Qu Yuan by Mao Zedong ~ 毛泽东 《七绝·屈原》 with English Translations

作品原文

毛泽东 《七绝·屈原》

屈子当年赋楚骚，
手中握有杀人刀。
艾萧太盛椒兰少，
一跃冲向万里涛。

作品译文

A Verse with Four Seven-Character Lines
Qu Yuan

The respected Qu wrote “Chu Sao” in those years,
And had a killing knife in his hand.
The mugworts were too luxuriant while peppers and bluegrasses too few,
So he jumped up, plunging into the vast expanse of surging water.