Seven Songs of Joining the Army (4)
Dynasty: Tang Dynasty
Author: Changling Wang
Original text:
There is a dark snow-capped mountain in Qinghai, with long white clouds and a lonely city looking at Yumenguan.
Yellow sand wears golden armor in hundreds of battles, but the loulan is not returned.
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Qinghai Lake is covered with dark clouds, and the continuous snow-capped mountains are bleak. Yumen, the ancient city of frontier fortress, is a grand pass, thousands of miles away, facing each other from afar.
The soldiers guarding the border have been through many battles, their armor is worn out, their ambitions are immortal, and they will never return to their hometown until they defeat the invading enemy.
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(1) Joining the army: an old topic in Yuefu, which belongs to Qu Pingping, mostly reflects the hard life of the army.