"Liangzhou Ci"?Wang Han?
A luminous cup of grape wine. If you want to drink pipa, you will be reminded immediately.
Don’t laugh when you are lying drunk on the battlefield. How many people have fought in ancient times.
Translation
The newly brewed grape wine is filled with luminous cups;
Just when I was about to drink to my heart's content, the sound of pipa immediately reminded me.
Even if you are drunk on the battlefield, please don’t laugh;
Since ancient times, when men went to war, how many of them returned alive?
The whole poem is about a feast in the harsh and desolate frontier fortress, and describes the scene where the soldiers drank happily and got drunk to their heart's content.
The first sentence is colorful and beautiful, and the tone is clearer and more pleasant, showing the luxurious style of the feast; the second sentence uses the word "want to drink" to further describe the lively scene, with the banquet plus music, deliberately exaggerating the atmosphere.
The third and fourth sentences are extremely expressive of how people consider and encourage each other to drink, to enjoy themselves, to be happy and forget their worries, and to be bold and open-minded. Regarding these two sentences, a retired scholar from Hengtang commented: "The broad-minded speech makes me feel doubly sad." Commentators have always thought it was sad and sentimental, and they hated war.
Shi Buhua’s "Poetry of Xian Maid" written by Shi Buhua in the Qing Dynasty commented: "If you write sad language, it will be easy to read, but if you write humorous language, it will be wonderful to read. It is up to the scholar to understand." Judging from the content, there are no words that dislike the military career. There is no intention of lamenting that life is not guaranteed, and there is no intention of criticizing the difficulty of conquering the pain. It seems to be reluctant to say that it is sad and sentimental. Shi Buhua’s words have depth. It has been famous throughout the ages, and has been widely discussed. Different people have different opinions, and scholars can enlighten themselves.
If you are familiar with the music of the Tang Dynasty, you will understand that "If you want to drink Pipa, drink immediately" refers to two different tunes: "Pipa" and "Masa". The word "horse" in the poem refers to "horse music". The so-called "horse music" refers to the military music of "drums and horns blowing horizontally". Tracing back to history, "Drum and Horn Hengchui", which combines Beidi and Western Region music, began in the Han Dynasty. History says: "Zhang Qian entered the Western Regions and spread his method to Xijing. He only got the song "Maha Doule". Li Yannian created a new sound with twenty-eight interpretations, and Chengyu regarded it as a martial music.
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