1. "Summer Quatrains"
Song Dynasty: Li Qingzhao
He was a hero in life and a hero in death.
I still miss Xiang Yu and refuse to cross Jiangdong.
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.
2. "Inscription on the Wall in Prison"
Qing Dynasty:
Looking at the door and stopping to think of Zhang Jian, he endured death for a moment and waited for Du Gen;
I am smiling to the sky with my horizontal sword, leaving my liver and gallbladder intact.
Translation: When I see someone’s home, I come to stay. I hope that Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao, who have fled, can be protected by people like Zhang Jian. I also hope that my comrades can endure death and wait to complete the great cause of reform like Dugan. I walked out with my sword and looked up to the sky laughing, because those who left and those who stayed were honest and upright, just like the majestic Kunlun Mountains.
3. "Song of the Gale"
Han Dynasty: Liu Bang
The strong wind rises and the clouds fly.
Weijiahai returned to his hometown.
The warriors are guarding all sides!
Translation: The strong wind is blowing, the clouds are flying, I have unified the world and I am returning home in fine clothes. How can I get warriors to guard the country in all directions!
4. "I will enter the wine, but you will not see me"
Tang Dynasty: Li Bai
If you don't see me, the water of the Yellow River will come up from the sky, and it will flow to the sea never to return. .
Don’t you see, the bright mirror in the high hall has sad white hair, and it looks like blue silk in the morning and turns to snow in the evening.
If you are proud of life, you must have all the fun, and don’t let the golden bottle stand empty against the moon.
I am born with talents that will be useful, and I will come back after spending all my money.
It is fun to cook sheep and slaughter cattle, and you will have to drink three hundred cups at a time.
Master Cen, Dan Qiusheng, is about to drink wine, but don’t stop drinking.
A song with you, please listen to me.
The bells, drums, food and jade are not expensive, but I hope I will never wake up after being drunk for a long time.
Since ancient times, all the sages and sages were lonely, but only the drinkers left their names.
In the old days, King Chen used to have banquets, fights and banquets.
What does the master mean when you have less money? It is up to you to sell it.
The five-flowered horse and the golden fur will be exchanged for fine wine, and we will sell the eternal sorrow with you.
Translation: Can't you see that the water of the Yellow River rushes from the sky, and the waves roll straight to the East China Sea, never to return. Can't you see that the elderly parents lamented their aging white hair in front of the mirror, and the black hair on their heads when they were young is now white as snow. When you are happy in life, you should indulge in joy and don't let this golden cup face the bright moon empty without wine.
Everyone’s birth must have its own value and meaning. Even if a thousand taels of gold are used up in one wave, it can still be obtained again. We cook sheep and slaughter cows for fun, and drinking three hundred cups at once (today) is not too much! Master Cen, Mr. Dan Qiusheng, please drink quickly and don’t stop raising your glasses.
Let me sing a song for you, please listen carefully to me: How precious is the luxurious life of eating delicacies from the mountains and seas all day long? I just want to be drunk and dream about death without waking up. Since ancient times, sages have been neglected and lonely. Only those who know how to drink can leave a good reputation. Do you know the story of Chen Wang Cao Zhi's optimistic banquet in those days? There were thousands of wine fights and lavish drinking, so that the guests and hosts could enjoy themselves.
Master, why do you say I don’t have much money? Just buy some wine and let us drink together. Those precious five-flowered horses and expensive fox furs, quickly ask the waiter to take them all and exchange them for fine wine. Let us work together to eliminate this endless eternal sorrow!
5. "Man Jiang Hong·Writing Feelings"
Song Dynasty: Yue Fei
He was so angry that he leaned against the railing and the misty rain stopped. He raised his eyes, looked up to the sky and roared, with strong feelings. Thirty years of fame and dust, eight thousand miles of clouds and moon. Don't wait to see the young man's head grow white, and it will be empty and sad.
Jingkang’s shame is still not over. When will the hatred of the ministers be destroyed? Driving a long car, crossing the gap in Helan Mountain. The ambition is to eat the meat of Huns when they are hungry, and to drink the blood of Huns when they are thirsty. Waiting to start over, clean up the old mountains and rivers, and face the sky.
Translation: I was so angry that my hair stood up, so I raised my hat and climbed up to lean on the railing. A drizzle had just stopped. Looking up at the vast expanse, looking up to the sky and sighing, my heart is filled with the heart of serving the country. Although I have established some achievements over the past thirty years, they are as insignificant as dust. I have traveled 8,000 miles from north to south and gone through many turbulent lives.
Don't waste your years, your youth's black hair will turn gray, and you will only have regrets and sorrows alone. The shame of Jingkang Year has not yet been washed away. When will the resentment of the ministers be extinguished? I will drive a chariot to attack Helan Mountain, and even Helan Mountain will be leveled. I am full of lofty ambitions. When I am hungry during the war, I will eat the enemy's flesh. When I am talking and laughing, I will drink the enemy's blood. I want to start all over again, regain the old rivers and mountains, and pay homage to my old capital, Jingque.