"If you are successful in life, you must have all the joy" comes from Li Bai's Yuefu poem "About to Enter the Wine"
If you don't see it, the water of the Yellow River will come up from the sky, and it will never return to the sea.
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 spending all my money.
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.
The bells, drums, food and jade are not expensive, but I hope I will never wake up after being drunk for a long time.
Since ancient times, all the sages and sages were lonely, but only the drinkers left their names.
In the old days, King Chen used to have banquets, fights 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.
Translation
Can't you see the water of the Yellow River rushing from the sky?
The waves roll straight to the East China Sea and never come back.
You haven’t seen those elderly parents lamenting their gray hair in front of the mirror.
The black hair that was all over my head when I was young is now completely white. (It means youth is short-lived)
(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 swipe, it can still be obtained again.
We are cooking sheep and slaughtering cows for fun,
(Today) drinking three hundred cups at once is not too much!
Master Cen and Dan Qiusheng!
Hurry up and 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 live in a drunken dream but don’t want 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?
There were thousands of wine fights and boozy drinks, so that the guests and hosts could enjoy themselves.
Master, why do you say I 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 sorrow!
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 reveals his indulgence in enjoyment. In this poem, he interprets Zhuangzi's philosophy of enjoying life and expresses his contempt for wealth and sages. But while he was drinking and having fun, he actually harbored a deep feeling of unappreciated talent. The whole poem is heroic, unrestrained in emotion, fluent in language, and highly contagious. Li Bai expressed his anger by "using the topic to play" and drinking to drown his sorrows.