What does this sentence mean, when you are too humble to forget your country, you must wait for the coffin to close?

"I dare not forget my country, but I still have to wait." Although my position is low, I never dare to forget to worry about national affairs. Some things can only be finalized after death.

This poem comes from Lu You's "Disease Book".

The disease begins with a book.

Dynasty: Song Dynasty

Author: Lu You

Original text:

Sick and sick, the hat on his head seems to be very wide, and he is a lonely guest on the Chengdu River thousands of miles away.

Although the status is low, I never forget to worry about national affairs, but if I want to realize the ideal of reunification, I can only make a final conclusion after death.

I hope the gods of heaven and earth will bless the country, and the people in the north will wait day and night for the emperor to recover lost territory.

The loyalty spirit of Wang Zhu Ge Kongming's famous book "The Songs of Chu Shi Biao" will remain immortal, so we should read it carefully in the middle of the night.

translate

The sick body is weak and thin, so that the gauze hat on his head is also wide, and he lives alone in Jianggan, far from the capital.

Although the position is humble, I never dare to forget to worry about state affairs, and the final conclusion can only be made after death.

The god of heaven and earth protects the country, and the elders in the north look forward to you.

Example is a masterpiece handed down from generation to generation, and its loyalty lasts forever. I can't sleep at night, still watching carefully.

Lu You (1125—1210) is famous for his word service concept. Han nationality, a native of Yinshan, Yuezhou (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang), was a famous poet in the Southern Song Dynasty. When I was young, I was influenced by patriotic thoughts at home. When Emperor Gaozong was young, I should try it, which Qin Gui admired. Filial piety makes a scholar. Middle-aged into Shu, devoted to military life, the official to Baozhangge to be built. Retire to another country in his later years. There are more than 9,000 poems written today, which are extremely rich in content. He is the author of Poems of Jiannan, Collected Works of Weinan, Book of Southern Tang Dynasty, Notes on Old Ann Studies, etc.