Li He's "Twenty-three Horse Poems"

1. The dragon's spine is attached to the money, and the silver hoofs are white on the smoke. No one weaves the brocade, who casts the golden whip?

2. The grass roots of the twelfth lunar month are sweet, and the snow in the sky is like salt. I don't know whether the mouth is hard or soft, so I first try to hold it in the mouth with tribulus.

3. Suddenly remembering the Emperor Zhou, he drove up to Yushan. When Ming Zou bids farewell to Fengyuan, Chi Ji is the most grateful.

4. This horse is an extraordinary horse, and the star of the house is actually a star. Knocking the thin bones forward still has the sound of copper.

5. The desert mountains are like snow, and the moon in Yanshan Mountain is like a hook. How can you be a golden person and walk fast in Qingqiu?

6. When you lie down hungry and check your teeth, the rough hair will pierce the flowers. The mane is scorched and the red color has faded, and the hair is broken and stranded.

7. The wine of Ximu is about to run out, and the rice of Dongwang is dry. If the king goes away, who will pull the chariot shaft?

8. The red rabbit has no one to use, so it must be ridden by Lu Bu. I heard that Guo dismounted and restrained the barbarians.

9. Uncle Shou left in a hurry, and now he is no longer carrying the dragon. Frost is coming at night, and the horse is broken by the west wind.

10. When urging people to cross the Wujiang River, Shen Zui cried to the wind. The king is undressing his sword now, where can he chase heroes?

11. The inner horse is given to the palace man, and the silver spear is used to pierce the horse. At noon, on the salt slope, the wind and dust are blowing.

12. The bamboos are first gathered in the ears, but the peach blossoms have not yet appeared on the body. He must stir up the formation at times and lead him to borrow the general.

13. Whose family is Baojue? He always smells the fragrance of chivalrous people. Heaping up gold to buy horse bones will be given to King Xiang of Chu.

14. The fragrance is fragrant, the color is new, and the dragon is frowning and has stirrup scales. Looking back at Nanmo, who says spring is not here?

15. If you don’t follow Huan Gong in hunting, how can you defeat the tiger? Once you get out of the ditch, you can see the flying clouds.

16. The sword of the Tang Dynasty killed Duke Sui, and the fist hair belonged to Taizong. Don't think that the golden armor is too heavy, and go to catch the wind.

17. White iron files the green grass, and fine sand falls between the anvils. The world pities the small neck, but Jin Qi is afraid of the long teeth.

18. Bole looks forward, and the spiral hairs are in the abdomen. I'm just picking up white grass now, but one day I'll see green mountains.

19. Xiao Si carried Buddhist scriptures and horses, and Yuan came from the country of Zhu. I have no idea that there are good signs, and I don’t know how to walk around the stage.

20. The siege is like a swallow's tail, and the sword is like a fish intestine. If you want to travel a thousand miles, you must first take advantage of your eyes.

21. Temporarily tied to the yellow horse, the immortal goes to the colorful building. It is necessary to whip jade and restrain officials, why should they be relegated to Gaozhou?

22. The sweat and blood reaches the Wang family, and the jade can be shaken with Luan. When Shaojun rides on the sea, people see him as a green mule.

23. Emperor Wu loved the gods and burned gold to get purple smoke. The stables are all full of meat and horses, and they can't help but climb up to the sky.

Appreciation of the vernacular translation:

1. The first word for dragon is already written. This horse is unusual. It also has a unique appearance with a money pattern on its back, and a strong physique with silver hooves stepping on smoke. There is no doubt that he is a good horse after all. But even if it is a good horse, no one appreciates it. What's the use of weaving brocade and making a golden whip? It's just sad!

2. In the twelfth lunar month, there is no grass to eat, only grass roots to satisfy hunger, but they are also buried deep under the salt and snow. I'm so hungry that I don't care whether the entrance is hard or soft. In such a situation, even the roots of the grass turned into sweetness, but who knew that what he was holding in his mouth was still a thorny thorn. A horse's hunger is still a man's hunger; a horse's sleepiness is still a man's sleepiness.

