Tian Xiang, Wen Song
When hard work comes,
There are few stars around.
The mountains and rivers are broken and the clouds are surging.
Life experiences ups and downs.
Fear. The beach says fear,
Sigh in the ocean.
Who hasn't died since ancient times?
Take the heart of Dan and follow history.
Translation:
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. Who can live forever since ancient times? I want to leave a patriotic heart that reflects history.
To annotate ...
(1) Lingdingyang: Lingdingyang is "Ding Lingyang". Now it is outside the Pearl River Estuary in Guangdong Province. 1at the end of 278, Wen Tianxiang led an army to fight fiercely with the Yuan Army in Wupoling, Guangdong, and was defeated and captured. He was once imprisoned on a ship.
(2) Encounter: Encounter. Since then, because he was proficient in a Confucian classic and passed the imperial examination, he was used as an official by the court. At the age of twenty, Wen Tianxiang won the first prize.
(3) Battle: refers to the war against the Yuan Dynasty. Liáo waterfall: desolate and cold. One is "falling". Four stars: the fourth anniversary. It took four years for Wen Tianxiang to fight Yuan from 1275 to be captured in 1278.
(4) catkin: catkin.
(5) Ping: duckweed.
(6) Fear beach: In today's wanan county, Jiangxi Province, it is a dangerous beach in the Ganjiang River. 1277, Wen Tianxiang was defeated by the Yuan Army in Jiangxi, with heavy casualties, and his wife and children were also captured by the Yuan Army. He retreated to Fujian through the beach of fear.
(7) Odd: the appearance of being alone.
(8) Dan Xin: Red heart, which means loyalty. History: the same sweat, history. In ancient times, bamboo slips were used to write, which was first dried with fire. After drying, it was easy to write, and it was not moth-eaten. It was also called history books.