Evil, I want to know you, and I want to live a long life.
I long to know you, long live, this heart will never fade.
Unless the towering mountains disappear, unless the raging rivers dry up.
Unless thunder rolls in the cold winter, unless it snows heavily in the hot summer, unless heaven and earth meet and connect, I dare to abandon my feelings for you until such a thing happens!
Translation:
God, I am eager to know you and cherish you. My heart will never fade. Unless the majestic mountains disappear, unless the raging rivers dry up. Unless the thunder is rolling in the cold winter, unless it snows heavily in the hot summer. I dare to give up my affection for you unless heaven and earth intersect.
Source: Business Association
Poetry appreciation
In the poem, five natural phenomena that are absolutely impossible to happen between heaven and earth are taken as vows to reflect the rock-solid affection of the heroine: "If there are five things, I can't be absolutely clear." Romantic and peculiar poetic thoughts have formed a strong, simple and magnificent style of this poem, thus vividly expressing the mentality of ancient women yearning for and pursuing pure love.
The heroine in the poem reveals her heart in the form of vows and proves her loyalty to love with impossible natural phenomena, which is indeed very subjective. The technique of "pledging to disprove" in Shangxie has a far-reaching influence on the creation of folk songs in later generations.