Full text: After all the hardships, only a few stars are scattered around. The mountains and rivers are broken, the wind flutters and the catkins float, and the life experience is ups and downs. Afraid to say panic on the beach, sigh alone in the ocean. Who has never died since ancient times? Keep your loyalty to reflect history.
Translation: Looking back on my early years of hard work in transitioning from the imperial examination to becoming an official, it has been four years since the war ended. The country is in danger like catkins in a strong wind, and an individual is like duckweed in a sudden rain.
The disastrous defeat in Panpantan makes me still panic. Ling Dingyang was trapped in Yuanlu, but I felt lonely and alone. Who has been able to live forever since ancient times? I want to leave a piece of patriotic loyalty reflected in the annals of history.
The author of "Crossing the Lingding Ocean" was written by Wen Tianxiang in the Song Dynasty.
This poem is full of sorrow and sorrow, lamenting both the fate of the country and itself, exaggerating the hatred of the family and the country, the hardships and hardships to the extreme, but in the last line, it turns from sadness to strength, from depression to elation, bursting out " The poem "Who has never died in life since ancient times has left his loyal heart to illuminate history", which is impassioned and resounding. With majestic momentum and high-pitched tone, it shows the poet's national integrity and his outlook on life and death of sacrificing his life for righteousness. Extended information
The first two sentences of this poem reflect the poet's review of his life; the middle four sentences closely follow "The fight is rare" and clearly express the author's understanding of the current situation; the last two sentences are the author's reflection on his own destiny. Choose without hesitation. The whole poem expresses the impassioned patriotic enthusiasm, the high moral integrity and the outlook on life of sacrificing one's life for righteousness. It is a noble expression of the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation.
Creative background: This poem appears in Wen Tianxiang's "The Complete Works of Mr. Wenshan", which is dated to 1279 AD (the second year of Song Xiangxing). In 1278 AD (the first year of Xiangxing in the Song Dynasty), Wen Tianxiang was defeated and captured at Wupoling in the north of Haifeng, Guangdong. He was taken to a ship and wrote this poem when he crossed the Lingding Ocean the following year.
He was then escorted to Yashan. Zhang Hongfan forced him to write a letter to recruit Zhang Shijie, Lu Xiufu and others who were defending Yashan to surrender. Wen Tianxiang refused and showed this poem to clarify his ambition.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Crossing Lingding Ocean