不辞身作质,只为母须羊。
此日江州牧,当年买德郎。
不辞身作质,只为母须羊。
此日江州牧,当年买德郎。
(桓冲)不推辞将自身作为抵押,
只是因为母亲需要一只羊。
今日(他)是江州的长官,
当年却是那位“买德”的儿郎。
He did not refuse to offer himself as a pledge,
All for his mother who needed a goat.
Today he is the Governor of Jiangzhou,
Yet he was once the lad who bought virtue.
个体在家庭责任与自我牺牲间的认同抉择,体现传统伦理周期。
歌颂桓冲为救治母亲而甘愿自身作抵押的孝行,彰显孝道至上。
本诗为五言绝句,押平声韵。
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