The author of "Song of the Great Wind" was Liu Bang, who lived in the Han Dynasty.
The wind is blowing and the clouds are flying. Weijiahai came back to his hometown. The warriors of An De are guarding the four sides!
Translation:
The strong wind is blowing, the clouds are flying, I have unified the world and I am returning home in fine clothes, how can I get warriors to guard the country in all directions!
Appreciation:
"Song of the Great Wind" is a poem written by Emperor Liu Bang of the Han Dynasty. There are only three lines in this poem. The first two lines express one's feelings directly, are heroic and self-restrained, and appear to be smug and ambitious. The third line suddenly reveals the anxiety of an uncertain future, expressing the author's deep melancholy about the country's instability. The whole poem is coherent, simple in language, majestic, and contains dual thoughts and feelings, making it unique.
Creative background:
In October of the twelfth year of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty (196 BC), Wang Yingbu of Huainan launched an army to rebel; because of his bravery and proficiency in fighting, the military was very strong, and Liu Bang could not Not going out in person. Later, he defeated Yingbo. On his way back to the army after victory, Liu Bang took the opportunity to return to his hometown - Peixian County (now part of Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province). He summoned his former friends and elders to have a few drinks together. day. One day while drinking heavily, Liu Bang improvised the song "Song of the Wind" while building and singing.
A few years before the creation of this poem, the newly-established Han Empire experienced the rebellions of King Zang Tu of Yan, King Xin of Han, and Chen_. Now the Yingbu rebellion has been put down, but the Xiongnu in the north is eyeing them. Rebellious forces are also waiting for the opportunity, and the entire country is crumbling. Liu Bang returned to his hometown at this time, thinking of the ups and downs in the first half of his life that led to his current prosperity, and all forces were trying to push the empire he had built by his own hands into the abyss. Liu Bang must have been pregnant when he sang this poem. With a sense of heroism masked by sadness.