龟虽寿　是东汉曹操创作的一首乐府诗，作品富于哲理，阐发了诗人的人生态度。

曹操刚击败袁绍、袁术兄弟二人，充满建功立业的豪情壮志， 龟虽寿　可贵的价值在于它开辟了一个诗歌的新时代，汉武帝罢黜百家，独尊儒术，汉代人的思想禁锢了三四百年，曹操带头叛经离道，给文坛带来了自由活跃的新鲜气息。

曹操 龟虽寿　神龟虽寿，犹有竟时。

腾蛇乘雾，终为土灰。

老骥伏枥，志在千里；烈士暮年，壮心不已。

盈缩之期，不但在天；养怡之福，可得永年。

幸甚至哉，歌以咏志。

Though the Tortoise Lives LongCao CaoThough the tortoise blessed with magic powers lives long,Its days have their allotted span;Though winged serpents ride high on the mist,They turn to dust and ashes at the last;An old war-horse may be stabled,Yet still it longs to gallop a thousand li;And a noble-hearted man though advanced in yearsNever abandons his proud aspirations.

Man's span of life , whether long or short,Depends not on Heaven alone;One who eats well and keeps cheerfulCan live to a great old age.

And so , with joy in my heart,I hum this song.

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