Huo Qubing's Poems

Huo Qubing's most famous poem is Qin Ge, which reads as follows:

Siyibao, Xia Jian.

This country is peaceful and happy.

Fighting behind your back, your bows and arrows are hidden.

Kirin came and the phoenix flew.

With the sky, there will never be boundaries.

Kiss for a hundred years, each has its own extension.

Translation:

The four sides have been protected, and the land of China is healthy!

Our motherland is peaceful, quiet and happy.

Collect and gather swords, spears, bows and arrows to collect.

Kirin, the Swiss beast, came to the world together, and Phoenix, the god bird, spread its wings and flew.

May you live in harmony with God and live a long and happy life.

Relatives and family members live a long life, and the life span is very long!

Poetry appreciation

At the time of writing this poem, Huo Qubing was a 23-year-old young general who had just joined Fu and was in charge of the national military and political affairs with his uncle. Looking at the flowers in front of me, thinking about the iron horse of the Great Northern Wilderness, how happy and proud it is.

He would never have thought that he had met a great era and a great monarch, nor that his achievements would become the benchmark of military commanders in past dynasties, let alone that his short life would have such a huge weight on the Chinese nation. But he knew from an early age that there was a powerful enemy on the north side of the border. The humiliation and tolerance of this land for nearly a hundred years come from them, and the people's livelihood and happiness will be easily destroyed by them at any time.