What do you mean when you say, "I am a madman in Chu, singing a crazy song and arguing with Confucius"?

I am like the madman who joined Yu Chu, singing phoenix songs loudly and laughing at Kong Qiu.

This poem comes from the Song of Lu Xu Zhou, a scholar of Lushan Mountain, written by Li Bai in Tang Dynasty.

Original text:

I am like a chariot catcher, singing phoenix songs and laughing at Kong Qiu.

Holding a green jade stick in his hand, he bid farewell to the famous Yellow Crane Tower early in the morning.

All five holy mountains, no distance, according to a constant habit in my life.

The beautiful Lushan Mountain is straight up in the south, the clouds are scattered like beautiful clouds, and the lake and mountain shadows reflect each other.

In front of Jinque Rock, the twin peaks rose into the clouds, like a silver stream hanging down to three stone bridges.

Xianglufeng Waterfall is separated from it by a distance, and it is a heavy cliff towering into the sky.

The morning glow is red in Cui Yun, and the birds fly and grow.

Between the sky above and the sky below, the river is gone forever.

The sky is grey and windy, and the river flows like a snow-capped mountain.

I like singing for the majestic Lushan Mountain, which thrives because of its scenery.

When looking at the stone mirror to purify the soul, Xie Lingyun's footprints were covered with moss.

I will take the elixir of life to eliminate the world and practice the three Dan and three products.

Watching immortals in colorful clouds, holding hibiscus in hand.

Immortals have met in nine days, and I hope to see you invite me to visit Taiwan.

Translation:

I am like the madman who joined Yu Chu, singing phoenix songs loudly and laughing at Kong Qiu. Holding a green jade stick in his hand, he bid farewell to the famous Yellow Crane Tower early in the morning. Climbing the five mountains to find immortality is not afraid of the long way, and I like to set foot on famous mountains all my life.

The beautiful Lushan Mountain stands tall and straight beside Nandou, with nine Dieyun screens like splendid clouds and smoke, and lakes and mountains set each other off in blue light. In front of Jinque Rock, the twin peaks stand in the clouds, and the triple springs hang down to three stone bridges like silver. Xianglufeng Waterfall is far away from it, with heavy cliffs towering into the sky.

Xia Hong, Cui Yun and Chaoyang set each other off. Birds can't fly, but Wu Tianguang is long. Climbing high and looking far, the world is spectacular, and the river flows east, which is gone forever. In the sky, the scenery of Huang Yun and Wan Li are changing. There are nine rivers and waves running like snow-capped mountains. I like singing for the majestic Lushan Mountain, and this interest is growing day by day because of its scenery. Looking at the stone mirror in your spare time makes your mind clean. Xie Lingyun's footprints have long been covered by moss.

I want to take the elixir early, get rid of the secular feeling, cultivate the three elixirs and accumulate knowledge, which has already taken shape. Far away, I saw the immortals in the colorful clouds, holding hibiscus flowers in their hands to worship Yujing. I have made an appointment with the immortal to meet in nine days. I hope I can welcome you and invite you to visit Taiqing together.

Extended data

Lu Shan Ge Yu Shi Lu Xuzhou is the work of Li Bai, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, in his later years. This poem begins with the writer's whereabouts, ends with the scenery of Lushan Mountain and ends with the desire to live in seclusion.

It not only depicts the beautiful and magnificent scenery of Lushan Mountain with rich colors, but also shows the poet's wild and unruly character and his desire to cherish the mountains and rivers after his political ideal is shattered, revealing the contradictory and complicated inner world that the poet should get rid of the fetters of the secular and enter the ethereal and illusory fairyland on the one hand, and cherish the reality and love the beautiful scenery on the other.

The style of the whole poem is bold and elegant, the realm is magnificent and magnificent, the brushwork is intricate and changeable, and the poetic rhyme has changed several times with the changes of the poet's feelings, full of cadence and romanticism.

In this poem, Li Bai reversed his meaning and compared himself to a strange fairy. Refers to Xuzhou, Lu, and invites Lu * * * to visit immortals. I, Li Bai, have an appointment with the unknown god nine days ago, and would like to take Lu Ao to visit the fairyland. The poet's imagination seems to fly away with the fairy. The whole poem came to an abrupt end with a leisurely aftertaste.