Among the poets in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, Wang Changling's frontier poems are also unique and highly respected. The Song of the Frontier, written by this poet when he roamed the northwest frontier in his early years, is a very distinctive work.
The last song:
The withered mulberry trees sing cicadas, and the intersection of Xiaoguan in August is crisp in autumn.
After leaving the frontier, the climate turned cold and it was full of yellow reeds.
Heroes are coming to you, and the ice is old and dusty.
Learn to boast about brave rangers and horses.
Translation of works:
Cicada sings in the lonely and barren mulberry forest,
In August, Xiao Guan Road was crisp and deserted in autumn.
Leaving the traffic jam, it's getting cold.
There are reeds lying on the ground in the pass.
Heroes who have come to Shanxi and Hebei since ancient times,
Are accompanied by dust and yellow sand to grow old.
Don't learn from the ranger who thinks he is brave and doesn't care about his life.
Sing and brag about the purple horse.
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Xia Sai's songs (Wang Changling's poems) generally refer to the four major Xia Sai's songs (Wang Changling's poems).
Four Poems by Xia Sai is a set of poems written by Wang Changling, a poet in the Tang Dynasty.
This poem describes the frontier fortress scenery and expresses the author's anti-war thoughts.
Starting from the bleak environment, the second song focuses on the hardships of military life and the cruelty of war, and contains the poet's opposition to war.
The third poem describes the whole process of a battle, fully reveals the cruelty of the war and expresses deep sympathy for the ordinary foot soldiers guarding the border.
The fourth poem describes the scene of a general who was buried after being martyred in the war, revealing the author's injustice to the court's meritorious soldiers and his criticism of many years of war.
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