"What is in the heart is ambition, and what is spoken is poetry." From "Preface to Mao's Poems". The meaning of this sentence is: when it is hidden in the heart, it is emotion and will, and when it is expressed in language, it is poetry. "Preface to Mao's Poems" is a research work on "The Book of Songs". It is divided into major preface and minor preface. It provides a relatively systematic and clear explanation of the nature, content, classification, aesthetic characteristics and other aspects of poetry.
The original text of "The ambition is in the heart"
The poet has the ambition. What is in the heart is ambition, and what is spoken is poetry. Emotions move in the heart and are expressed in words. When words are not enough, we sigh. We sigh because they are not enough, so we sing forever. When we sing forever, we don’t know how to dance with our hands or dance with our feet.
Translation
Poetry is a form of expression of human emotion and will. Carrying it in the heart is emotion and will, and expressing it in language is poetry. . When emotions agitate in my heart, I use the language of poetry to express it. If I can't express it fully in words, I use the sound of sighs to continue it. If I can't even sigh to my heart's content, I open my throat and sing it. When I sing, I still feel the emotion. Not satisfied, he started dancing without realizing it.