arrogant; on the other hand, after the twists and turns in his political future, he also Showing a sense of indulgence and enjoyment. In this poem, he interprets Zhuangzi's philosophy of enjoying life and expresses his contempt for wealth and sages. While drinking and having fun, there is actually a deep feeling of unappreciated talent. The whole poem is heroic, unrestrained in emotion, fluent in language, and highly contagious. Li Bai "used the topic to express his anger" and drank to drown his sorrows.
Time passes, like a river flowing into the sea, never to return; life is short, looking at the blue hair and white snow in the morning and dusk; the insignificance of life seems to be an irreparable tragedy, and the only thing that can relieve worries is golden bottles of wine.
This is Li Bai's style of sadness: sad but strong, sad but not sad, extremely angry but extremely bold. On the outside, he laments how easy it is to grow old in life, but on the inside, he laments the lack of talent. The poem begins with two sets of long parallel sentences, as if the wind and sea rain are rushing towards the reader, with a heroic momentum. "If you don't see it, the water of the Yellow River comes up from the sky and rushes to the sea and never returns." Li Bai was in Yingyang Mountain at this time, not far from the Yellow River. The Yellow River has a long origin and a huge drop. It is like falling from the sky, flowing thousands of miles, and heading east to the sea. The magnificence of the scene is not visible to the naked eye, so this scene is Li Bai's fantasy, "obtained by his own way", and his words are exaggerated. The first sentence says that the coming of the river is irresistible; the second sentence writes that the going of the river is irresistible. It rises and subsides, creating a reciprocating chanting flavor, which is not found in short single sentences (such as "The Yellow River falls to the sky and walks to the East China Sea").
Immediately afterwards, "Don't you see, the bright mirror in the high hall has sad white hair, and the morning is like blue silk and turns to snow at dusk." The first two sentences are an exaggeration of the spatial category, and these two sentences are an exaggeration of the time category. Lamenting the shortness of life; instead of directly saying that he laments that life is short and people will grow old in a short time, he said that "the mirror in the high hall is sad and gray hair", showing a helpless attitude of looking at oneself in the mirror and stroking his temples. The whole process of life from youth to aging is described as a matter of "morning" and "twilight", and the originally short-lived things are said to be more short-lived. This is the "reverse" of the previous two sentences, which said that the originally magnificent things are even more magnificent. exaggeration. Therefore, the long parallel sentences at the beginning of the chapter have metaphorical meaning - the river water will never return to symbolize the perishability of life, and it also has a contrasting effect; the greatness and eternity of the Yellow River represent the insignificance and fragility of life. This beginning can be described as extremely sad, but not delicate. It can be said to be a giant-like sentimentality, with thrilling artistic power. It is also caused by the sense of momentum at the beginning of the long sentence parallelism. This opening method is commonly used by authors, as in "Those who abandon me will not be able to keep yesterday's day; those who mess up my heart will be troubled today" ("Xuancheng Xie Tiao Lou Farewell School Secretary Shu Yun"), Shen Deqian said : "This style comes from Taibai's heart", which shows that he is quite creative. This poem contains two cries of "I don't see you" (generally Yuefu poems only occasionally use it at the beginning or end of the chapter), which greatly enhances the emotional color of the poem. There is a so-called opening and closing in poetry, and this can be said to be a great opening. "Heaven and earth are the reverse journey of all things; time is the passer-by of hundreds of generations" ("Spring Night Banquet from Di Peach and Plum Garden Preface"). Although sadness is unavoidable, pessimism is not close to Li Bai's nature. In his view, as long as "life is successful", there will be no regrets and one should indulge in joy.
