Tang Dynasty: Li He

Original text:

The desert sand is like snow, and the Yanshan moon is like a hook.

Don't be a golden brain, go and step on the clear autumn.

Translation:

Wan Li in Pingsha looks like a layer of white frost and snow in the moonlight. On the continuous Yanshan Mountains, a bright moon is in the sky, like a hook.

When can I put on a mighty saddle, gallop on the crisp autumn battlefield and build meritorious deeds?

Extended data:

This poem seems to be about horses. In fact, it expresses feelings through horses, expressing that the poet is not talented enough and is not appreciated by the rulers, but he is eager to display his ambitions and make contributions to the country.

"The desert sand is like snow, and the Yanshan moon is like a hook." The first two sentences of this poem say that Wan Li in Pingsha is like a layer of white frost and snow in the moonlight. On the continuous Yanshan Mountains, there is a bright moon in the sky.

A sentence or two shows the unique frontier battlefield scenery. This ordinary person may only feel sad and cold battlefield scene, which has unusual attraction for those who are determined to serve the country. "Hook" is a machete and a weapon.

From the bright crescent moon to the image of weapons, it also means thinking about fighting. Zhenyuan, Yuanhe period, where the author lived, was a period when the buffer town was extremely domineering, and the Jingmen area in Youzhou implied in Yanshan Mountains was the zone where the buffer town was ravaged for the longest time and suffered the most, so the poetry was quite realistic.

Thinking about war is also targeted. Sha Xue's flat battlefield is chilly, but it is a place where heroes can play. Therefore, at first glance, these two sentences are the application of fu method, but in fact, after the beginning, these two sentences are lyrical and tangible.

Don't be a golden brain, go and step on the clear autumn. The last two sentences of the poem say, when can I get the appreciation of the emperor, put a golden bridle on this good horse, and let me gallop on the battlefield in autumn and make contributions?

Three or four sentences are lyrical by horses. "Jin Luo nao" is a kind of valuable harness, which symbolizes the high value of horses. Obviously, this is a cry that the author is eager to make achievements but is not appreciated.

This poem is an earnest desire to join the army, pacify the provinces and serve the country. This poem belongs to allegorical or figurative style, graceful and tasteful. The first and second sentences of the poem compare snow to sand and hook to the moon. It is also fun to write from a characteristic scenery and lead to lyricism.

Among the short twenty crosses, there are rivalries and opposites, which greatly enrich the expressive power of poetry. Syntactically, the last two sentences are in one go, starting with "what should I do", which strongly conveys infinite expectations and has a sigh; The word "stepping in the clear autumn" is novel.

"Clear Autumn" grass Huang Ma fat, just out to meet, dubbed "go", vividly hinted at the horse's lithe and graceful. The use of words and sentences is also a success factor that cannot be ignored in the artistic expression of this poem.