"Qinyuanchun Changsha" original text and translation

Mao Zedong

Original text

In the cold autumn of Independence, the Xiangjiang River goes north to the head of Orange Island.

Look at the mountains covered with red, and the forests all dyed;

The river is full of green, and hundreds of boats are vying for the current.

The eagle strikes the sky, the fish flies to the shallow bottom,

All kinds of frosty sky compete for freedom.

With a melancholy outline, I asked the vast world, who is responsible for the ups and downs?

Translation

On a clear and crisp day in late autumn, I stood alone at the head of Orange Island, looking at the clear water of the Xiangjiang River flowing slowly northward.

Look at the thousands of mountains turning red, and the layers of woods seem to have been dyed with color; the autumn water all over the river is clear and blue, and the big ships are riding the wind and waves, vying for the first place. The eagles are agile and vigorous, flying in the vast blue sky, and the fish are light and easy , sinking and floating in the clear water bottom, all living things are striving for freedom in autumn.

Facing the boundless universe, (thousands of thoughts come to my mind at the same time) I want to ask: Who decides and dominates the ups and downs of this vast land?

I brought hundreds of couples on a trip,

to recall the glorious past.

The boy who was my classmate was in his prime;

The scholar was angry and scolded Fang Qiu.

To point out the country and inspire words,

The dung was like thousands of households.

Have you ever remembered that when you hit the water in the middle of the current, the waves stopped the boat!

Back in the past, my friends and I often came here to roam hand in hand. We discussed national affairs together. Those countless extraordinary years are still lingering in my heart.

< p>The students were in their youth and prime of life; they were full of ambition, unrestrained and vigorous. Commenting on national affairs and writing these provocative articles made the dignitaries, warlords and bureaucrats at that time look like dirt.

Do you remember that when we were swimming in the river, the waves almost blocked the speeding boat?

Note 2:

（ 1) Cold autumn: late autumn, late autumn. (2) Orange Island: a sandbar in the middle of the Xiangjiang River west of Changsha City. (3) Ge: boat. (4) Ten Thousand Categories: refers to all living things. (5) Frosty day: autumn. (6) Hundred lovers: describes the number of partners. (7) Just: Just right, just right. (8) Rebuke: unrestrained. (9) Qiu: The end. (10) Stir up: stir up the turbidity and raise the clearness. (11) Wanhuhou: personal fame and wealth. (12) Midstream: in the current.