Guo Yang's poem, seen in the Complete Works of Mr. Wenshan in Wen Tianxiang, is considered to be the second year of Song Xiangxing (A.D. 1279). In 1278, the first year of Song Xiangxing, Wen Tianxiang was defeated and captured in Wupoling, Haifeng, Guangdong, and was taken aboard. This poem was written when he crossed Lingdingyang in the second year. Later, he was escorted to the cliff mountain, and Zhang Hongfan forced him to write a letter to make Zhang Shijie, Lu Xiufu and others who stood on the cliff mountain surrender. Wen Tianxiang refused to accept this poem and showed his ambition.
Guo Yang original:
Once the effort comes, there will be fewer stars around.
The mountains and rivers are broken and the wind is floating, and life experiences are ups and downs.
The beach of fear says fear, and there is a sigh in the ocean.
Since ancient times, no one has died in life, leaving a heart that shines through history.
After zero, Ding Yang translated:
Looking back, I experienced a lot of hardships when I entered the imperial examination in my early years, and now it has been four years since the end of the war.
The country is in danger like catkins in a strong wind, and individuals are like duckweeds in a shower.
I'm still afraid of the fiasco at Fear Beach. It's a pity that I'm alone in Yuan Lu.
Since ancient times, no one can live forever. I want to leave a patriotic heart to reflect on history.
In the first two sentences of this poem, the poet reviews his life. The middle four sentences clearly express the author's understanding of the current situation. The last two sentences are the author's choice of his own destiny without hesitation. The whole poem shows impassioned patriotic enthusiasm, lofty moral integrity and the outlook on life, which is a lofty expression of the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation.
Brief introduction of Wen Tianxiang
Wen Tianxiang (1236- 1282), a native of Ji 'an, Jiangxi, was born in Luling, Jizhou. 1256, Song Lizong Baoyu was the first scholar in four years. A.D. 1275, in the first year of Deyou, Yuan soldiers went east, joined the rebel army in Ganzhou formation, and entered Lin 'an, now Hangzhou, Zhejiang. The following year, in addition to the right prime minister and an envoy of the Tang Dynasty, he was sent to the Yuan army to negotiate peace, was detained, and then fled to Wenzhou, and moved to Jiangxi, Fujian, Ling and other places to recover many counties. A.D. 1278, Xiang Xing was defeated and captured in the first year at the end of the Song Dynasty, and died in Beijing. Can write poems and songs, and write more about his unyielding determination to die. There is The Complete Works of Mr. Wenshan.