Chu-ko Liang’s great fame resounds through the ages. The likeness of this revered statesman still impresses with its sublime expression. The tripartite division of empire hampered his great designs; yet he soars through all the ages, a single feather floating high among the clouds. I Yin and Lü Shang could be reckoned among his peers; whilst Hsiao Ho and Ts’ao Shen would have been as nothing beside him had he only been able to establish his dominion. But the cycle had passed on and the fortunes of the House of Han were not to be restored; and so, hopes blighted, he perished, and his strategy was all in vain.
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28. 詠懷古跡 Yǒng huái gǔ-jì (2)
Date: 2021-11-04 09:14 pm (UTC)Yǒng huái gǔ-jì (2)
諸 葛 大 名 垂 宇 宙
1. Zhū-gé dà-míng chuí yǔ-zhòu,
宗 臣 遺 象 肅 清 高
2. Zōng-chén yí-xiàng sù qīng-gāo.
三 分 割 據 紆 籌 策
3. Sān-fēn gē-jù yū chóu-cè,
萬 古 雲 霄 一 羽 毛
4. Wàn-gǔ yún-xiāo yī yǔ-máo.
伯 仲 之 間 見 伊 呂
5. Bó-zhòng zhī jiān jiàn Yī Lǚ,
指 揮 若 定 失 蕭 曹
6. Zhǐ-huī ruò dìng shī Xiāo Cáo.
運 移 漢 祚 終 難 復
7. Yùn yí Hàn zuò zhōng nán fù,
志 決 身 殲 軍 務 勞
8. Zhì jué shēn jiān jūn-wù láo.
Read Aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IT5bp1TOG0
Thoughts on an Ancient Site (2)
Chu-ko Liang’s great fame resounds through the ages. The likeness of this revered statesman still impresses with its sublime expression. The tripartite division of empire hampered his great designs; yet he soars through all the ages, a single feather floating high among the clouds. I Yin and Lü Shang could be reckoned among his peers; whilst Hsiao Ho and Ts’ao Shen would have been as nothing beside him had he only been able to establish his dominion. But the cycle had passed on and the fortunes of the House of Han were not to be restored; and so, hopes blighted, he perished, and his strategy was all in vain.