Song of prison
Author: Ye Ting
At the time of nomination: six-faced laymen
The doors that people come in and out are locked,
The hole the dog climbed out of was open,
A voice shouted:
Climb out and set you free!
I long for freedom,
But I know very well-
How can a human body crawl out of a dog hole!
I hope that one day,
Underground fire,
Burn me with this living coffin,
I should be in fire and blood
Get eternal life!
Ye Ting (1896~ 1946), formerly known as Xun, was born in Huiyang, Guangdong, and was one of the founders of China People's Liberation Army. Mao Zedong once called him "the first commander-in-chief, and the history of the people's army should be written from you". His achievements and lofty integrity in founding the people's army will be immortal. 65438-0924, went to the Soviet Oriental Labor University and Military Academy to study. 1925 returned to China. During the first revolutionary civil war, he served as the head of the independent regiment of the National Revolutionary Army, the commander of the 24th Division, and the 1 1 army commander. 1927 participated in Nanchang Uprising and Guangzhou Uprising successively. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, he served as the commander of the New Fourth Army. 194/kloc-0 was illegally arrested by the Kuomintang during the southern Anhui incident, and was imprisoned in Shangrao, Jiangxi, Enshi, Hubei, and Guilin, Guangxi, and finally transferred to the concentration camp of the China-US Institute of Special Technical Cooperation in Chongqing. 1946 On March 4th, due to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China's insistence, he was released. Immediately after his release from prison, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China asked to join China and was approved by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on March 7th. On April 8, I flew back to Yan 'an from Chongqing and was killed in a plane crash.
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1September, 896 10 (the fourth day of August in the 22nd year of Guangxu reign of Qing Dynasty) was born in Zhoutian Village, Huiyang County, Guangdong Province. Graduated from Guangdong Army Primary School, Wuchang Army Second Preparatory School and Baoding Military Academy.
19 19 At the beginning of this year, he participated in the democratic revolution led by Sun Yat-sen, served as an adjutant in the Guangdong Army, and joined the China Kuomintang in the same year.
192 1 served as the second battalion commander of Sun Yat-sen's Lu Haijun Grand Marshal Guard Corps. In June of the following year, when Chen Jiongming, commander-in-chief of the Guangdong Army, defected, he was ordered to guard the front yard of the presidential palace and cover the escape of Mrs Soong Ching Ling.
/kloc-went to the Soviet union in 0/924 and studied in China class of Moscow Oriental Workers' Communist University and Red Army School. In the same year, he joined the Communist Youth League of China and was transferred to China in February 65438.
1925 returned to China. During the first revolutionary civil war, he served as the head of the independent regiment of the National Revolutionary Army, the commander of the 24th Division, and the 1 1 army commander.
1926 led an independent regiment as an advance party to crusade against warlord Wu in the Northern Expedition War, and made meritorious deeds in the battles of Tingsiqiao and Heshengqiao in Hubei Province, which was called the "Great Northern Expedition" in history. After the Northern Expeditionary Army occupied Wuhan, it was promoted to 1 1 division commander of the 24th Army.
1In August, 927, he took part in leading the Nanchang Uprising, and later served as commander-in-chief of the former enemy and commander of the 11th Army. In the same year, he took part in leading the Guangzhou Uprising in June 5438+February, and served as Commander-in-Chief of the Workers and Peasants Red Army. At the turning point of the China Revolution, he made important contributions to the armed resistance against the Kuomintang reactionaries and the founding of the People's Army. After the failure of the Guangzhou Uprising, he was depressed because of the censure of the leaders of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China and the cold reception of some people in the Communist International. He left the Party and went into exile in Europe, and then went to Macau to live in seclusion.
1933 1 1 After the Fujian Incident, he went to Fuzhou to help Cai Tingkai, Jiang Guangnai and others set up the People's Revolutionary Government of People's Republic of China (PRC).
1934, Li, Chen and other organizations joined the Chinese National Revolutionary League with the theme of anti-Japanese.
1937, after the outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, he became the commander of the New Fourth Army, commanding troops to advance behind enemy lines in Central China and carry out guerrilla warfare.
1May, 939, crossed the Japanese blockade and crossed the Yangtze River in the north. He presided over the establishment of jiangbei headquarters of the new fourth army in central Anhui, commanded troops to advance behind enemy lines in eastern Anhui, and established anti-Japanese base areas on the east and west sides of Jinpu Road. 1940 10 At the beginning of this year, with the cooperation of the air force, more than 5,000 Japanese troops invaded the headquarters of the New Fourth Army in Yunling, Jingxian County, southern Anhui Province. He commanded the troops directly under the army to fight hard, killed hundreds of Japanese troops and repelled the enemy.
