I love this land.
If I were a bird,
I should also sing with a hoarse throat:
This land hit by the storm,
This river of sadness and anger will surge forever,
This endless wind,
And the gentle dawn from the forest ...
And then I died,
Even feathers rot in the ground.
Why do I often cry?
Because I love this land deeply. ...
Extended data:
I love this land was written in 1938 after the beginning of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. At that time, the Japanese invaders successively occupied vast areas in North China, East China and South China, and went crazy everywhere in an attempt to destroy the China people's will to resist the Japanese war.
The people of China rose up and waged an indomitable struggle. The poet wrote this impassioned poem at the critical moment of national decline and national peril, with love for the motherland and hatred for the invaders.
Sun and land are two concepts that can best summarize the characteristics of Ai Qing's poems. Poets' eager pursuit of light, ideals and a better life is often expressed through the image of the sun. Ai Qing seems to be a Kuafu, pursuing sunshine, light and ideals until his death. On the other hand, the land connected with the poet's blood is also her lifelong attachment.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-I love this land