"Ode of Lime" is a poem written by Yu Qian, a national hero and politician in the Ming Dynasty. This poem is popular because it reflects the poet's noble sentiments of honesty and integrity. The author uses lime as a metaphor to express his loyalty to the country, his willingness to not be afraid of sacrifice, and his determination to uphold his noble sentiments. The value of this poem lies in the use of lime to describe itself everywhere. To chant lime is to praise one's own upright mind and noble personality. He expressed his extraordinary ambition to be like Li Mu, not afraid of hardships, willing to make sacrifices, stick to his innocence, determined to temper himself in hardships, stick to his innocence, and prepare to contribute all his strength to society. Title "Ode of Lime"
Date: Ming Dynasty
Author Yu Qian
Seven-character quatrains
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Original text of the work
Lime Yinming·Yu Qian
Thousands of hammers carved out the deep mountains, and the fire burned them as if nothing happened.
Don’t be afraid of your bones being shattered into pieces, you must remain innocent in this world.
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Annotation translation
Annotation
(1) Lime chant: Praise for lime. Yin: chant. Refers to a name for an ancient poetry genre (a form of ancient poetry). (2) Thousands of hammers and thousands of chisels: Countless hammers and excavations, describing the difficulty of mining lime. Thousands and ten thousand: refers to the number of impacts, not actually 11,000. Hammer, hammer. Chisel, dig.
(3) If it is easy: it seems to be a common thing. If: as if, as if; leisurely: ordinary, relaxed.
(4) Innocence: refers to the pure white nature of lime, and also metaphors noble moral integrity. Human world: human world.
Translation
(Stone) can only be mined from the mountain after multiple impacts. It regards being burned by fire as an ordinary thing, and is not afraid even if it is broken into pieces, and is willing to leave its innocence in the world.
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Appreciation of the work
This is a poem that expresses ambition. The author uses lime as a metaphor to express his loyalty to the country, his willingness to not be afraid of sacrifice, and his determination to uphold his noble sentiments.
As a poem about things, if it is just a mechanical record of things without conveying the deep meaning of the author, it will not be of much value. The value of this poem lies in the use of lime to describe itself everywhere. To chant lime is to praise one's own upright mind and noble personality. [1]
The first sentence "A thousand hammers and thousands of hammers cut out the deep mountains" describes how difficult it is to mine limestone. The second sentence is "The fire burns as if it were nothing." "Burning with fire", of course, refers to the smelting of limestone. The addition of the three words "ruo taking it easy" makes people feel that it is not only writing about smelting limestone, but also symbolizes that no matter what severe tests faced by people with lofty ideals and benevolence, they take it easy and take it easy. The third sentence is "Don't be afraid of being broken into pieces." "Broken to pieces" vividly describes burning limestone into lime powder, and the words "hunbuwei" remind us that it may contain the spirit of not being afraid of sacrifice. As for the last sentence "to leave innocence in the world", the author expresses his feelings directly and is determined to be a pure and innocent person.
Yu Qian was an honest and upright official. He once redressed injustices and provided relief for disasters and famines, and was deeply loved by the people. During the reign of Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, Wala invaded and Yingzong was captured. Yu Qian proposed to establish Emperor Jing, and personally led his troops to defend Beijing and repel the Oara, thus protecting the people from another barbaric rule by the Mongolian aristocrats. However, after the restoration of Yingzong, this national hero was falsely accused of "treason". This song "Lime Song" can be said to be a true portrayal of Yu Qian's life and personality.
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