The original pinyin version of Gao Shi's "Yan Ge Xing" is as follows:
hàn jiāyān chén zài dōng běi, hàn jiàng cí jiāpò cán zéi.
The smoke and dust of the Han family are in the northeast, and the Han generals will resign and destroy their families.
nán ér běn zì zhòng héng xíng, tiān zǐfēi cháng cì yán sè.
A man is naturally proud of himself, but the emperor gives him great honor.
chuāng jīn fá gǔxià yú guān, jīng pèi wēi yí jié shí jiān.
The gold and drums are beaten down to Yuguan, and the jingles meander among the Jieshi.
xiào wèi yǔshūfēi hàn hǎi, chán yú liè huǒzhào láng shān.
The school captain Yu Shu flies across the vast sea, and the hunting fire of Shanyu shines on Langshan.
shān chuān xiāo tiáo jí biān tǔ, hú jì píng líng zá fēng yǔ.
The mountains and rivers are desolate and borderless, and the horses and horses are riding on the mausoleum, mixed with wind and rain.
zhàn shì jūn qián bàn sǐshēng, měi rén zhàng xià yóu gēwǔ.
The warriors are half dead in front of the army, but the beauties are still singing and dancing under the tent.
dà mò qióng qiūsài cǎo féi, gūchéng luò rì dòu bīng xī.
The desert is poor and the grass is blocked in autumn, and the lonely city is fighting at sunset with few soldiers.
shēn dāngēn yù héng qīng dí, lì jìn guān shān wèi jiěwéi.
When encountering kindness, one always underestimates the enemy, and even though one has tried his best to pass the mountain without relieving the siege.
tiěyīyuǎn shù xīn qín jiǔ, yù zhù yīng tí bié lí hòu.
The iron robes have been guarding for a long time, and the jade chopsticks should be heard after parting.
shào fù chéng nán yù duàn cháng, zhēng rén jì běi kōng huí shǒu.
The young woman wanted to have her heart broken in the south of the city, so she looked back at Ji Beikong.
biān tíng piāo yáo nǎkědù, jué yù cāng máng gèng hé yǒu.
It’s possible to survive the gentle breeze in the side courtyard, but how much more so in the vast expanse of the vast expanse.
shāqì sān shí zuò zhèn yún, hán shēng yīyè chuán diāo dǒu.
The murderous spirit forms clouds at three o'clock, and the cold sound spreads throughout the night.
xiāng kàn bái rèn xuè fēn fēn, sǐjié cóng lái qǐgù xūn.
Looking at each other, there is a lot of blood, and death is never considered.
jūn bù jiàn shāchǎng zhēng zhàn kǔ, zhì jīn yóu yì lǐjiāng jūn.
You have not seen the hardships of fighting on the battlefield, but I still remember General Li.
Translation: Fireworks and smoke were raised on the border of the Tang Dynasty, and dust was rising in the northeast. The generals of the Tang Dynasty resigned from home and went to fight against the cruel border thieves. The soldiers were already invincible on the battlefield, and the emperor gave them generous rewards. The sound of gongs resounds, the sound of heavy drums and hammers comes out of Shanhaiguan in unison, and the flags are flying in the wind and meandering among the Jieshi Mountains. The school captain rushed across the vast sea of ????sand with an urgent message, and the Xiongnu Chanyu had reached my Langshan Mountain with hunting fire. The mountains and rivers are desolate and desolate, and the surrounding areas are desolate. The sound of the powerful weapons of the barbarian cavalry is mixed with the wind and rain.
In front of the battle formation, half of the soldiers died and half survived, but the beauty was still singing and dancing in the camp! It was late autumn, and all the grass outside the Great Desert had withered. The lonely city reflected the setting sun, and the number of soldiers became increasingly scarce as they fought. Being deeply benevolent and righteous to the royal family, Chang thought of repaying the country and undermining the enemy. He tried his best to break the siege of the Huns in the frontier fortress. Wearing iron armor and guarding the remote battlefield for a long time, I have been working hard for a long time. Tears are rolling down my eyes, and my husband is far away crying alone. The young woman lived alone in the south of the city, crying and heartbroken. The expeditionary soldiers stationed in Jibei looked up at the sky and turned around frequently.
The border is so misty and so far away that it’s not easy to come and go, and the far away land is so vast and so inhabited that there are no people there. The murderous aura rises like dark clouds in front of the formation in spring, summer and autumn, and the sound of the cold wind all night is like weeping and even more shocking. Looking at each other with white blades flying around and blood flying in the air, they have always been dedicated to serving the country, so why are they still asking for merit? You didn't see how miserable the battle was on the battlefield, and you are still missing the brave and resourceful General Li.
The creative background and appreciation of "Yan Ge Xing"
Gao Shi was a minister in the Tang Dynasty and a famous frontier poet. When he was 30 years old, he traveled north to Yanzhao. He successively joined the shogunate of Xin'an King Li Yi, the deputy ambassador of Shuofang Jiedu, and Zhang Shougui, the governor of Youzhou Jiedu. He wrote many poems describing the border passes.
At the age of 35, he wrote the famous "Yan Ge Xing".
The whole poem describes the whole process of a battle in condensed words: the first paragraph has eight sentences about the departure of the army, the second paragraph has eight sentences about defeat, the third paragraph has eight sentences about being surrounded, and the fourth paragraph describes the defeat. Write four sentences in the paragraph to describe the ending of the fight to the death. This long poem uses a variety of rhetorical devices. There are contrasts, parallels, metaphors, exaggerations, rhetorical questions, allusions, etc., which fully enhance the artistic appeal. The whole poem has a tragic atmosphere and a profound and implicit idea.