"The war in the South has been going on for ten years, and this head must be hung at the gate of the country" comes from Chen Yi's ancient poem "Meiling Three Chapters". The full text of the ancient poem is as follows:
The war in the South is going on. In ten years, this head must be hung at the door of the country.
If you all work harder in the future, good news will come to you as paper money.
Notes
Beacon smoke: Fireworks lit on a high platform as an alarm when an enemy invaded the ancient border, and later generally referred to war. This refers to the domestic revolutionary war at that time.
Gentlemen: Here is what you comrades mean. Zhu, many, everyone. Jun, a respectful title for people.
Translation
The South has been fighting for ten years. After death, the heads will be hung on the city gates. Those comrades who are still alive should work harder and be sure to commemorate them with news of victory. I.
Appreciation
The second song "Ten Years of War in the South" expresses the feelings of unrealized ambitions, death in peace, and passionate encouragement to comrades-in-arms. The sentence "This head must be hung at the gate of the country" is adapted from the story of Wu Zixu during the Wuyue struggle for hegemony in the Spring and Autumn Period, giving people a strong sense of tragedy. The tone of the next two sentences gradually slows down. The concluding sentence, "Good news flies in as paper money" is particularly brilliant. It not only closely echoes the previous poem, but also reveals from this unexpected imagination that a communist soldier still has a strong attachment to the revolutionary cause when facing danger. A firm belief filled with optimism. On his deathbed, Lu You, Fang Weng of the Song Dynasty, left a well-known last poem to his children: "After death, I know that everything will be in vain, but I will not be able to see the same sorrow as all the nine states. Wang Shibei set the Central Plains day, and the family sacrifices were not forgotten. "Weng." Compared with this poem by Chen Yi, although Lu You expressed his unwavering belief in the unity of the country, the poetry is sad but not heroic. Chen's poems are particularly tragic and touching in their ups and downs.