From the Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai's "Into the Wine"
Full text:
Have you ever noticed how the water of the Yellow River flows out of heaven and into the ocean, never to return?
Have you noticed that the lovely hair in the bright mirror in the high room, although it is silky black in the morning, has turned into snow at night.
Oh, let a man with spirit take risks where he wants to go, and never point his golden cup at the moon empty! .
Since God has given talents, let them be used! As for the money, although it is scattered, it will get together again.
Cook a sheep, kill a cow, sharpen your appetite, and let me, 300 bowls, take a big drink! .
Master Cen, Dan Qiusheng can drink and drink endlessly.
Let me sing you a song! Please listen to me.
What are bells and drums, delicacies and treasures? I hope I will never wake up.
Ancient sober people and sages were forgotten, and only great drinkers can be immortalized.
Chen bought a barrel of wine with 10 thousand gold coins at a banquet in the temple, and everyone laughed and said one-liners
Why do you say, my master, your money is gone? , to buy wine, we drink together! .
Five flower horses, Hsi Chin, give them to the boy in exchange for good wine. Whatever you want, sell eternal sorrow.
Translation:
Didn't you see that the water of the Yellow River fell from the sky, and the waves rolled straight into the East China Sea and never returned?
Can't you see your elderly parents sighing in front of the mirror about their white hair? They still have black hair in the morning, but how can they turn white at night?
When you are proud of your life, you should indulge in joy and don't let this golden cup be empty for the bright moon.
Everyone's birth must have its own value and significance. With a stroke of the pen, gold can still be recovered.
Let's have fun cooking sheep and slaughtering cattle. It's not too much to drink three hundred cups at a time!
Master Cen, Dan Qiusheng! Drink it quickly! Do not stop.
Let me sing a song for you, please listen to me carefully:
What is precious about the luxurious life of eating delicacies all day? I just want to stay drunk.
Since ancient times, sages have been deserted and lonely, and only those who can drink can leave a good reputation.
Do you know the optimistic story of Cao Zhi's banquet in Wang Chen? You also drank heavily when you were fighting for wine, which made the host and guest have a good time.
Master, why do you say there is not much money? Just buy wine and we'll drink it together.
Call your children out and let them change wine. Let's get rid of this endless sadness!
Creation background
There are different opinions about the writing time of this poem. Huang Xixuan's Chronicle of Li Taibai was compiled in the 11th year of Tianbao (752). It is generally believed that this is what Li Bai did when he wandered between Liang and Song Dynasties and met his friends Cenxun and Yuan Danqiu after he left Beijing in Tianbao years.
Brief introduction of the author
Li Bai (70 1-762), whose name is Taibai, is a violet layman, also known as "fallen fairy". He was a great romantic poet in Tang Dynasty, and was praised as "Poet Fairy" by later generations. It is also called "Du Li" with Du Fu. In order to distinguish it from the other two poets, Li Shangyin and Du Mu, namely "Little Du Li", Du Fu and Li Bai are also called "Big Du Li". He is cheerful and generous, loves to drink and write poems, and likes to make friends.
Li Baiyou's Collection of Li Taibai has been handed down from generation to generation, and most of his poems were written when he was drunk. His representative works include Looking at Lushan Waterfall, it is hard to go, Difficult Road to Shu, Entering Wine, Yue Nv Ci, First Sending to Baidicheng, etc.
There were biographies of Li Bai's Ci and Fu in the Song Dynasty (such as Wen Ying's Xiang Ji). As far as its pioneering significance and artistic achievements are concerned, Li Bai's Ci Fu enjoys a high status.