194 1 1 was detained by the Kuomintang in the southern Anhui incident and persevered. He once wrote Song of Prison. After War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's victory, he made many representations to the Kuomintang through the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
On March 4th, 1946, after many efforts, Ye Ting was released. The next day, he asked to join China, which was quickly approved. Ye Ting participated in the three-person military meeting of Kuomintang-Communist negotiations. On April 8, he flew back to Yan 'an from Chongqing. The plane crashed in Heichashan, Xing County, Shanxi Province and was killed. Wang Ruofei, Bo Gu Kailai, Deng Fa, Ye Ting's wife Li Xiuwen, five daughters Yangmei and their youngest son A Jiu are also in trouble.
After the bad news came out, Mao Zedong made a eulogy in Liberation Daily, saying that "it is glorious to die for the people". Zhu De wrote: "Sacrifice for the peace, democracy and unity of the people of the whole country." Zhou Enlai wrote a mourning article entitled "Immortal Martyrs on April 8th".
[explanation]:
General Ye Ting's original poem "Prison Song" was signed "a layman who hit a wall on six sides", which was a vivid portrayal of his situation at that time. After the Southern Anhui Incident, General Ye Ting, then commander of the New Fourth Army, was unreasonably detained by the Kuomintang authorities for a long time. At the time of writing this poem, he was imprisoned in the Lu Hong factory on the outskirts of Chongqing, where senior political prisoners were held, which was a "forbidden place" for the notorious Sino-US Institute of Technical Cooperation.
The poem "Prison Song" embodies General Ye Ting's profound experience of prison life and is his tragic reflection on the dialectical relationship between life, freedom and dignity. Every word carries a lot of weight.
"The door where people go in and out is locked, and the hole where dogs climb out is open." At the beginning of Prison Song, General Ye Ting tells the story of the separation of freedom and dignity of the victims imprisoned in prison in vivid language. On the one hand, the reactionary authorities absolutely do not allow prisoners to protect their integrity and dignity as free people; On the other hand, they try their best to lure the victims into losing their dignity in exchange for open space for action. The following words "Climb out and set you free" vividly outline the arrogant, insidious and ferocious face of fascists. However, the freedom that revolutionaries yearn for has never been at the expense of condescension, let alone the so-called "freedom" in exchange for servility. Scholars can be killed but not humiliated, which has been the law of benevolent people since ancient times. "I long for freedom, but I deeply know how a person's body climbs out of a dog hole!" The poet proudly rejected the temptation of reactionaries. Freedom is precious, however, how can you be condescending without freedom of dignity? A imprisoned soldier is still a soldier, and a free beast is always an animal. The spirit of freedom is isolated from the high wall of fascism, and the suffering people always yearn for the warmth of freedom, but they can't combine it. Prison has never been a hotbed of fantasy, but its reality is darkness, terror and death. The poor backbone of the weak will be completely melted here, but the awe-inspiring righteousness of the strong can be publicized here. "I hope that one day, the underground fire can burn me even with this living coffin. I deserve eternal life in fire and blood! " The ending of Prison Song is generous and tragic.
For free believers and revolutionary fighters, death is nothing to be afraid of. They understand that at the moment of being imprisoned, they have lived next to death. For many people, the imprisonment of people with lofty ideals may be the last stage of their whole struggle career. They are not afraid of death, and even like to regard death as the last glory of life. Ye Ting's song "Immortality in Fire and Blood" is full of this meaning. In fact, when they chose to be freedom fighters, they realized that there was an umbilical cord between this choice and death. "I deserve to live forever in fire and blood" can also be seen as a heroic confession to the world when freedom fighters are thinking about their last journey. In fact, as the poet himself predicted, after the death of General Ye Ting, his reputation will shine in history and be immortal.
Guo Moruo once commented on General Ye Ting's Prison Song in his poem: "His poems are written with life and blood, and his poems are himself." This poem by General Ye Ting was once set to music. Together with Wen Tianxiang's Song of Benevolence and Righteousness, it was sung by people with lofty ideals imprisoned in this fascist concentration camp, safeguarding their indestructible dignity as human beings.
