Writing background: Because Li He offended another great poet Yuan Zhen, Yuan Zhen made things difficult for him in every possible way. He used the excuse that Li He's father Li Jin had violated a taboo and refused to let Li He take the Jinshi examination, which was a blow to Li He. Very heavy. By chanting horses, praising horses, or lamenting the fate of horses, poems express the heroes' extraordinary talents, lofty ambitions, and emotions and resentments that are not met by the times.
Source: Twenty-three Ma Poems, Part 5
Li He [Tang Dynasty]
Original text:
The Desert Sha Ru Snow, Yanshan moon is like a hook.
How can I be a golden person and walk quickly through the autumn.
Translation:
The flat sand is covered with a layer of white frost and snow under the moonlight. On the rolling ridges of Yanshan Mountain, a bright moon looms in the sky, like a curved hook.
When can we put a golden mantle on it and gallop on the battlefield in the crisp autumn air to make meritorious deeds?
Appreciation:
This poem seems to be about horses, but in fact it uses horses to express emotions. It expresses that the poet has no talent and is not appreciated by the rulers, but he earnestly hopes that his ambitions will be realized. If you display it, you can build achievements for the country.
"The sand in the desert is like snow, and the moon in Yanshan Mountain is like a hook." The first two sentences of this little poem say that the flat sand for thousands of miles looks like a layer of white frost and snow under the moonlight. On the rolling ridges of Yanshan Mountain, a bright moon shines in the sky.