join the army
Don Wang Changling
Qinghai Changyun Dark Snow Mountain,
The lonely city looks at Yumen Pass.
Huang Sha wears golden armor in many battles.
If you don't break Loulan, you won't return it.
[Notes]
1. Join the army: The old topic of Yuefu's "Harmony and Flat Tone" focuses more on the military. Wang Changling wrote seven songs "Join the Army", and here is the fourth song.
2. Qinghai: Today's Qinghai Lake. Changyun: It's cloudy. It's all over the sky. Snow Mountain: A mountain covered with snow all year round, which refers to Qilian Mountain.
3. Isolated City: It refers to Yumenguan, with a vast territory and a sparse population, giving people the feeling of an isolated city.
4. Wear: Wear. Golden armor: combat suit, which is armor made of metal.
5. Destroy Loulan: Completely destroy the enemy by reference. Loulan: The name of Shanshan in the Western Regions in Han Dynasty generally refers to the Japanese invaders who invaded the northwest frontier at that time.
[Modern Translation]
The endless dark clouds in Qinghai Lake,
Qilian mountain covered with snow all year round;
From a distance, you can only see the lonely city.
That's Yumen Xiongguan, which can't be moved by the spring breeze.
On the vast battlefield of Huangsha,
In many battles, the soldiers wore out their armor, clothes and shirts.
But if we don't wipe out the invading border thieves completely,
They will swear to death not to return home!