Summer quatrains is a five-character quatrain written by Li Qingzhao, a poet in the Song Dynasty.
The first two sentences of the poem are astounding and straightforward, suggesting that people "live like outstanding people", make contributions to the country and serve the court.
"Death" should also be a "ghost hero" to be a hero with indomitable spirit. Deep patriotism gushed out and shocked people.
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Summer quatrains
Author: Li Qingzhao
Live and be a man among men; Die and become the soul in the soul.
Today, people still miss Xiang Yu because he refused to live and returned to the East.
Poetry translation
You should be born a hero and die a ghost.
To this day, people still miss Xiang Yu because he refused to cross the river and return to Jiangdong.
This poem clearly puts forward the value orientation of life: people should be heroes in life and make contributions to the country; Even if you die, you have to die for your country and become a hero in ghosts. Patriotic passion, beyond words, was really inspiring. The rulers of the southern song dynasty ignored the lives of the people and only cared about their own escape; Abandon the rivers and mountains of the Central Plains and drag out an ignoble existence. Therefore, the poet remembered Xiang Yu and used Xiang Yu's feat to lash out at the shameless behavior of the rulers in the Southern Song Dynasty.