3. Suddenly remembering King Zhou Mu’s quest to obtain jade from the Western Regions, Chi Ji finally left Fengyuan, a place of entertainment, and found a place to display his divine power. Envy or expectation?

4. The house star is also the horse star. This horse is an extraordinary horse, but a Pegasus, and its soul is cast by the horse star. The word "thin" in the three sentences is particularly expressive. Under the rugged and thin bones, there is still a sonorous sound of copper moving forward. The horse is extremely powerful and the spirit of the horse can be seen. In most poems, the two sentences are "Fang Xing", which is actually a star. Occasionally, it is found in one place and is called "Jing". I doubt this is wrong, but it seems that the word "Jing" is more appropriate.

5. The desert, white snow, crescent moon, and high mountains are vast and slightly cold. In this Yanran Mountain, which is rich in famous horses, the fine horses are naturally unwilling to be left alone, waiting to wear the Golden Luo Nao and gallop in a certain space. How fast, fast, and urgent are vividly displayed on the page.

6. The shape of a horse is terrible! Is it helplessness about reality, fear of the future, or a warning and warning.

7. After the wine and dinner were done, the king went away and his horse pulled the shaft of his chariot. The king's horse must be an extraordinary horse, but how can the horse only play the role of pulling the shaft in this situation? Who screamed out of injustice!

8. The fruit horse is three feet high and can be ridden under the fruit tree.

A very good horse cannot be controlled by a strong person, but a lowly horse can even be driven by a barbarian. These are the proud words of a man of extraordinary talent, and also reflect his longing for Lu Bu.

9. Uncle Qi likes dragons, feeds dragons, and treats dragons well. Now Uncle Xi has left in a hurry, his horse is without a parent, the west wind is heavy with frost, and the stack has collapsed and broken bones. In ancient times, dragons and horses were considered more than eight feet tall. The dragon is used as a metaphor for the horse. There is no doubt that the horse is a horse, and its tragic situation is even more heartbreaking.

10. The overlord is gone, but the hero is hard to find. Shenzhui wept in the wind, and in the heroic spirit of chasing the hero, his memory and gratitude for the Ming Dynasty were dazzling.

11. Shiozaka, named after the salt truck driven by a thousand-mile horse. The slave horses used for the pleasure of the palace maids can be equipped with unicorn silver feathers, not to mention delicious food, and the treatment is so good! And the thousand-mile horse, riding on the salt slopes under the scorching noon sun, was dying from the dust! The contrast is strong and the artistic conception is clear.

12. The bamboos are first gathered in the ears, the peach blossoms are not yet on the body, and the horses are light and swift. If there is any need to disrupt the formation, we should be able to lend a helping hand to the general.

13. A knight-errant wears a treasure and has a long-lasting fragrance. If I have a thousand pieces of gold to exchange for the bones of a horse, I would like to ride on it and go to my dream of serving King Xiang.

14. Xiangfu Zheluo, scales and dragons, a new word, a frown, and more luxury. I am arrogant and proud of Nanmo, and my horse is in spring!

15. If you had not followed Duke Heng, how could you have accomplished the great feat of subduing the dragon and subduing the tiger. One day, I will soar out of the ravine and let you see the majesty of flying across the clouds. Envy, anger, helplessness, confidence, I can't tell.

16. Tang Jian killed Sui Gong, and the horse returned to the Ming Dynasty. How can I still care about the heavy weight of the golden armor? I just sigh that the floating wind is too slow, waiting for me to chase after him at a gallop.

17. When the white iron files the green crops, the fine sand falls between the anvils, and the life is full of thorns and bumps. Sighing that time is over, the world only loves the small necks of the prime of life. With old age, the strength is weakened, the long teeth are gradually exposed, and it is impossible to shoot and gallop in the golden cage.

