Su Shi's Nian Nu Jiao - Reminiscing Red Cliffs
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The original Nian Nu Jiao: Reminiscing Red Cliffs:-
大江東去, 浪淘盡, 千古風雲人物。
古疊西邊, 人道是, 三國周郎赤壁;
亂石崩雲, 驚濤裂岸, 捲起千堆雪;
江山如畫, 一時多少豪傑。
遙想公瑾當年, 小喬初嫁了, 雄姿英發;
羽扇綸巾, 談笑間, 強虜灰飛煙滅。
故國神遊, 多情應笑我, 早生華髮,
人生如夢, 一樽還酹江月。
My rendition:-
Gone are ancient heroes, washed away in the east-flowing river.
West of the old forts, they say, was fought Zhou’s battle of Red C…
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