Lisao is a poem written by Qu Yuan, a poet in China during the Warring States Period, and it is also the longest lyric poem in ancient China. The original excerpt is as follows:
There is a long way to go in Xiu Yuan, and I will go up and down.
After drinking too much, the horses in the salty pond always rest on hibiscus flowers.
When the wood breaks, blow the sun and chat with the sheep.
Wang Shu was the pioneer before, and Fei Lian was the subordinate after.
Emperor Luan warned Yu first, but told Yu not to eat it.
I let the phoenix fly, followed by day and night.
Interpretation of vernacular Chinese: The road ahead is long, and I will search up and down. Let my horse drink in the salty pool and tie the reins to the hibiscus tree. If I break a branch to block the sun, I can wander leisurely for a while. Let uncle Wang in front be the pioneer, and let Fei Lian in the back follow closely. Wu Luan Phoenix was very wary of me, but Schleswig said it was not arranged yet. I ordered the phoenix to spread its wings and fly day and night.
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Creative background: Li Sao was written when Qu Yuan was alienated by Chu Huaiwang. It is a political lyric poem written by Qu Yuan according to the political reality of Chu State and his own grievances. Qu Yuan is rich in knowledge and has lofty ideals. He advocated amending the law internally and employing people externally.
The die-hards in the aristocratic group of Chu constantly attacked and excluded Qu Yuan, making it impossible to realize his political ideal of fighting for it all his life. He used poetry to pour out his sad thoughts and lingering emotions.
The theme of Li Sao's whole poem, that is, through the description of the poet's lifelong struggle for lofty ideals, strongly expresses his anguish and contradictory feelings of being killed, shows his spirit of dedication to his country, and his deep patriotism and sympathy for the people, and shows the poet's indomitable struggle spirit of bravely pursuing truth and light and upholding justice and ideals.
At the same time, it also profoundly exposed the decadent and dark nature of the Chu aristocratic group headed by Chu Jun, and criticized their crimes of reversing right and wrong, running a private party, harming talents and doing evil for the country.