18. Bole is good at looking at horses. The spiral hair is on the belly, which is the sign of a horse that travels thousands of miles. However, the white grass is like withered grass and still needs to be withheld. Even if the horse can run a thousand miles, how can it cross the green mountains.

19. Xiao Yan, Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty, built a Buddhist temple and ordered Xiao Ziyunfei to write a big book saying "Xiao Temple". Later generations also called the Buddhist temple Xiao Temple. Zhangtai, Qin Palace. The horses of Zhu State have no good appearance. They are already carrying sutras and cannot reach Zhangtai.

20. In a tight siege, the general already has a fish intestine sword, but he needs the help of a thousand-mile horse. General, look here, look at the sparkle in my eyes.

21. The immortal has gone, but Teng Huang is temporarily here. You must whip the jade officials, don't you think Teng Huang doesn't use it, and you are relegated to Gaozhou?

22. During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the alchemist Li Shaojun was seen walking by the water on a green mule more than a hundred days after his death. Emperor Wu heard this and opened his coffin, but it was empty. The green mule was accompanied by the luan during his lifetime, and he was accompanied by the gods after his birth.

23. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was obsessed with the dream of gods, and when he made elixirs, he only got wisps of purple smoke. He didn't understand that the horses raised in the stables were just meat and ordinary horses, and they couldn't ascend to the sky at all. Extended information

Creative background:

At the time of Zhenyuan (785-805) and Yuanhe (806-820) where the author lived, the feudal town was extremely domineering era, and the Jimen area of ??Youzhou hinted by "Yanshan" is the area where the vassal town has been wreaking havoc for the longest time and causing the most severe disasters, so the poetry is quite realistic.

Thinking about war is also targeted. The battlefield with smooth sand and snow is freezing, but it is a place where heroes can perform their duties. Therefore, these two sentences describing the scenery actually open up the lyricism of the next two sentences, and have a rising meaning.

Li He:

Li He (about 791 AD - about 817 AD), courtesy name Changji, Han nationality, was born in Fuchang, Henan (now Yiyang County, Luoyang, Henan) in the Tang Dynasty , lived in Changgu, Fuchang, later called Li Changgu, and was a descendant of Li Liang, Prince Zheng of the Tang Dynasty.

Known as the "Poetry Ghost", he is a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty who is as famous as the "Poetry Sage" Du Fu, the "Poetry Immortal" Li Bai and the "Poetry Buddha" Wang Wei. There are famous works such as "Yanmen Taishou's Journey" and "Li Ping Konghou Yin". He is the author of "Changgu Collection".

Li He was a romantic poet in the mid-Tang Dynasty. Together with Li Bai and Li Shangyin, they were called the Three Lis of the Tang Dynasty. He is a representative of the transition period from the mid-Tang Dynasty to the late Tang Dynasty.

Most of the poems he wrote lamented his untimely birth and inner depression, expressing his pursuit of ideals and ambitions; they all reflected the separatist rule of feudal towns, the dictatorship of eunuchs, and the cruel exploitation of the people at that time.

Left behind are "Dark clouds threaten to destroy the city", "When the rooster sings and the world turns white", "If the sky is affectionate, the sky will also grow old" and other eternal lines.

Li He's poetry is extremely imaginative, and he often uses myths and legends to support the past and present. Therefore, later generations often call him a "ghost genius" and a "poetry ghost", and his poems are called "Ghosts and Immortals". Ci".

There is a saying that "the immortal talents of Taibai and the ghosts of Changji". Li He is another famous romantic poet in the history of Chinese literature after Qu Yuan and Li Bai.

Due to his long-term depression and sentimental lifestyle, Li He resigned from his job as a minister and returned to Changgu due to illness in the eighth year of Yuanhe (813). He died young at the age of 27.

References. ：Baidu Encyclopedia-Twenty-three Ma Poems