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.