Source "Short Songs"-Han Dynasty: Cao Cao
Be generous, and your troubles will be unforgettable.
How to solve your worries? Only Du Kang.
Qingqing is your collar, YY is my miss.
But for your sake, I've thought it over.
The song at the banquet was impassioned, but the sadness in my heart was hard to forget. By what to alleviate depression? Only drink wine. Scholar, you make me miss you day and night. It is because of you that I have been chanting deeply to this day.
Extended data
1, the creation background of short songs
The writing time of this poem is uncertain, that is, before Battle of Red Cliffs and after Battle of Red Cliffs. The first statement is based on Zhang Hui's novel, which is not reliable. The second statement has no history or politics. Therefore, the creative background of this poem is still inconclusive.
2. Short song appreciation
The theme of this "short song" is very clear, that is, the author is thirsty for talents and hopes that all talents will come to him. In his political activities, in order to expand his ruling base among civilian landlords and crack down on reactionary hereditary forces, Cao Cao once strongly emphasized that "meritocracy means promotion", and for this reason, he successively issued orders to seek talents, promote scholars and escape.
In fact, "short song" is a "song of seeking the virtuous", and it is precisely because it uses the form of poetry and contains rich lyrical elements that it can play a unique infectious role, effectively publicize his persistence and cooperate with his decrees.