"Long Song Xing" Li Bai, Tang Dynasty
The peaches and plums will bloom in the sun, and the glory will shine as before.
The east wind moves all kinds of things, and the grass and trees are full of words.
The dead branches have no ugly leaves, and the dry water spits out clear springs.
Vigorously move heaven and earth, Xihe whips without stopping.
If fame is not announced early, how can books and silk be used to announce it?
Peaches and plums serve youth, who can live in the daytime.
Wealth and immortality are wasted.
Gold and stone are still sold, and wind and frost have no lasting quality.
Afraid of the setting sun and moon, I force myself to sing and drink.
The autumn frost does not spare anyone, and suddenly invades the Pu Liu.
Translation:
Peach and plum blossoms bloom in the sun, and the flowers are colorful, decorating the new year.
The east wind has revived all things, and the grass and trees seem to be happy and eager to talk.
Beautiful new leaves sprouted from the dead branches, and clear springs gurgled in the dry streams, full of life.
Creation moves the heavens and the earth, and the sun keeps racing on the sun’s chariot.
If you don’t establish your reputation early, how can your name be written in the historical records?
Peaches and plums must wait for spring, but who can make spring last forever?
Time waits for no one, and both wealth and immortality will pass by.
The strength of gold and stone will be eroded away, and nothing can last forever under the wind, frost, sun and moon.
I am deeply afraid that the sun and the moon will pass by in a flash, so I sing and drink wine, pretending to be happy.
Just like the willow tree under the frost in autumn, all of a sudden, old age is approaching and the body is already declining!
Extended information
Creative background:
"Long Song Xing" is a Yuefu poem written by Li Bai based on the old Yuefu title. From the creative content of this poem, we can know that it was written by Li Bai after he left the court after the third year of Tianbao in Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (744), that is, after he "returned the gold to the mountain".
It is precisely because of this situation that Li Bai can express the deep and endless sadness that "wealth and immortality are wasted", so he "forces singing and drinking". If you don't have personal experience and experience, you shouldn't cry for so long while singing.
Detailed notes:
1. Waiting: one is "get".
2. Prosperity: lush vegetation and blooming flowers.
3. East wind: spring breeze. Baiwu: all things.
4. "Withered branches" sentence: It means that new leaves grow from dead branches, and they are all lovely.
5. Xi (xī): a character in ancient myths and legends. The god who drives the sun's chariot.
6. Bamboo slips (bó): Bamboo slips and white silk. In ancient times, when there was no paper, bamboo slips were used to write text. By extension, it refers to books and historical records. "Historical Records·Xiaowen Chronicle": "Then the merits of the ancestors are written on bamboo and silk, and they will be used for all generations, forever and ever. I am very grateful for it."
7. Service: Need. Youth: refers to spring. In spring, the vegetation is lush and its color is green, hence its name. "Chu Ci·Dazhao": "Youth is thanked, and the sun shines brightly." Wang Yi notes: "Qing, the spring position in the east, its color is green."
8. 贳 (shì): Lend, Credit.
9. Cuō: tuó: frustrated; wasting time. Xie Tiao of the Southern Dynasties wrote in "He Wang Changshi was ill": "The days and years are fleeting, and the regrets accumulated are wasted time."
10. Shuò (shuò): melt and wear away. Han Meicheng's "Qifa": "Although it is as strong as gold and stone, it will still be broken when it is smashed."
11. Huan: one means "drinking".
12. Shu (shū): rapid appearance, describing unexpected speed
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