What do you mean, mountains have no boundaries, and heaven and earth blend together?

"The mountains have no edges, and the heavens and the earth are in harmony, but I dare to abandon my affection for you" means: unless the towering peaks disappear, unless the heavens and the earth intersect.

These words are simplified versions of Shang Xie, a folk song of Yuefu in Han Dynasty. The full text of the poem is as follows:

original text

Evil (y)! I want to know you and live a long life.

There is no mausoleum in the mountain (líng), the river is exhausted, there is Lei Zhen in winter, and there is snow in summer (Yu). Heaven and earth are one, dare to be with you!

Vernacular translation

Oh, my God, I long to be your bosom friend, and my heart will never fade.

Unless the towering peaks disappear, unless the surging rivers dry up, unless thunder rolls in the cold winter, unless it is hot and snowy, unless heaven and earth intersect, I dare to abandon my affection for you!

Word annotation

(1) Evil (yé): God. Top: refers to the sky. Evil: modal particles, expressing exclamation.

2 know each other: become bosom friends.

3 life: ancient times are connected with the word "order", making. Decline: decay, severance.

④ Mausoleum (líng): the peak and the top of the mountain.

⑤ Earthquake: It describes thunder.

6 rain and snow: snowfall. Rain and nouns are used flexibly as verbs.

⑦ Heaven and Earth are United: Heaven and Earth are United into one.

8 Dare: Dare. The word "dare" is a euphemism.

Extended data:

Shang Xie is a love song, and it is the self-declaration of the heroine's loyal love. This poem uses five impossible things in the following sentence "There is no grave on the mountain" to express its immortal love, which is full of rock-firm belief and fiery passion. The whole poem accurately expresses the unique absolute psychology of people in love, which is novel and pungent, affectionate and whimsical, bold and touching, and is known as "a masterpiece in just one chapter".

Regret for the Past is one of the Eighteen Poems of Gui, which belongs to Yuefu prose songs. The Dictionary of Poetry Appreciation in Han, Wei and Six Dynasties holds that thinking should be combined. "Thinking" is to consider breaking up, and "evil" is a firmer oath after making up your mind. Yuefu Poetry Appreciation Dictionary holds that they are independent of each other.

From the artistic point of view, Shang Yang's lyricism is full of romanticism, in which the desire for love is as overwhelming as the eruption of magma, with vigorous momentum and compelling passion. Reading the business association seems to be able to hear the voice of women's shortness of breath through lang lang's poems. Regret for the Past is a love chapter forged with blood and even life. The language and sentence patterns are short and mixed, which varies from situation to situation. Syllables are short and urgent, and words fluctuate.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Shang Xie (Han Yuefu Folk Song)