From the first year of Song Kangding (1040) to the third year of Li Qing (1043), the poet successively served as the deputy envoy of Shaanxi Jinglve and Yanzhou Known. During the period of guarding the northwest frontier, he was strict in command and loved the soldiers, which was deeply feared by Xixia, calling him "tens of thousands of soldiers in the belly." The word "The Fisherman's Pride Qiu Si" is his sentimental work when he was in the army.

The Pride of Fisherman Fan Zhongyan, Qiu Si in Song Dynasty

The scenery in Qiu Lai is different, and Hengyang Goose is unknown. Around, the sound of the horn sounded, thousands of miles away, and the long smoke closed.

A glass of turbid wine is Wan Li's home, but Ran Yan hasn't come home yet. Qiang tube covered with frost, people do not sleep. The general was white-haired and in tears.

Translation:

The border scenery in autumn is completely different, and the geese flying to Hengyang have no nostalgia. From all directions, the wailing of the border earth sounded with the horn, in the mountains. Twilight is heavy, the mountains are setting, and the gates of the isolated city are closed.

After drinking a cup of old wine, I miss my hometown thousands of miles away, and I have a lot of thoughts, remembering my grievances, unfinished business, and I don't know when I can return to my hometown. The flute of Qiang people is melodious, and first frost is everywhere. It was late at night, and the soldiers couldn't sleep. The generals and soldiers were stained white by frost and snow, so they had to cry silently.

Extended data

The word "The Fisherman's Pride of Qiu Si" describes the frontier life and is a masterpiece to express homesickness. Fan Zhongyan's frontier poems have always been famous for their desolation and sadness, and this one is no exception.

Start with the sentence "The scenery in Qiu Lai is different", point out the time and place, and bring out the poet's feelings for the autumn frontier fortress. The word "different" not only depicts the great difference between autumn scenery in the northwest frontier and the mainland, but also conveys the author's "amazing" psychology.

How is it "different"? The following sentence is an example. The first is "Hengyang geese walk carelessly", where the cold wind is bleak and desolate everywhere, and the geese fly south without nostalgia. The word "inattention" superficially refers to geese, but in fact it refers to people. Even geese don't want to stay here, let alone people.

At this time, "the sound from all sides", the sound of horns is piercing and chilling. But see, "a thousand miles of smoke and dusk, isolated city closed", is a magnificent frontier fortress dusk landscape. Against the backdrop of Qian Shan, Long Smoke and Sunset, Lonely City is not lonely.

However, people are lonely. Especially in this boundless environment, in the harsh horn sound, in the lonely city with a long sunset, people miss the warmth of their hometown more. Therefore, Xiatan naturally transited to the theme of homesickness.