STUDY IN CHINA GLOBAL (SCG)Sorrows For the City of Ying
哀 郢
远 接 商 周 祚 最 长
北 盟 齐 晋 势 争 强。
章 华 歌 舞 终 萧 瑟
云 梦 风 烟 旧 莽 苍。
草 合 故 宫 惟 雁 起
盗 穿 荒 冢 有 狐 藏。
离 骚 为 尽 灵 均 恨
志 士 千 秋 泪 满 裳。
Ai Ying
Yuan jie shang zhou zuo zui chang
Bei meng qi jin shi zheng qiang.
Zhang hua ge wu zhong xiao se
Yun meng feng yan jiu mang cang.
Cao he gu gong wei yan qi
Dao chuan huang zhong you hu cang.
Li sao wei jin ling jun hen
Zhi shi qian qiu lei man chang.
Sorrows For the City of Ying
For a long time this city received many blessings from previous kingdoms
A northern alliance with advanced power and strength.
Songs and dances from the Zhanghua Tower have finished, se music silenced
Wild hunting preserves now just windy mists, dreams moving like the clouds.
High grasses and wild geese ascend from the ancient palace ruins
Cemetery full of hidden foxes, robbers invade the uncultivated grounds.
Even Li Sao could not describe the magnitude of the decay
For one thousand autumns, the intentions of the scholars and literati fill their clothes with tears.
Notes:
City of Ying: Ancient capital of the Chu Kingdom. Modern day city of Jianling, Hubei Province.
Northern alliance: The union of the Jin and Qi nation states.
Zhanghua Tower: Located in the ancient kingdom of Qu.
Se: Ancient multi-stringed musical instrument.
Li Sao: Famous anthology of poems by Qu Yuan.
