Sunday 6 December 2015

蜀先主廟 劉禹錫


蜀先主廟    劉禹錫 (772-842)
天地英雄氣,千秋尚凜然。
勢分三足鼎,業復五銖錢。
得相能開國,生兒不象賢。
凄涼蜀故妓,來舞魏宮前。

Temple of the First Emperor of Shu      Liu Yuxi (772-842)

His heroics had the whole universe thrilled,
After a thousand years he still keeps people in awe,
A tripartite division of the empire was destined to befall,
His greatest feat was to have the five zhu coin money of Emperor Wu of Han reinstalled,
With the help of a capable statesman chancellor he had his kingdom founded and unfurled,
What a pity his son was not as sage as himself at all,
What is more deplorable was the girl performers of Shu in times of old,
Had to perform before the Wei court who had taken over the rule.


 

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