Chinese poem illustration: 木兰辞 Mulan’s Song by Anonymous
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Mulan, the female hero , a legend story and folk song 1500 years ago, a popular model for today’s female still .Many movies were filmed based on this story: Mulan replaced her father, recruited by the army. After years in battle field , She won many victories and came back home alive.
It could be a real story 1500 years ago, then a folk song , later revised by people of generations, became this poem we see today. Let see how the very original Mulan story is …
木兰诗 / 木兰辞
佚名
唧唧复唧唧，木兰当户织。不闻机杼声，惟闻女叹息。
问女何所思，问女何所忆。女亦无所思，女亦无所忆。
昨夜见军帖，可汗大点兵，军书十二卷，卷卷有爷名。
阿爷无大儿，木兰无长兄，愿为市鞍马，从此替爷征。
东市买骏马，西市买鞍鞯，南市买辔头，北市买长鞭。
旦辞爷娘去，暮宿黄河边，不闻爷娘唤女声，但闻黄河流水鸣溅溅。
旦辞黄河去，暮至黑山头，不闻爷娘唤女声，但闻燕山胡骑鸣啾啾。
万里赴戎机，关山度若飞。
朔气传金柝，寒光照铁衣。
将军百战死，壮士十年归。
归来见天子，天子坐明堂。策勋十二转，赏赐百千强。
可汗问所欲，木兰不用尚书郎，愿驰千里足，送儿还故乡。
爷娘闻女来，出郭相扶将；阿姊闻妹来，当户理红妆；小弟闻姊来，磨刀霍霍向猪羊。
开我东阁门，坐我西阁床，脱我战时袍，著我旧时裳。当窗理云鬓，对镜帖花黄。
出门看火伴，火伴皆惊忙：同行十二年，不知木兰是女郎。
雄兔脚扑朔，雌兔眼迷离；双兔傍地走，安能辨我是雄雌？
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