Cao Cao's poem "Viewing the Sea" is as follows:
Cao Cao's poem "Viewing the Sea" was sketched by Cao Cao with a brush full of romantic passion when he was climbing the Jieshi Mountain to look at the sea. The magnificent scene of the sea swallowing up the sun and the moon and containing thousands of things is depicted; it depicts the majesty of the motherland's rivers and mountains. It not only depicts the magnificence of the mountains and the sea, but also expresses the poet's enterprising spirit of using the scenery to support his aspirations and have the world in mind.
The original text of the poem is as follows:
"Viewing the Sea" Cao Cao (Han Dynasty) went east to the Jieshi to view the sea. Where is the water? The mountains and islands are standing tall. There are many trees and lush grass. The autumn wind is bleak and the waves are rising. The movement of the sun and the moon can appear within it; the brilliant stars and stars can appear within it. Fortunately, even singing praises one's aspirations.
Vernacular translation:
Go east and climb the tall Jieshi Mountain to see the vast sea. The sea is so vast and vast, with mountains and islands standing tall and tall in the sea. The surrounding trees are lush and all kinds of grasses grow luxuriantly. There was a bleak wind, the vegetation was shaking, and huge waves were rolling in the sea. The sun and moon rise and set as if emanating from this vast ocean.
The brilliant stars in the Milky Way also seem to emerge from the embrace of the sea. What a blessing! Just use poetry to express your feelings.
Appreciation of the work:
The first four lines of poetry describe the scene of the sea, with movement and stillness. For example, "The autumn wind is bleak, the waves are rising" and "The water is sluggish" describe movement. Scenery, "crowded trees and luxuriant grass" and "mountains and islands" describe quiet scenes.
The water is sluggish and the mountains and islands stand out. This is the general impression you get when looking at the sea, a bit like the outline of a painting. In this "roaming" sea, the first thing that catches the eye is the abrupt and towering mountain islands. They are dotted on the flat sea, making the sea look magical and spectacular. These two sentences describe the general outline of the sea view, which will be described in depth below.
There are many trees and lush grass. The autumn wind is bleak and the waves are rising. The first two sentences specifically describe the mountain island of Changzhi: Although the autumn wind is bleak and the vegetation is falling, the island is lush with trees and lush grass, giving people a poetic feeling.
The last two sentences are a further description of the sentence "How is the water?": Looking carefully, the sea surface in the bleak autumn wind is actually huge waves, turbulent and ups and downs. It shows that in the face of the bleak autumn wind, the author still has the "ambitious" mind of "an old man who is still in trouble but aims for a thousand miles".