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望大陆
Gazing at the Mainland
葬我于高山之上兮，望我大陆；
大陆不可见兮，只有痛哭！
葬我于高山之上兮，望我故乡；
故乡不可见兮，永不能忘！
The mainland cannot be seen — nothing but bitter weeping!
Bury me atop a high mountain, that I may look upon my homeland;
The homeland cannot be seen — I can never forget!
Meaning
Written on his deathbed in Taiwan, the poem voices Yu Youren's longing for the mainland and his native place, impossible to reach across the strait.
把我葬在高山之上吧，好望我的大陆；大陆看不见啊，只有痛哭！把我葬在高山之上吧，好望我的故乡；故乡看不见啊，永远不能忘！
Appreciation
The poem repeats the plea to be buried on a high mountain so as to gaze toward the mainland and homeland, building a chant-like structure. The 'xi' particles echo the ancient Chu-ci style, lending a lingering, mournful music. Each turn ends in despair — only weeping, only never forgetting. The direct apostrophe makes the grief raw and immediate. It stands as a final song of longing shared by readers on both sides of the strait.
【白话串讲】 于右任晚年写《望大陆》：“葬我于高山之上兮，望我大陆；大陆不可见兮，只有痛哭”。“葬我于高山之上兮，望我故乡；故乡不可见兮，永不能忘”——他晚年客居台湾，至死思念大陆。这首遗言式的诗，是离乡人共同的哭。 【意象与手法】以“高山”“大陆”“故乡”设望乡之境，重章复沓（葬我于高山之上兮…不可见兮），楚辞体“兮”字回环。 【情感与主旨】抒发对大陆故乡的深切眷恋与隔海难归的至痛，是于右任晚年望乡绝唱。 【名句点睛】“大陆不可见兮，只有痛哭”——以呼告写望乡之恸，字字血泪。
Background
Yu Youren wrote this on his deathbed in Taiwan in 1962, a last testament looking toward the mainland and his native place.
《望大陆》为近代于右任所作，是写葬我高山、望我大陆的诗。于右任（1879—1964），字诱人，陕西三原人，近代书法家、诗人。此诗：葬我于高山之上兮，望我大陆；大陆不可见兮，只有痛哭！葬我于高山之上兮，望我故乡；故乡不可见兮，永不能忘！全诗写葬我高山、望我大陆，是于右任诗的名篇。
Art
It uses the Chu-ci form (lines with 'xi'), repeats stanzas, and speaks directly in apostrophe.
《望大陆》艺术上以葬我高山的描摹与望我大陆的悲怆见长。全诗两节：首节写望大陆——“葬我于高山之上兮，望我大陆；大陆不可见兮，只有痛哭”写葬我于高山之上兮、望我大陆、大陆不可见兮、只有痛哭；末节写望故乡——“葬我于高山之上兮，望我故乡；故乡不可见兮，永不能忘”写葬我于高山之上兮、望我故乡、故乡不可见兮、永不能忘。全诗以葬我高山写望我大陆，正是于右任诗悲怆的笔法。
Allusions
The 'xi' particle follows the stanza form of the Chu-ci 'Nine Songs'; there are no obscure allusions.
《望大陆》用典在“葬我于高山”“望我大陆”“大陆不可见”“只有痛哭”“望我故乡”“永不能忘”。“葬我于高山”写葬我于高山；“望我大陆”写望我大陆；“大陆不可见”写大陆不可见；“只有痛哭”写只有痛哭；“望我故乡”写望我故乡；“永不能忘”写永不能忘。全诗以这些意象写葬我高山、望我大陆，用典自然而悲怆自见，正是于右任诗的笔法。
Commentary
This poem is a shared song of longing read on both sides of the strait.
