A square inch describes the storage space of human heart.
The word "square inch" comes from "The Ballad of Konghou" written by the romantic poet Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty. "The Ballad of Konghou" is a Yuefu poem. The first four sentences of this poem use metaphors to say that you need to be careful when making friends, and they also list positive examples of friendships between noble and humble people without wavering in your heart.
Original text:
Konghou Ballad
Don’t climb the dragon when climbing the sky, don’t ride the tiger when walking up the mountain.
Only Yan Ling and Guang Wu can make friends between the noble and the humble.
Zhou Gong was called the Great Sage, and he was in charge of Cai Ning's relationship.
A measure of millet in the Han Dynasty cannot be pounded with Huainan.
Brothers who are still on the road, I have peace of mind.
There are thousands of mountains and seas in the same space as others.
Qingyan asked a friend to come across Jiuyi Peak.
The flowers must fall early, and the peaches and plums are not as good as the pine trees.
Guan Baojiu is dead, who will follow him? ?
Vernacular translation:
Never ride a dragon to heaven, and never ride a tiger when climbing a mountain.
The only people in ancient times who have made friends between high and low without changing their minds are Yan Ziling and Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty.
The Duke of Zhou was known as the Great Sage, and he did not tolerate Uncle Guan and Uncle Cai.
The Han folk song "A foot of cloth can be sewed; a bushel of millet can be pounded. The two brothers are incompatible." This tells the story of the grievances between Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty and the King of Huainan.
My brothers are just like passers-by, who should I obey with my heart?
In the space of a human heart, there are thousands of mountains and seas.
I trusted my friend face to face, but in my heart I felt like I was separated by Jiuyi Peak.
When flowers bloom, they must wither. Peach and plum trees are not as strong as pine trees.
The friendship between Guan Zhong and Uncle Bao has long since died. Who can inherit their style?
Creative background:
"Konghou Ballad" is an old title of the ancient Yuefu, and Li Bai borrowed the old title to compose this poem. Today's Pei Fei thinks he doesn't know when this poem was written. However, the Compilation and Commentary of Li Bai's Complete Works edited by Zhan Yong dates this poem to the second year of Zhide (757), when it was written by Li Bai in Xunyang Prison.
Li Bai (701-762), also known as Taibai, also known as Qinglian Jushi. He is the most unique and greatest romantic poet after Qu Yuan. He is known as the "Immortal of Poetry" and is also known as "Li Du" together with Du Fu. His poems are mainly lyrical, showing his arrogant spirit of contempt for the powerful, expressing sympathy for the suffering of the people, and being good at describing natural scenery and expressing his love for the mountains and rivers of the motherland.
The poetic style is majestic and bold, the imagination is rich, the language flows naturally, the music is harmonious and changeable, and he is good at absorbing nutrients and materials from folk literature, myths and legends, forming his unique magnificent colors, reaching the height of the Tang Dynasty The pinnacle of the art of poetry. There are more than a thousand poems and articles in existence, including 30 volumes of "Li Taibai Collection".