1. Xiongnu Song
Han Dynasty: Anonymous
The loss of my Yanzhi Mountain has made my women colorless.
The loss of our Qilian Mountains will deprive our animals of their ability to thrive.
Translation
With the loss of Yanzhi Mountain, we have difficulty grazing and live in poverty. The women do not have a good appearance because of the poor life. The loss of the Qilian Mountains has caused us to lose good pastures and livestock cannot breed. How miserable we are!
2. Guanshan Moon
Southern and Northern Dynasties: Xu Ling
In March and May of Guanshan, guests recall Qinchuan. The woman I miss is high up in the building, looking out the window. She should not be asleep.
The stars and flags reflect Shule, and the cloud array rises over Qilian. The fighting spirit is like this now, and I have been in the army for a few more years.
Translation
The fifteenth moon shines on Guanshan Mountain, and those who set off for the expedition miss their distant hometown. My wife must be standing on a high building at this time, looking out the window and unable to fall asleep at the border. The flag star shines on the head of Shule City, and dense clouds cover the Qilian Mountains. Nowadays, wars are so cruel and frequent. When can I end my military career and go home?
3. Joining the Army
Southern and Northern Dynasties: Lu Sidao
The beacon fire in Shuofang shines on the sweet spring, and Chang'an flying generals leave Qilian. Xiqu is a son of a good family with a jade sword, and a young man with a white horse and a golden guard.
In the bright moon, I am stationed in the right place, and in the dusk, the fish and the beautiful fish chase the left Xian. In the valley, a stone tiger holds an arrow, and on the mountain, a golden man once offered sacrifices to heaven.
The end of the world is endless, and this door is three thousand miles away. In the morning, you can see the yellow sand and yellow sands of Maling. In the evening, you can see the clouds rising in the formation of Dragon City.
The strange trees in the courtyard are already worth climbing, but the soldiers outside the Great Wall have not yet returned. The white clouds have just begun to descend outside the Tianshan Mountains, and the floating clouds are heading straight towards Wuyuan.
The mountain is insurmountable for thousands of miles, who can sit facing Fang Fei Yue. Running water breaks people's intestines on its own, but hard ice hurts horse bones.
The objects and flowers in the side courtyard are different, and the frost in winter and autumn never stops. The long wind blows across the water, and the returning geese reflect in the sky one after another.
After joining the army, the army marched thousands of miles and came out of Longting. Shan Yu has bowed to Wei Bridge. Where can the general find fame?
Translation
The flames of war in the northern frontier have shone on Ganquan Mountain, the former home of the Qin and Han Dynasties. The air generals and soldiers like Li Guang left Chang'an and then left the Qilian Mountain Pass. The soldiers holding rhinoceros skin shields and ice jade swords are all conscripted sons of good families, and those riding white horses and holding golden reins are all chivalrous young men. From early morning, they set up the "Yan Yue" formation at the frontier fortress, and when night approached, they used the "Fish Li" formation to defeat the officials of Zuo Xian who drove away the Huns.
In the valleys of the past battles, there are stories such as Li Guang's infinite power when he used a stone as a tiger arrow to hit the stone. On the mountains, there is a story about the Han general Huo Qubing who disarmed the enemy's sacrifice tools after defeating the enemy. Beautiful biography. The war was as endless as the end of the world, and the battlefield was three thousand miles away from Jimen (today's north of Beijing). What I saw in the morning was the rolling yellow sand at Maling Pass, and what I saw in the evening was the clouds of military formations at the King's Court of the Huns.
(Before the expedition left) The beautiful trees planted in the courtyard have grown to the size of people, but the relatives who fought outside the Great Wall have not yet returned. My heart is like the falling snow following my husband as far away as the Tianshan Mountains in central Xinjiang, and like floating clouds hanging over Wuyuan City in western Inner Mongolia. And those mountains and passes thousands of miles away are impassable. How can we cope with the clear moonlight alone under the fragrance of flowers?
The time after separation flies by like running water and makes people feel heartbroken. The hard battle and cold outside the Great Wall have repeatedly injured the bones of the war horses. The solar terms and phenology outside the Great Wall are very different from those in the mainland. Winter and autumn are long and spring is short. The ever-changing breeze can still accompany the river crossing, and the geese returning south can also continue to pass towards the horizon according to time.
Follow the army and go on an expedition thousands of miles away from the imperial city. Thinking about the fact that Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty in Weiqiao met the Xiongnu Chanyu and made peace and stopped fighting (this happened in 51 BC), where would the generals who wanted to fight but could not go to fight to win glory?
4. Traveling to Puban
Southern and Northern Dynasties: Lu Jue
The wind in the south of the Yangtze River has begun to spring, and the willows in the river have grown.
If there is no book from the South, why should I write it?
Wandering in the Qilian Mountains, floating under the high tower
Translation: It is already spring in the south of the Yangtze River, and the willow trees in the river have sprouted. The wild geese return south, how to write Cun Xin. Drifting to the Qilian Mountains, fluttering and swaying under the high tower.
5. Send Deputy Li to the Qixi Army
Tang Dynasty: Cen Shen
The volcano should be hotter in June, and there will be no pedestrians at the Chiting Pass.
Knowing that you are accustomed to Qilian City, how can you worry about seeing the moon on the platform?
Take off your saddle and temporarily enter the restaurant, and send you thousands of miles west to attack Hu.
His fame can only come from his horse. He is truly a heroic husband.
Translation
The Flame Mountain in June is even more scorching, and the Chiting crossing is feared to be cut off from pedestrians. Knowing that you often travel across Qilian City, how can I be afraid of seeing the Luntai Moon? Please dismount your horse and enter the restaurant temporarily. I will send you thousands of miles away to attack Hu. Fame, wealth and honor can only be obtained from horses. You are truly a heroic man.