It means: I always regret that I am in the official career, and this body is no longer my own. When can we forget about chasing fame?

From Su Shi's "Linjiang Immortal·Drinking at Dongpo at Night to Wake Up and Get Drunk" by Su Shi of the Northern Song Dynasty. The original text is:

Drinking at Dongpo at night to wake up and get drunk again, and return as if at midnight. The boy's breath is thundering. No one knocks on the door, but leans on the stick and listens to the sound of the river.

I always regret that this body is not mine, when will I forget Yingying? The wind is quiet at night and the grain is flat. The boat passed away from now on, and the river and sea left it for the rest of my life.

Translation:

Drinking in Dongpo at night, getting drunk and then waking up, and then drinking again. It seemed to be midnight when I returned. The child snored loudly, and even when he called the door repeatedly, there was no answer. I had no choice but to stand by the river with a stick and listen to the sound of the rushing water.

I always regret that I am in the official career. This body is no longer my own. When can we forget about chasing fame? It was late at night, the wind was calm, and the water was calm. I really want to get on a small boat and disappear, and spend the rest of my life in the misty rivers and lakes.

Extended information

Creative background:

In 1080 AD (the third year of Yuanfeng, Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty), Su Shi was demoted to Huangzhou ( Today's Huanggang, Hubei Province), lived in Lingao Pavilion on the bank of the Yangtze River in the south of the city. For Su Shi, who had endured a severe political persecution, this was the last moment of his life, and his heart was filled with anger and pain.

But he was not overwhelmed by the pain. Instead, he showed a superhuman broad-mindedness and a calm spirit that did not care about the world. Sometimes he walks in and out of the mountains in cloth clothes, and sometimes goes boating on moonlit nights and wanders among the mountains and rivers. He wants to seek the enjoyment of beauty from nature and appreciate the philosophy of life. This poem was written in the third year after Su Shi was demoted to Huangzhou, that is, September of 1082 AD (the fifth year of Yuanfeng reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty).

About the author:

Su Shi (January 8, 1037 - August 24, 1101), also named Zizhan, also named Hezhong, also known as Tieguan Taoren and Dongpo Lay scholar, known as Su Dongpo and Su Xian in the world, Han nationality, was born in Meishan, Meizhou (now part of Meishan City, Sichuan Province). His ancestral home was Luancheng, Hebei Province. He was a famous writer, calligrapher and painter in the Northern Song Dynasty.

In the second year of Jiayou's reign (1057), Su Shi became a Jinshi. During the reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, he served in Fengxiang, Hangzhou, Mizhou, Xuzhou, Huzhou and other places. In the third year of Yuanfeng (1080), he was demoted to the deputy envoy of Huangzhou Tuanlian due to the "Wutai Poetry Case".

After Zhezong of the Song Dynasty came to the throne, he served as a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, a bachelor of attendance, and a minister of the Ministry of Rites. He also went to Hangzhou, Yingzhou, Yangzhou, Dingzhou and other places. In his later years, he was demoted to Huizhou and Dan because of the New Party's rule. state. Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty was pardoned and returned to the north, but died of illness in Changzhou on the way. During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty, he was posthumously given the title of Grand Master, with the posthumous title "Wenzhong".

His writing is bold and unbridled; his poems have broad themes, are fresh and bold, are good at using exaggerated metaphors, and have a unique style. Together with Huang Tingjian, they are called "Su Huang"; He sent a representative, and was also called "Su Xin"; his prose writings were grand and bold, and he was called "Ou Su" together with Ouyang Xiu, and was one of the "Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties".

Su Shi was also good at calligraphy and was one of the "Four Masters of the Song Dynasty"; he was good at literati painting, especially ink bamboo, strange rocks, dead wood, etc. There are "Dongpo Seven Collections", "Dongpo Yi Zhuan", "Dongpo Yuefu", "Xiaoxiang Bamboo and Stone Picture Scroll", "Old Wood and Strange Stone Picture Scroll" and so on.

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