《望大陆》是于右任诗的名篇，也是中国诗歌中写乡愁的代表作。此诗写葬我高山、望我大陆，向为论者称道。论者多赏其葬我高山的描摹与望我大陆的悲怆——“葬我于高山之上兮，望我大陆；大陆不可见兮，只有痛哭”写葬我于高山之上兮、望我大陆、大陆不可见兮、只有痛哭，悲怆之极；“葬我于高山之上兮，望我故乡；故乡不可见兮，永不能忘”写葬我于高山之上兮、望我故乡、故乡不可见兮、永不能忘，更见其深。于右任晚年在台，思乡之作，此诗正是其代表——以葬我高山写望我大陆，正是其诗风。
Prosody
Line by line
葬我于高山之上兮，望我大陆；大陆不可见兮，只有痛哭！
Bury me on the high mountain, that I may gaze at my mainland; if the mainland I cannot see, I can only weep aloud!
葬我于高山之上兮，望我大陆；大陆不可见兮，只有痛哭！
Bury me on the high mountaintop, that I may gaze toward my mainland; if the mainland is beyond my sight, then there is nothing but bitter weeping!
首写葬我于高山之上兮、望我大陆、大陆不可见兮、只有痛哭，是全诗写望我大陆的起点。“葬我于高山之上兮，望我大陆”写葬我于高山之上兮、望我大陆——“葬我于高山之上兮”写将我葬于高山之上——“望我大陆”写遥望我大陆——葬我于高山之上兮，望我大陆；“大陆不可见兮，只有痛哭”写大陆不可见兮、只有痛哭——“大陆不可见兮”写大陆望不见——“只有痛哭”写只有痛哭——大陆不可见兮，只有痛哭。此数句写葬我高山、望我大陆、只有痛哭：葬我于高山之上兮，望我大陆；大陆不可见兮，只有痛哭！以“葬我于高山之上兮，望我大陆”写葬我高山、登高望大陆，以“大陆不可见兮，只有痛哭”写大陆不见、唯有痛哭，正是于右任诗写望我大陆的起点——葬我高山，望我大陆。
The mainland. Bury me on the high mountain, that I may gaze at my mainland; if the mainland I cannot see, I can only weep aloud! The Chuci-style burial wish, the gaze at the mainland, and the weeping when it cannot be seen are Yu Youren's poem. To have asked to be buried on a mountain facing the mainland would be a wish; the bury-me-on-the-high-mountain-to-gaze-at-my-mainland against the mainland-unseen-nothing-but-bitter-weeping is the wish.
葬我于高山之上兮，望我故乡；故乡不可见兮，永不能忘！
Bury me on the high mountain, that I may gaze at my home; if my home I cannot see, I shall never forget!
葬我于高山之上兮，望我故乡；故乡不可见兮，永不能忘！
Bury me on the high mountaintop, that I may gaze toward my hometown; if my hometown is beyond my sight, I shall never, never forget!
末写葬我于高山之上兮、望我故乡、故乡不可见兮、永不能忘，是全诗写望我故乡的归结。“葬我于高山之上兮，望我故乡”写葬我于高山之上兮、望我故乡——“葬我于高山之上兮”写将我葬于高山之上——“望我故乡”写遥望我故乡——葬我于高山之上兮，望我故乡；“故乡不可见兮，永不能忘”写故乡不可见兮、永不能忘——“故乡不可见兮”写故乡望不见——“永不能忘”写永远不能忘——故乡不可见兮，永不能忘。此数句写葬我高山、望我故乡、永不能忘：葬我于高山之上兮，望我故乡；故乡不可见兮，永不能忘！以“葬我于高山之上兮，望我故乡”写葬我高山、登高望故乡，以“故乡不可见兮，永不能忘”写故乡不见、永不能忘，正是于右任诗写望我故乡的归结——葬我高山，永不忘乡。
The home. Bury me on the high mountain, that I may gaze at my home; if my home I cannot see, I shall never forget! The repeated burial wish, turned from mainland to home, and the never-forget, are the close. To have repeated the burial wish would be a refrain; the bury-me-on-the-high-mountain-to-gaze-at-my-hometown against the hometown-unseen-never-to-be-forgotten is the refrain.
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