What kind of emotion does the ode to lime express?

This is a song to express one's wishes. The author uses lime as a metaphor to express his determination to be loyal to the country, not afraid of sacrifice and stick to noble sentiments.

As an object-chanting poem, it is of no value if it is only a mechanical record of things without the deep meaning of the author. The value of this poem lies in the metaphor that lime is everywhere, and reciting lime is to praise a person's open mind and lofty personality.

Limestone hymn

Dynasty: Ming dynasty

Author: Yu Qian (controversial)

Original text:

It can only be extracted from the deep mountains after being struck by thousands of hammers. It regards the burning of the burning fire as a very common thing.

Even if it is smashed to pieces, I am not afraid, and I am willing to leave a clean one in the world.

(One Work: Thousands Hit the Deep Mountain/Thousands Hit the Deep Mountain)

(A work: I don't hesitate to break bones/I'm not afraid to break bones/I'm not afraid to break bones)

translate

(Limestone) can only be mined from the deep mountains after thousands of hammering. It regards the burning of blazing fire as a very common thing.

Even if it is shattered, it is not afraid. It is willing to leave a clean body in the world.

To annotate ...

1. Lime hymn: Praise the lime. Chant: chant. It refers to a name of ancient song genre (a form of ancient poetry).

2. Hammer Digging: Numerous hammer digs describe that it is very difficult to mine lime. One thousand, ten thousand: function words, describing a lot. Hammer: Hammer. Chisel: to cut.

3. If you are free: This seems very common. If: as if, as if; Leisure: normal and relaxed.

4. Xiongnu: All of them.

5. Innocence: refers to the pure white color of lime, and also refers to noble moral integrity. Humans: Humans.