Ye Ting prison former site
The west bank of Gaojing River outside the west gate of Enshi ancient city. Ye Ting (1896- 1946) was born in Huiyang, Guangdong. /kloc-joined China * * * in 0/924, and served as the head of the independent regiment of the National Revolutionary Army and the commander of the New Fourth Army. 1941/kloc-0 captured in the southern Anhui incident, Chen Cheng, commander-in-chief of the sixth theater and chairman of the Hubei provincial government, was a classmate of the former Baoding Military Academy and was transferred to Enshi, the seat of the then Hubei provincial government, by the Kuomintang in the winter of 1942. The former residence is backed by Hongsha Mountain, facing rivers and city walls, isolated from the outside world, and the terrain is easy to defend but difficult to attack. The former site is a residential building with civil structure, with a wooden frame in the middle, surrounded by earth walls, 3 main rooms and 2 east rooms, with a total construction area of180m2. Originally a rich man, Li Zi was still an industry, and later he lived in a tenant in Liu. Therefore, Ye Ting and his wife and eldest daughter Ye Yangmei live in the first room, while Liu lives in the wing and the guards live in the west room. /kloc-transferred to Guilin, Guangxi in the summer of 0/943, and was taken back to Enshi at the end of the year. Ye Zhengming, the second son, and Hua Ming, the fourth cotyledon, also lived with him until September 1945. 1983, the former site of Ye Ting State House was renovated, and the 330m2 memorial hall, general pavilion and monument were expanded.
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General Ye Ting's original poem "Prison Song" was signed "a layman who hit a wall on six sides", which was a vivid portrayal of his situation at that time. After the Southern Anhui Incident, General Ye Ting, then commander of the New Fourth Army, was unreasonably detained by the Kuomintang authorities for a long time. At the time of writing this poem, he was imprisoned in the Lu Hong factory on the outskirts of Chongqing, where senior political prisoners were held, which was a "forbidden place" for the notorious Sino-US Institute of Technical Cooperation.
The poem "Prison Song" embodies General Ye Ting's profound experience of prison life and is his tragic reflection on the dialectical relationship between life, freedom and dignity. Every word carries a lot of weight.
"The door where people go in and out is locked, and the hole where dogs climb out is open." At the beginning of Prison Song, General Ye Ting tells the story of the separation of freedom and dignity of the victims imprisoned in prison in vivid language. On the one hand, the reactionary authorities absolutely do not allow prisoners to protect their integrity and dignity as free people; On the other hand, they try their best to lure the victims into losing their dignity in exchange for open space for action. The following words "Climb out and set you free" vividly outline the arrogant, insidious and ferocious face of fascists. However, the freedom that revolutionaries yearn for has never been at the expense of condescension, let alone the so-called "freedom" in exchange for servility. Scholars can be killed but not humiliated, which has been the law of benevolent people since ancient times. "I long for freedom, but I also know that the human body can climb out of the dog hole!" The poet proudly rejected the temptation of reactionaries. Freedom is precious, however, how can you be condescending without freedom of dignity? A imprisoned soldier is still a soldier, and a free beast is always an animal. The spirit of freedom is isolated from the high wall of fascism, and the suffering people always yearn for the warmth of freedom, but they can't combine it. Prison has never been a hotbed of fantasy, but its reality is darkness, terror and death. The poor backbone of the weak will be completely melted here, but the awe-inspiring righteousness of the strong can be publicized here. "I can only look forward to one day, the underground fire rushed up and burned this living coffin with me. I deserve eternal life in fire and blood. " The ending of Prison Song is generous and tragic.
For free believers and revolutionary fighters, death is nothing to be afraid of. They understand that at the moment of being imprisoned, they have lived next to death. For many people, the imprisonment of people with lofty ideals may be the last stage of their whole struggle career. They are not afraid of death, and even like to regard death as the last glory of life. Ye Ting's song "Immortality in Fire and Blood" is full of this meaning. In fact, when they chose to be freedom fighters, they realized that there was an umbilical cord between this choice and death. "I deserve to live forever in fire and blood" can also be seen as a heroic confession to the world when freedom fighters are thinking about their last journey. In fact, as the poet himself predicted, after the death of General Ye Ting, his reputation will shine in history and be immortal.
Guo Moruo once commented on General Ye Ting's Prison Song in his poem: "His poems are written with life and blood, and his poems are himself." This poem by General Ye Ting was once set to music. Together with Wen Tianxiang's Song of Benevolence and Righteousness, it was sung by people with lofty ideals imprisoned in this fascist concentration camp, safeguarding their indestructible dignity as human beings.