Selected passages:
Oh, let a man with spirit take risks where he wants to go, and never point his golden cup at the moon empty! .
Since God has given talents, let them be used! As for the money, although it is scattered, it will get together again.
Cook a sheep, kill a cow, sharpen your appetite, and let me, 300 bowls, take a big drink! .
Master Cen, Dan Qiusheng can drink and drink endlessly.
Let me sing you a song! Please listen to me.
Translation:
When you are proud of your life, you should indulge in joy and don't let this golden cup be empty for the bright moon. Everyone's birth must have its own value and significance. With a stroke of the pen, gold can still be recovered. Let's have fun cooking sheep and slaughtering cattle. It's not too much to drink three hundred cups at a time!
Master Cen, Dan Qiusheng, drink quickly. Raise your glass and don't stop. Let me sing a song for you. Please listen carefully.
Source: Tang Libai, "Into the Wine"
Poetry appreciation
Drinking is a topic of Yuefu songs before the Tang Dynasty, and the content is mostly about drinking and singing. In this song, Li Bai "makes use of the topic" to drown his sorrows by drinking and express his anger.
This poem can represent the main artistic style of Li Bai's Yuefu songs, and it has always been respected by people. At the beginning of the poem, a set of parallel long sentences is used, which is like stormy waves and the Bajiang River is magnificent.
"Since God has given talents, let them be employed!" It is a well-known sentence, which shows the optimism and self-confidence of the poet. The poet's image of being good at drinking, making friends with elegant people and being unrestrained is vividly displayed in this poem. The whole poem is full of heroic ups and downs and romantic colors, which represents the characteristics of Li Bai's songs.