破陣子 辛棄疾

破陣子 為陳同甫賦壯詞以寄之     辛棄疾(1140-1207)

醉裏挑燈看劍，夢回吹角連營。

八百里分麾下炙，五十弦翻塞外聲，沙場秋點兵。
馬作的盧飛快，弓如霹靂弦驚。
了卻君王天下事，贏得生前身後名。可憐白髮生。

Po Zhen Zi  Boosting Chen Tongfu with this valorous poem       

Xin Qiji (1140-1207)

Sloshed, I contemplate my sword under the lamp,

Awakened, bugles still ring through the camps,
Recalling a scene of soldiers drinking and savoring roast cows in their widespread tents,
With military music played out by various instruments they are entranced;
In the autumnal cool a grand parade advances,
Warriors on coursers fleet by, with bows fully drawn, hotly after their enemies’ end,
On the twangs of the bows into dismay the enemies sank,
I vow to restore His Majesty to sovereignty with my morale greatly enhanced,
Earning myself renown and success that never end,
Deplorably old I’ll be before any achievement attained.