The fifth and sixth sentences are a reversal, from "sad" to "happy". From then until "the cup never stops", the poetry gradually became wilder. "When you are in your prime, you don't have time to worry about it. You can drink fine wine and climb high buildings" ("Liang Yuan Yin"). Having fun is indispensable without wine. This is where the topic comes into play. However, the sentence does not directly describe the contents of the cup, but uses the image language of "golden bottle" and "facing the moon" to highlight the metaphor, which makes drinking more poetic; it does not directly state that it should be a drinking binge, but uses "Don't make it" , "empty" double negative sentence pattern replaces the direct statement, and the tone is more emphatic. "To be happy in life, you must have all the fun." This seems to promote the idea of ????carpe diem, but it is just a phenomenon. The poet was depressed and frustrated at this time. "The phoenix first issued the edict of purple clay, and paid homage to the emperor to attend the royal banquet" ("Yin of the Jade Pot"). It seemed that he was proud when he went to Beijing following the edict and the emperor gave him a banquet, but that was just an illusion. Then there is the story of "Playing the sword, singing songs and playing bitter sounds, dragging the train is not suitable for the king's family" ("The Road is Difficult, Part 2"). In ancient times, Feng Xuan was a guest in the house of Lord Mengchang. He felt that Lord Mengchang was not polite enough to him, so he often played the sword at first. Song means to go back. Li Bai hoped to "make peace with the princes", but in Chang'an, the powerful people did not take him seriously. Li Bai used Feng Xuan's allusion to describe his situation. At this time, there seemed to be no pride, but disappointment and indignation. But don't let it down. The poet then affirmed life and himself in an optimistic and strong tone: "I am born with talents that will be useful." This is an amazing sentence. "Useful" and "necessary", very confident, almost like a declaration of human value, and this person - "I" - must be capitalized. Here, from the seemingly negative phenomenon, a positive essence hidden deep in it is revealed, which is a kind of unrecognized talent and a desire to join the world. It is precisely "there will be long winds and waves", and the day of realizing one's own ideals will always come. We should drink and sing for such a future, and spending money is nothing. "You will come back again after all the money you have spent!" This is another amazing sentence with a high degree of confidence. It can drive money without being controlled by money, which is really enough to make all ordinary people speechless. The poem is like the person he is, I think the poet "traveled to Weiyang (in the past) for less than a year (less than a year) and scattered more than 300,000 yuan in gold" ("History of Pei Chang of Shang'an Prefecture"), what a heroic feat it was. Therefore, the heroic sentiments deeply embedded in this sentence are by no means a mere pretense.
Equivalent to this style, the author describes a grand feast, which is by no means "should one plate of food or two plates? One pot or two pots of wine?" but the whole thing. The first place "cooks sheep and slaughters cattle", and will never give up until he drinks "three hundred cups". The joyful atmosphere displayed during the banquet and the poems are magnificent.
At this point, the wild feeling reaches its climax and the melody of the poem accelerates. The poet's dazzling drunken state vividly appeared on the page, and it suddenly made people feel as if they heard him shouting to persuade him to drink: "Master Cen, Dan Qiusheng, is about to drink, and don't stop drinking!" Several short sentences were suddenly added, which not only made the rhythm of the poem rich Changes, and write to force Xiao Xi to speak out. Not only did he meet his best friend in life, but he also met his rival in wine. Not only did he "forget you," the poet even forgot that he was writing poetry. The poems he wrote seemed to be restored to life. He also wanted to "sing a song with you and ask you to pour your heart out for me." Ears to hear”.
The following eight lines are the song of the poem. This idea is strange and strange, and it is purely a stroke of genius. "Bells, drums, food and jade" means a wealthy life (rich people ring bells and set tripods when eating, and the food is as exquisite as jade), but the poet thought it was "not expensive enough" and said, "I hope I will never wake up after being drunk for a long time." At this point in the poem, the mood clearly changes from wild to angry. This is not only drunken spouting arrogance, but also drunken spouting the truth. Because "I" was born with useful talents, I should have been the prime minister and prosperous, but "the road is like the blue sky, and I alone cannot reach it" ("The Road Is Difficult"). To say that wealth is "not noble enough" is out of indignation. The following two sentences, "All the sages in ancient times were lonely" are also angry words. Li Bai once lamented, "Who is allowed to care about Ge Jing?" He said that he had Guan Zhong's talent, but no one believed in Zhuge Liang's wisdom. Therefore, he said that the ancients were "lonely" and at the same time showed that he was "lonely". That's why I'm willing to live in a dream and die in a drunken state. Here, the poet has poured himself into the ancient wine cup.
