This poem is from the Tang Dynasty poet Li He's "Wild Goose Gate Tai Shou Hang".
The original text is as follows:
Enemy soldiers rolled in like dark clouds in an attempt to tear down the city wall; Our army was ready, and the sun shone on the armor, glittering with gold.
In autumn, the loud bugle sounded; The soldier's blood became dark in the night.
The red flag rolled half, and the reinforcements rushed to Xiao; The night frost is heavy and the drums are gloomy.
Just to return the king, sword and death.
Vernacular translation:
Enemy soldiers rolled in like dark clouds, trying to destroy the city wall; Because our army is strict, the sun shines on the armor and the golden light flashes. In autumn, the loud bugles shake the earth; At night, the soldiers' blood coagulated into dark purple. The red flag is half-rolled, and reinforcements rush to Xiao; The night is frosty and the drums are gloomy. Just to repay the king's kindness, he held a sword and died.
Extended data:
Overall evaluation:
During the mid-Tang Dynasty, wars between and against vassals came one after another and never ended. All kinds of rumors in the war come from the battlefield full of flames, including news of failure and news of victory;
The second sentence says that our military capability is clean, our military strength is majestic, and we have the spirit of staying calm in times of crisis. The pictures of these two sentences are vivid and touching: under the rolling black clouds, fierce enemy troops come to my lonely city, which is likely to destroy the city; However, our soldiers are fearless and dressed in armor; In the sunshine, glittering and magnificent, is preparing to attack. At the beginning of the poem, the contrast shows the critical situation and the heroism of our soldiers.
Three or four sentences further exaggerate the tragic atmosphere from two aspects: sound and color. Horn blare, originally is a very sad voice; Now echoing in the bleak autumn, it is naturally more tragic.
Start with the sound here. "Stuffing with fat to coagulate night purple" is a contrast in color. In the twilight, the walls with red borders are condensed in the twilight, showing a deep purple color, adding a tragic color to this tragic picture.
In the bleak autumn wind and autumn colors, a group of brave people in white clothes and white towels bid farewell to the Yishui River, which is rushing southeast in the river. They sent soldiers to die for the survival of the country. A strong man solemnly took out a stringed instrument, Zhu, and played a sad tune;
The last four sentences are about the activities of the rescue forces. "Half-rolled red flag is near Yishui" and "half-rolled" have extremely rich meanings. Marching in the dark, to stop it, is to "surprise, attack unprepared": "coming to Yishui" not only shows the location of the battle, but also implies that the soldiers have a strong pride of "the wind blows and the water cools, and the strong men are gone forever" Then describe the bitter battle scene: as soon as the rescue troops approached the enemy camp, they beat gongs and drums and cheered and went into battle.
Li He used the image of Yi Shui to influence people's association and render the tragic atmosphere here. Frost gives people a cold feeling; The low drums added to the oppressive feeling of the war atmosphere. The above six sentences are based on heavy colors: black and purple, and decorated with purple and red, so that the artistic conception of the poem enters people's eyes in a low tone.
This poem, colorful and mottled, depicts a tragic and tragic battle scene, which is bizarre; However, this colorful and peculiar picture accurately shows the frontier fortress scenery and the rapidly changing war situation at a specific time and place, which is very appropriate. Only its strangeness makes it more novel; Only when it is appropriate can it feel true;
Strange and just right, thus forming a muddy and emotional artistic conception. This is Li He's unique skill in writing poems, which is both valuable and valuable to him.
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