The whole poem expresses the loyalty to Xiang Yu's love and farewell to life. Taking the oath of life and death as the word, it breaks Xiang Yu's love affair with a crystal clear family dedication, arouses Xiang Yu's fighting spirit and hopes for victory and breakthrough.
The original text is as follows:
Liu bang's army has crossed the border, and songs can be heard everywhere from the Han military camp.
Your majesty is exhausted, how can a concubine live!
The translation is as follows:
Hanwang Liu Bang's army has captured the land of Chu, and the sad voice of Chu came from all directions.
Your majesty, your heroism and strong will have run out. Why should I drag out an ignoble existence?
Comments on the text are as follows:
1 ellipsis: occupy, occupy.
② Four sides: one is a "square".
3 spirit: will and spirit.
Extended data:
Yu Ji often goes out with Xiang Yu. In the late period of Chu-Han struggle, Xiang Yu tended to lose. In 202 BC, it was besieged by the Han army (now southeast of Lingbi County, Anhui Province), and the food was serenaded. Embattled at night, heartbroken.
Facing Yu Ji, I meditated on wine and lamented in the camp: "If you pull up the mountain and make the world angry, you will not die when it is unfavorable." What can I do if I don't die? " (Historically known as "Gaixia Song") Let's sing, and Yu Ji combined this song with that one.
Xiang Yu and the soldiers around couldn't help crying. ?
Baidu Encyclopedia-He Gai Xia Song