Wen Tianxiang (Southern Song Dynasty) Genre: Seven-character quatrains
Once the effort comes, there will be fewer stars around.
The mountains and rivers are broken and the wind is floating, and life experiences are ups and downs.
Fear is said on the beach, and there is a sigh in the ocean.
Who hasn't died since ancient times? Take the heart of Dan and follow history.
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Translation 1:
By my own efforts, I mastered a classic, finally made a name for myself, and started a turbulent and difficult political career;
It's been four years' hardship since leading the rebel army against the Yuan soldiers. The great rivers and mountains of the motherland are fragmented under the enemy's aggression, just like a strong wind blowing catkins away;
My own life experience is also ups and downs, just like the ups and downs of duckweed under heavy rain. It is still frightening to think of the scene of the defeat in Jiangxi and the evacuation from the beach of fear, the sinister torrent and the grim situation.
Thinking that Wulingpo was completely annihilated last year and was trapped behind enemy lines, I can only sigh my loneliness in the sea of Wang Yang. Who hasn't died since ancient times Give your life for your country and die a fair death, leaving this sincere heart shining in history!
Translation 2:
Looking back on my early experience of being an official through the imperial examination,
Now the war has subsided for four weeks.
This country is in danger,
How can a person take a bath be described as duckweed?
Fear of the fiasco at the beach still scares me.
It's a pity that I am trapped in the ocean below zero, and I am very lonely.
Who can live forever since ancient times?
I want to leave a patriotic heart to reflect on history.
Translation 3:
I suffered because I was proficient in Confucian classics and got an official position.
I spent four spring and autumn years in the desolate battlefield.
The mountains and rivers are broken like wind and scattered catkins.
Life is like duckweed beaten by rain.
Tell fear on the beach of fear,
Lament the lonely and bitter bits and pieces on the ocean.
Who can not die since ancient times,
After my death, I will leave this red heart loyal to my country and let it go down in history forever.
Translation 4:
Because he read several Confucian classics and passed the imperial examination, he was elected as an official by the court.
Spent four years in frequent anti-Yuan struggles.
Dasong is at stake.
My life is bumpy, like duckweed drifting without roots in the rain, rising and falling.
Fear of the fiasco at the beach still scares me.
It's a pity that I am trapped in the ocean below zero, and I am very lonely.
Who can not die since ancient times,
Let loyalty go down in history forever!
The poet introduced Wen Tianxiang (A.D. 1236- 1283), male, Han nationality, born in Jishui, Jizhou (now Ji 'an, Jiangxi), formerly known as Sun Yun, also known as Lushan Mountain, also known as Song Rui, whose real name is Wenshan, a floating Taoist priest and a national hero. He wrote The Complete Works of Wenshan, including Song Zhengqi and other famous works. After Yuan Bing invaded, he was unfortunately captured under the opposition of loyal ministers. He was killed by righteous words in prison. His poems in his later years reflected his firm national integrity and tenacious fighting spirit. His style is impassioned, desolate and tragic, and has a strong appeal. There are The Complete Works of Mr. Wenshan and Wenshan Yuefu.