The author of this poem is Li Qingzhao, a poet from the Song Dynasty. The poet used Xiang Yu's story to satirize the rulers of the Southern Song Dynasty, who did not care about the lives of the people and only cared about their own lives; they abandoned the mountains and rivers of the Central Plains and lived an ignoble existence. It expresses the poet's thoughts and feelings of hoping to resist the war and restore his homeland.
1. Original text
You will be a hero in life, and you will be a hero in death.
I still miss Xiang Yu and refuse to cross Jiangdong.
2. Translation
You should be a hero among men when you are alive, and you should be a hero among ghosts after death. To this day, people still miss Xiang Yu because he refused to live an ignoble existence and returned to Jiangdong.
3. Source
"Summer Quatrains" by Li Qingzhao of the Song Dynasty
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Appreciation
In this poem by Li Qingzhao, his hand is upright and dignified, penetrating the heart and pointing straight to the spine. "Being a hero in life, a hero in death" is not an exquisite combination of a few words, nor a clever embellishment of a few words; it is a condensation of the essence, a carrier of courage, and a fearless spirit. Life attitude. That kind of awe-inspiring character and awe-inspiring righteousness filled the world, making ghosts and gods change their colors in vain.
What is "as" is "also", a woman! The delicate and boneless hands, the delicate and powerless body, the tenderness of the performance, winding around the fingers and heart, the sadness cutting into the bones, the delicate and touching feeling.