沁園春·雪 北國風光,千里冰封,萬里雪飄。望長城內外,惟余莽莽;大河上下,頓失滔滔。山舞銀蛇,原馳蠟象,欲與天公試比高。須晴日,看紅裝素裹,分外妖嬈。
江山如此多嬌,引無數英雄競折腰。惜秦皇漢武,略輸文采;唐宗宋祖,稍遜風騷。一代天驕,成吉思汗,只識彎弓射大雕。俱往矣,數風流人物,還看今朝。
[3] Snow
The wide range of northland scenery,
stretching a thousand miles, is snowy and icy.
Snow in the sky flies ten thousand miles,
and on the Great Wall's inside and outside,
nothing can be seen but endless white;
Here and there of the Mighty River,
as if suddenly has lost all the water.
Like silver snakes dancing are mountains,
Hills on grasslands like running white elephants.
They all wish to compete with the sky,
wanting to see who is low and who is high.
When a clear day arrives, the bright sunshine
reflects on the snowy scene, looking so fine.
Rivers and mountains are so charming,
Numberless heroes are attracted and admiring.
Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu, what a pity,
they had no much talent in literacy.
The Emperor Taizong of Tang and Taizu of Song
only knew a little about Lisao and Guofeng.
Genghis Khan, who founded the Empire of Mongol
just knew how to draw the bow and shoot eagles.
Alas! All of these characters have long gone away,
Now who are the real heroes? Look at us today!