"Only when the mountains have no edges and the heaven and earth are united can I dare to break up with you." It means: Unless the towering mountains disappear and the heaven and earth intersect and connect, I will not dare to abandon my love for you!
Full text: Shangxie, I want to know you, and I will live forever. ?The mountains have no mausoleums, and the rivers are exhausted. ?Thunder trembles in winter, and it rains and snows in summer. ?When heaven and earth are in harmony, ?I dare to be with you.
Translation: Oh God! I long to know and cherish you, and this will never fade away. Unless the towering mountains disappear, unless the surging rivers dry up. Unless the thunder rolls in the cold winter, unless the snow falls in the scorching heat, and unless the heaven and earth intersect and connect, I will not dare to abandon my love for you!
"Shangxie" is a Yuefu folk song produced in the Han Dynasty. This is a love song, the heroine's pledge of faithful love. This poem uses five impossible things from the sentence "There is no mountain to a mausoleum" to express his undying love. It is full of rock-firm faith and flame-like passion.
Extended information:
"Shangxie" is one of the "Eighteen Songs of Cymbals" and belongs to Yuefu's "Advocacy Songs". "Shangxie" is a folk love song, a love poem with strong emotions and unrestrained momentum. The woman in the poem expresses her undying feelings for her lover. She swears by the sky and the earth as proof that she will always be in love with her lover.
The "Poetry Appreciation Dictionary of Han, Wei and Six Dynasties" believes that it should be combined with "Some Thoughts" into one article. "Thinking" means considering breaking up, while "Shangxie" means making a firmer vow after making up one's mind. "Yuefu Poetry Appreciation Dictionary" believes that the two are independent of each other.
The whole poem is expressive without any embellishment. The three sentences "Shangxie" are written with abrupt and extraordinary momentum. They swear to the sky and speak the truth directly. They not only see the fierceness of love, but also reveal the long-suppressed anger. The five words "long life without end" are sonorous and powerful, full of loyalty and steadfastness.
The word "desire" vividly expresses the rebellious female character who cannot bear the constraints of ethics and pursues a happy life. Although these three sentences do not describe the image, the image of a sincere, loyal and strong woman has clearly stood in front of the readers.
This unparalleled way of expressing love in ancient and modern times can be said to be a masterpiece. The heroine in the poem confesses her heart in the form of an oath, and uses impossible natural phenomena to prove her loyalty to love, which indeed has a strong subjective color. The poem is short but sentimental, touching the heart.
From an artistic point of view, the lyricism of "The Evil" is extremely romantic, and the love desire in it is like the unstoppable eruption of magma, with majestic momentum and compelling passion. Reading "Shangxie", it seems that through the bright poems, you can hear the sound of the woman's rapid breathing. "Shangxie" is a love chapter forged with blood and even life. Its language and sentences are short and long, and are composed according to the mood. The syllables are short and urgent, and the words have ups and downs.