First, the original:
Once the effort comes, there will be fewer stars around. The mountains and rivers are broken and the wind is floating, and life experiences are ups and downs. The beach of fear says fear, and there is a sigh in the ocean. Who hasn't died since ancient times? Take the heart of Dan and follow history. -Wen Tianxiang's Crossing the Ocean.
Second, translation:
Looking back, I experienced a lot of hardships when I entered the imperial examination in my early years, and now it has been four years since the end of the war. The country is in danger like catkins in a strong wind, and individuals are like duckweeds in a shower. I'm still afraid of the fiasco at Fear Beach. It's a pity that I'm alone in Yuan Lu. Who can live forever since ancient times? I want to leave a patriotic heart that reflects history.
Appreciation and author introduction:
First, appreciate:
"Who has never died in life since ancient times, leaving a heart to shine in history" is probably the most widely circulated and influential two sentences in China's patriotic poems; As the champion martyr, Wen Tianxiang also wrote the immortal legend in the history of China with his life and love. 1at the end of 278, Wen Tianxiang was defeated and captured, but failed to commit suicide.
In the first month of the following year, Wen Tianxiang was escorted to the north and sailed across Lingdingyang (now near the South Pearl River Estuary in Zhongshan, Guangdong). The leader of the Yuan Army forced Wen Tianxiang to hand over Zhang Shijie, marshal of Song Jun who was still fighting in Lushan, and Wen Tianxiang wrote this poem as an answer.
Secondly, the author introduces:
Wen Tianxiang (1June 6, 236-12831October 9), also known as Song Rui, was a Taoist priest. Han nationality, a native of Luling (now Ji 'an County, Jiangxi Province), was a minister, writer and national hero in the late Southern Song Dynasty. In the fourth year of Baoyu (1256), he was the champion, the official to the right prime minister, and the Tang ambassador. He was sent to the Yuan army barracks to negotiate and was detained.
After getting out of danger, he went to Tangwan, Taixian County via Gaoyou, and returned to the south from Nantong, insisting on resisting Yuan. In the first year of Xiangguang (1278), he was defeated and captured by Zhang Hongfan. He struggled in prison for more than three years, and then died peacefully in Chai Shi.