This poem comes from Cao Cao's "Although the tortoise lives long". The Ghost Blows the Lamp is a four-character Yuefu poem by Cao Cao, a writer and politician in the Eastern Han Dynasty. This poem is the fourth in the series "Out of Xiamen". The author compares himself to an old galloping horse. Although he is old and frail, he retired to the next post, but his chest is still full of lofty sentiments and ambitions.
It shows its vigorous and positive attitude towards life, full of real experience of life, and has sincere and strong emotional strength. The whole poem combines poetic sentiment and philosophy, with ingenious conception, clear and vigorous language, philosophical thinking and impassioned, and artistic image, which realizes the perfect combination of reason, ambition and emotion in concrete artistic image.
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Original text and its translation:
Original text:
Although the tortoise has a long life, it still has time; The snake rides the fog and eventually turns to dust.
The old horse crouches, aiming at thousands of miles; The martyrs were full of courage in their later years.
The surplus and contraction period is not only in the sky; Blessings that nourish grace can last forever.
I am glad to use this poem to express my inner desire.
Translation:
Although the tortoise has a long life, its life will end one day;
Although Teng snake can break through clouds and fog, it will eventually die and turn to dust.
Although the old swift horse is squatting by the manger, its ambition is still to gallop thousands of miles;
Even in his later years, people who aim high will not stop trying to make progress.
The length of a person's life is not just determined by heaven;
Take care of your body and mind, and you will live longer.
Very lucky. Use singing to express your thoughts and feelings.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-although your life is long.