What is Song Yu Beiqiu?

In his famous work "Nine Bian", Song Yu, a native of Chu during the Warring States Period, begins with the poem that all things decline in autumn, expressing his feelings about not being able to appreciate his talents. Later, it was used as a song to sing about farewell or to express sadness in autumn. That is, Song Yu mourns the autumn.

Original text:

"Songs of Chu" Warring States Period Chu. Song Yu's "Nine Bian": "What a sad autumn! It's bleak, and the grass and trees are falling and decaying. It's bleak. If you're traveling far away, climbing mountains and facing water, you're about to return home." "The emperor's sky is divided into four seasons. Come, I am alone in this autumn. "The beautiful autumn night is far away, and my heart is dizzy and sad."

Translation:

Song Yu's "Nine Bian". He wrote: "Sadness, the air of autumn! Loneliness and depression, the vegetation decays and withers. The heart is desolate, people are on a long journey, mountain climbing and water to send people back. It is vast and far away, the sky is high and the air is refreshing. The autumn water is quiet "God distributes the time equally among the four seasons, but I am sad for this miserable autumn. The dew of autumn falls on the grass, and suddenly the branches of the sycamore and catalpa trees have fallen."

Extended information

Song Yu's sad autumn is not only the sorrow of poor people who have neglected their duties and have unyielding ambitions, but also represents the cultural spirit and sense of urgency of thousands of upright literati who care about the country and the people; Song Yu's sad autumn is not only A song murmurs and sings in the endless sad autumn melody, and the lingering sadness is full of his resentment towards the bleak life and declining country; it is not only a bleak autumn scene, but also the poet's own heavy feelings for the country and the people. A sense of responsibility and historical mission. ?

It is precisely because the poet's cultural spirit and sense of urgency exist in the great culture of the Chinese nation that Song Yu's genius, nobility, and tragedy have been admired and praised by literati and officials in the past dynasties.