In order to repay the monarch's reward and love, the sword in his hand is willing to fight to the death for his country.
Original text of Li He's Wild Goose Gate Taishouxing in Tang Dynasty:
Enemy soldiers rolled in like dark clouds in an attempt to tear down the city wall; Our army was ready, and the sun shone on the armor, glittering with gold.
In autumn, the loud bugle sounded; The soldier's blood became dark in the night.
The red flag rolled half, and the reinforcements rushed to Xiao; The night frost is heavy and the drums are gloomy.
Just to return the king, sword and death.
Translation:
Enemy soldiers rolled in like dark clouds, trying to destroy the city wall; The soldiers' armor shone golden in the sun. The sound of the horn resounded through the autumn sky, and the clouds on the horizon beyond the Great Wall turned the night sky purple. The red flag is half-rolled, and reinforcements rush to Xiao; The night is frosty and the drums are gloomy. In order to repay the monarch's reward and love, he is willing to fight for his country to the death with a sword in his hand.
Extended data
Creation background
There are two theories about the age of this poem. One kind: This poem was written in 8 14 (Tang Xianzong Yuan and 9 years). At that time, Tang Xianzong took Zhang Xu as our time, and led the troops to quell the Yanmen rebellion. Li He improvised poems to boost morale and made this song "Wild Goose Gate". To put it another way, according to Tang Zhanggu's Advocating Leisure, Li He showed Han Yu a volume of poetry, and Han Yu appreciated it after reading it. It was in 807 AD (Yuan and two years).
Poetry appreciation
Yan Men Tai Shou Hang is a poem by Li He, which describes the war scene with the ancient theme of Yuefu. This poem depicts the tragic battle scene with rich mottled colors, and the strange picture accurately shows the frontier fortress scenery and ever-changing war situation at a specific time and place.
The first two sentences of this poem are intended to exaggerate the atmosphere and outline the tension of war for readers. The first sentence uses "dark clouds" to describe the fierce enemy, then uses the verb "pressure" to describe this situation, and then uses the word "destroy" to make up for this fierce enemy, which directly depicts the dangerous situation.
The second sentence says that our military capability is clean, our military strength is dignified, and we have the spirit of staying calm in times of crisis. The pictures of these two sentences are vivid and touching: under the rolling black clouds, fierce enemy troops come to my lonely city, which is likely to destroy the city; However, our soldiers are fearless and dressed in armor; In the sunshine, glittering and magnificent, is preparing to attack. At the beginning of the poem, the contrast shows the critical situation and the heroism of our soldiers.
Three or four sentences further exaggerate the tragic atmosphere from two aspects: sound and color. Horn blare, originally is a very sad voice; Now echoing in the bleak autumn, it is naturally more tragic. Start with the sound here. "Stuffing with fat to coagulate night purple" is a contrast in color. At this time, the battlefield was covered with blood, showing dark purple under the condensation of dusk, adding a tragic color to this tragic picture.
"Half-rolled red flag is near Yishui" and "half-rolled" have extremely rich meanings. Marching in the dark, to stop it, is to "surprise, attack unprepared": "coming to Yishui" not only shows the location of the battle, but also implies that the soldiers have a strong pride of "the wind blows and the water cools, and the strong men are gone forever" Then describe the bitter battle scene: as soon as the rescue troops approached the enemy camp, they beat gongs and drums and cheered and went into battle. But the night is so cold and frosty that even the drums can't move. Faced with many difficulties, the soldiers were not discouraged.
The above six sentences are based on heavy colors: black and purple, and decorated with purple and red, so that the artistic conception of the poem enters people's eyes in a low tone. With harsh horns and dumb drums, a tragic sound is introduced into people's eardrums. Sound and color set each other off, making the tragic atmosphere more intense and moving.
After rendering the atmosphere, the poet let his hero appear. "I want to report to you on the golden platform, and I want to take Yulong to your death." The poet quoted the story that Yan Zhaowang built a platform to recruit talented people during the Warring States Period, and wrote the soldiers' determination to serve the court.
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