Song of the Big Wind is a poem written by Emperor Liu Bang of the Western Han Dynasty. The original text is as follows:
The wind is blowing and the clouds are flying.
Vega returned to her home in the sea,
Andrew's soldiers are always looking.
Liu Bang, the Emperor Gaozu, returned to Chang 'an after defeating the Ying Bu army, passed by his hometown Pei County and invited his fellow villagers to drink. After getting drunk, Liu Bang sang this song "Song of the Great Wind", expressing his great ambition to safeguard the unity of the world. This poem has only three sentences. The first two sentences are straightforward and heroic, but the third sentence suddenly reveals anxiety about the uncertain future and expresses the author's deep sorrow for the country's instability. The whole poem is seamless, with simple and magnificent language, double thoughts and feelings and unique style.
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Creation background
In October of the 12th year of Emperor Gaozu (BC 196), Ying Bu, king of Huainan, rose up against Han. Because he was brave and good at fighting, Liu Bang had to go out in person. Later, Ying Bu was defeated. On his way back to the army after the victory, Liu Bang stopped by his hometown, Pei County (now Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province), and called his former friends and elders to drink together for more than ten days. One day, when he drank too much wine, Liu Bang sang while hammering and improvised this song "Song of the Strong Wind".
A few years before the creation of this poem, the newly established Han Empire experienced rebellions in Rebecca, Zhang Qian, Han Wangxin and Chen Yi. Now the rebellion in Ying Bu has been put down, but the Huns in the north are eyeing up, the strength of the domestic rebels is waiting for an opportunity, and the whole country is teetering. Liu Bang has returned to his hometown at this moment, remembering that the ups and downs of the first half of his life have brought today's glory, and all forces are trying to push this empire he built himself into the abyss. Presumably, Liu Bang sang this poem with a kind of heroism under the cover of sadness.
About the author?
Liu Bang, Han Gaozu, a native of Fengyi, Pei County, was the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty, one of the great pioneers of the Han national culture, and an outstanding politician, strategist and conductor in the history of China. He made outstanding contributions to the development of the Han nationality and the unification and strength of China.
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