Man Jiang Hong. Write nostalgia
The River All Red (Manjianghong)
On My Ambition
Author| Yue Fei
English to | Zhou Kenan
Furious hair rushing to the crown, by the railing, Xiao Xiao rain rest.
Bristling with anger, I’m leaning on the railings, and it has stopped raining.
Look up at the eyes, look up at the sky and scream, and be fierce.
Looking into the distance and howling up to the sky, I’m full of ambition.
Thirty meritorious deeds of dust and earth,
As a general of thirty my achievement is as small as dust.
Eight thousand miles of clouds and moons.
On the long way of fighting I've experienced a lot of ups and downs.
Don't wait idle, white teenager's head, empty and sad!
I mustn’t fritter away my youth; remorse will be in vain when my hair grows grey.
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Jing Kang shame, Still Snow.
The humiliation of the Jingkang incident has not been washed away.
When will the courtiers hate, when will they be extinguished?
As a minister, when can I extinguish my resentment?
Drive a long car and step through the Helan Mountain.
I'm going to fiercely attack Helan Mountains in my chariot.
Zhuangzhi hunger meal carrot meat,
With ambition to win the war I’ll eat the flesh of the enemy when hungry.
Laughing and thirsting for Hun blood.
Talking and laughing, I’ll drink the invaders’ blood when thirsty.
Wait to start from scratch, clean up the old mountains and rivers, and go to the sky.
Determined to start all over again and regain the old land, I can pay homage to the former capital of the empire.
【Notes】
1) Fury hair rushing crown: So angry that the hair is erect, so that the hat is lifted.
2) Long whistle: loud call.
3) Eight thousand miles of clouds and moons: Describe the long road of conquest and the arduous course of struggle.
4) Idle: easy, casual.
5) Jing Kang Shame: In the second year of Jing Kang (1127) of Emperor Qinzong of Song, Jin soldiers attacked Fenjing and captured Hui and the Second Emperor of Qin.
6) Helan Mountain: The Helan Mountains are located at the junction of Ningxia and Inner Mongolia.
7) Chao Tian Que: Meet the Emperor. Tianque: Originally referred to the view of the building in front of the palace, this refers to the place where the emperor lived.
【Vernacular Translation】
Because of anger my hair stood up and hated.
Looking out over the railing, the wind and rain have just stopped.
Looking up from afar, I can't help but look up at the sky and scream, and the heart of serving the country is full of heart.
The fame established at more than thirty years is as small as dust.
The Southern Expedition and the Northern War were eight thousand miles, and how many winds and rains and tribulations were experienced.
You can't waste your years casually, and regret is in vain when you are old.
So far, it has not been able to wash away the shame of Xuejingkang's change.
As a courtier, when will my resentment be extinguished?
I will drive a chariot to break through Mount Helan.
Full of ambition, when hungry in the conquest, he eats the flesh of the enemy, and when he talks and laughs, he drinks the blood of the enemy when he is thirsty.
I want to start all over again, recover the old rivers and mountains, and pay homage to the old emperor's capital, Jingque.