Red cliff song farewell
Lipper
When the two dragons fought a decisive battle, Chibi's boat was swept away.
The fire shone on the sea of clouds, and Zhou Yu broke Tsao Gong here.
When I went to Cangjiang in June, whales and giant salamanders suddenly left traces.
Everyone wants to report my old friends with a book, which makes me feel very powerful.
Translation/translation
Like the Battle of the Two Dragons, Battle of Red Cliffs and Cao Cao's boat were swept away. The flames were blazing and smoke was everywhere, shining on the sea of clouds. Zhou Yu defeated Tsao Gong here. Jun went to the river to see the clear water and saw the remains of whale hunting at that time. Please write me your impressions of the scene one by one, so that I can cheer up after reading the letter.
To annotate ...
① Erlong: refers to both sides of the war. This refers to Cao Cao and Sun Quan. Male and female: refers to winning or losing.
⑵ "Chibi" sentence: In the twelfth year of Jian 'an (2008), Liu Bei and Sun Quan joined forces with Cao Cao to fight in Chibi. Zhou Yu used Huang Gai's fake surrender. "The ships are angry at the same time, the wind is fierce, and it is known that the shore camp is late. Of course, smoke rose to the sky, and many people were burned to death and drowned "(see the reflection of Wu Shu Zhou Yuchuan).
⑶ Cangjiang: refers to the Yangtze River, which was named after its clear blue in ancient times. Hope: a "get".
(4) Whale: the name of a big fish, which is a metaphor for unjust people who devour small countries. "Twelve Years of Zuo Zhuan Gong Xuan" "The ancients Wang Ming was disrespectful. Seize its whale and seal it, thinking it was a massacre. " Du pre-note: "Whale, the name of mermaid, is used to refer to the unjust people swallowing small countries." This refers to the armies of Cao Cao and Sun Liu.
Appreciation/appreciation
As can be seen from the title of this poem, the poet's creative intention is to artistically unify the two contents of chanting Red Cliff and seeing off friends, highlighting the former.
The poem consists of eight sentences, the first four of which are about Battle of Red Cliffs's deeds, and the last four are about feelings of parting, forming two relatively independent paragraphs. Surprisingly, Li Bai successfully completed the task of chanting history in only four sentences in the first half.
"Ssangyong War, Chibi Building sweeps the floor." Battle of Red Cliffs and Cao Cao used a large number of troops to go deep into the territory of Soochow, bent on "fighting" with Zhou Yu and "fighting" for men and women. Although Zhou Yu was at a disadvantage, he was able to turn the disadvantage into an advantage and win by fire, and Cao Cao was only defeated by the whole army in the end. The above contents are artistically expressed in these two poems. The last sentence uses the allusion of "Dragon Fighting Wild" in Zhouyi. "The Battle of the Two Dragons" is a symbol of the stalemate between Wei and Wu. The next sentence, with a sudden stroke, directly wrote the end of the failure of Battle of Red Cliffs Cao Cao Navy. The word "empty building" is wonderful. Cao Jun's ships gathered on the river, forming a huge water position, claiming to be as strong as Jincheng. Unexpectedly, this "land" was swept away in an instant. The poet said that he camped on "land" instead of building ships on water, which is not only a true portrayal of the complete destruction of Cao Cao's navy in Wu, but also an implicit irony of his dream of annexing Dongwu land.
"The fire shines on the sea of clouds, and Zhou Yu breaks Cao Gong here." The poet in front predicted the end of the war with the words "sweeping the floor". These two sentences specifically explain the cause of this ending. However, the phrase "fire" is not only an explanation of the reason for the "building sweeping the floor", but more importantly, it is a true portrayal of the scene of burning the sky, boiling water steaming clouds and a sea of fire on the ancient battlefield. The words "Zhang" and "Zhao" in the previous sentence greatly exaggerated Wu Jun's offensive. The poet reversed the causal relationship, which not only played a leading role, but also showed the poet's deep appreciation for the brilliant achievements that were sure to win. Battle of Red Cliffs's victory or defeat, of course, is caused by Wu Fang's use of fire attack, but in the final analysis, it still depends on the strategic and tactical level of the commanders of the two armies. The poet pointed out with a majestic pen: Zhou Yu, who is good at decisive battle, leisurely defeated hundreds of thousands of Cao Cao's army at the foot of Chibi Mountain. Although this sentence has added discussion elements, Zhou Yu's Confucian demeanor is simple and natural.
The farewell in the second half is based on chanting history. Although the number of words is equal to the first half, it is actually equal to the vassal of the first half. "When you go to Cangjiang to see the bright blue", when this friend leaves him and looks at the green Jiangbo, it is inevitable that there will be sadness in Nanpu's farewell. However, the "remnants" of the "two dragons fighting" on the ancient battlefield still remain in my mind. "Whales and salamanders will suddenly leave a trail." "Whale catfish" is an association caused by allusions in Zuo Zhuan. "Whale" is a "big fish name", which is used to describe "unjust people who devour small countries". The meaning of "abrupt" is the same as violation. Here, Li Bai is a metaphor for Cao Cao relying on power to annex Soochow. In his farewell poems, Li Bai did not completely separate the emotional clues of chanting history. However, the poet immediately returned to reality, "one book pays for an old friend", hoping that his friends can often write to report good news after they leave. This friend must be an ambitious figure. So the poet wrote at the end: "I want to be strong." Poets can get inspiring information from friends and greatly strengthen their "heart" courage and spirit.
In his early years, Li Bai had the political ambition of "setting great ambitions" and "moving the region of the world" (Dai Shoushan answered Meng Shaofu's command document), and this poem reflected his thoughts and feelings of saving the world and the people in his prime to some extent. This poem combines history chanting with farewell, highlighting the former, which is the reason.
This poem is similar to a kind of "short song in early Tang Dynasty" in form. However, unlike Wang Bo, it avoids the use of laws and turns a beautiful and peaceful tone into a generous and dignified voice.