When it comes to "only the drinker leaves his name", he cited "King Chen" Cao Zhi as a representative. He also adapted the sentence from his "Famous Capital Chapter": "When you return, you will have a feast, and you will fight with ten thousand fine wines." Since ancient times, drunkards have experienced many experiences, and they favored "King Chen". This is inseparable from Li Bai's always pretentiousness. The people he set as role models were high-ranking figures such as Xie An, and among such figures, "King Chen" was more closely related to wine. many. It is written with style and is consistent with the extremely confident tone of the previous article. Cao Zhi, a poet of the Three Kingdoms, described a banquet in Luoyang in "Famous Capitals" and said: "When I return, I have a banquet, and I will fight with ten thousand wines." Cao Zhi was known as a man of eight talents. Cao Zijian monopolizes eight fights, I have one fight, and everyone in the world has one fight.") Although he had sharp weapons and extraordinary ambitions, he was politically frustrated by his brother Wei Wendi Cao Pi. The "King of Chen" Cao Zhi was highly suspected during the Pi and Rui dynasties, and it was difficult to develop his ambitions, which also aroused the poet's sympathy. The first mention of "ancient sages" and the second mention of "Chen King" Cao Zhi are full of injustice. At first, this poem seems to only involve emotions about life, without any political overtones. In fact, the whole poem is full of profound sorrow and anger and belief in oneself. The reason why poetry is sad but not sad, and sad but strong, is rooted in this.
Having just revealed a little bit of her inner feelings, she returned to talking about wine, which made her even more excited. The following poems are wild again, and getting more and more wild. "Master, what is the reason for saying so little money" not only echoes the sentence "All the gold is gone", but also pretends to be ups and downs, leading to the last heroic words: Even if all the gold is gone, we should not hesitate to give up the famous treasure - "five-flowered horse" (coat color) They make fine horses with five patterns) and "Qianjinqiu" in exchange for fine wine, hoping to get drunk and then rest. The beauty of this ending lies not only in the loud tone of "Hu'er" and "Yu'er", but also in the author's arbitrary attitude that the author may not be aware of at the moment. It should be noted that the poet is just a guest invited by his friends to drink. At this moment, he is sitting on a high table, pointing angrily, proposing to pawn a fur for a horse, which makes people wonder who the "master" is. Very romantic. A quick word can only come from a bold and informal way of making decisions. The poetry is so wild that it makes people sigh and sing, and they want to "dance with their hands and dance with their feet." The emotion is still lingering, the poem has come to an end, and suddenly another sentence bursts out: "I will sell the eternal sorrow with you", which is closely related to the "sadness" at the beginning, and the meaning of "eternal sorrow" is even deeper. The ending of "white clouds disappear from the sky and disappear with the wind" shows the poet's torrent of emotions. Looking at the whole article, there are really ups and downs, and it would be impossible to do it without a huge pen. "Jiang Jinjiu" is not long in length, but it has a rich mix of five tones and an extraordinary atmosphere. The writing is full of ink, the emotions are extremely sad and angry and the writing is wild, and the language is extremely bold and calm. The poem has the momentum and power to shock ancient and modern times. This is indeed related to the exaggeration technique. For example, the poem often uses huge numbers ("a thousand pieces of gold", "three hundred cups", "ten thousand cups of wine", "a thousand pieces of gold", "eternal sorrow"). ", etc.) expresses heroic poetic sentiment without giving people a sense of hollowness and exaggeration. The root of this lies in its rich and deep inner feelings, the turbulent emotions of anger hidden under the drinking conversation. In addition, the whole article has great ups and downs, and the poetic mood suddenly changes from sadness to joy, to wildness, to anger, then to wildness, and finally ends in "eternal sorrow". In response to the beginning of the chapter, it is like a rushing river, with momentum and excitement. It twists and turns, twists and turns vertically and horizontally, and can carry the cauldron with its strength. His songs include the writing style of the song, as well as the uncanny craftsmanship and the beauty of "eliminating the boundaries of pen and ink". It is neither a state that can be learned through deliberate depiction and carving, nor a state that can be achieved hastily. The whole article is mainly composed of seven words, and is "broken" by thirty or fifty words, which are extremely inconsistent and intricate; the poems are mainly composed of prose, and are also touched by short antitheses (such as "Master Cen, Dan Qiu Sheng" , "Five-flowered Horse, Thousand-Gold Fur"), the rhythm is fast and changing, unrestrained but not sloppy.
About the author
Li Bai (701-762), courtesy name Taibai and Qinglian Jushi, was a romantic poet of the Tang Dynasty and was hailed as the "Immortal of Poetry" by later generations. His ancestral home is Longxi Chengji (to be tested). He was born in Suiye City in the Western Regions. He moved with his father to Mianzhou, Jiannan Road when he was 4 years old. Li Bai has more than a thousand poems and essays in existence, and the "Collection of Li Taibai" has been handed down to the world. He died of illness in 762 at the age of 61. His tomb is in Dangtu, Anhui today, and there are memorial halls in Jiangyou, Sichuan, and Anlu, Hubei.