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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=551069" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Du Mu: Ode to E Fang Palace</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Ode to E Fang Palace<br>By Du Mu<br>Translated by Laijon Liu 20100701</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Six kings were dethroned, four seas were united. <br>The mountain of Shu was chopped off, <br>and then E Fang Palace was built.<br>It covered three hundred li, isolated the sky and the sun.<br>From Li Mountain of north they constructed <br>toward west till they reached capital Xian Yang.<br>Two broad rivers slowly flowing into the wall of palace.<br>Five step a chamber, ten pace a pavilion; <br>The corridors like snakes creeping and circling, <br>eaves and brim like bird bills highly raised; <br>every carved stone held its unique pose, <br>hooking each other’s heart or charging with their horns.<br>Convolving and encircling, like hives and whorls, <br>And highly the houses stood many thousands.<br>Long bridges flying above the waves and ripples; <br>Oh, the clouds did not gather, how come the dragons appeared? <br>The overbridges hanging in midair; <br>The sky was still dim, but why the rainbows shining? <br>Among the high and low structures, <br>One would be lost and couldn’t point out west or north.<br>Singing platforms, warm melodies, <br>Spring scenery, all in harmony; <br>Dancing halls, breeze of sleeves, <br>Winds and rains, sadness and misery.<br>On the same day, in this palace, <br>The weather were all different.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Concubines, mistress, bedmaids, and sex slaves, <br>Princes and sons, and grand children of kings, <br>They all farewell their country and house<br>And drove here to serve the Emperor Qin.<br>They chanted their morning songs, <br>Plucked their musical strings at night, <br>Hailed the emperor all the days<br>To fulfill their duty in this palace.<br>Bright stars were glimmering, <br>Those were their makeup mirrors; <br>Dark clouds swinging and floating, <br>They washing their hair at morn.<br>The river Wei flowing like oil, <br>Their face cream dumped into it; <br>The smoke rose into the sky, <br>Their incense burning hour.<br>Suddenly thunders stroke, <br>The emperor’s chariot past.<br>The echoing sound remained, <br>Yet one knew not where it was.<br>Every inch skin, every fair face, <br>Perfect condition, gorgeously beautiful, <br>They kindly leaned and stood long time, <br>to the distant place they had looked, <br>hoping for the favor of the emperor.<br>Some had never seen him for thirty six years.<br>The collection of State Yan and Zhao, <br>The work of state Han and Wei, <br>The talents of state Qi and Chu, <br>So many years and so many generations, <br>All were plundered and carried away, <br>Piled up here like countless hills.<br>Once they could not possess their treasure, <br>Then all delivered here.<br>Caldrons and bells, jade and stones, <br>Gold bricks and pearl gravels, <br>Were cast off on the floor, <br>Even the citizen of Qin saw the scene<br>felt that was appropriate. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Ah, one man’s feeling, connected to all men’s heart.<br>The Qin Emperor lusted for luxury and extravagance, <br>And common people loved and cared their houses.<br>Even he could extort people to nothing, <br>But why he wastefully treated them like dust? ! <br>The pillars stood in the palace<br>Were more than the farmers in field; <br>Rafters and girders were many, <br>More than sewing maids by the machine; <br>Screws and nails too much, <br>More than millet and grain in storehouse; <br>Massive covering roof tiles<br>More than people’s coat; <br>Handrails vertical and horizontal, <br>More than the city walls; <br>Noisy instrument music<br>Flooded the people’s voice; <br>And all people in the world<br>Dared not to complain, but dared to rise up mad! <br>Arbitrary dictatorship filled his heart, <br>Day by day he became proud.<br>So people cried out, warriors broke in, <br>A torch was lit up, the palace burnt and ravaged! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Welladay! Who conquered six states? <br>Not Qin Emperor, but themselves.<br>who destroyed Qin empire? <br>Qin emperor himself, not people.<br>If all six states loved and trusted each other, <br>Then together they could resist Qin army; <br>If Qin loved all its conquering states, <br>Then the empire would last its reign, <br>Who would want to overthrow it? <br>The Qin rulers did not have a chance <br>to pity and recollect themselves, <br>Only the later generations shall do, <br>Yet if we only sigh but do not reflect, <br>Then our children will shed tears for us.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>Chinese: <br>阿 房 宫 赋 <br>杜 牧 </div><div style="margin:10px 0">六 王 毕 , 四 海 一 。 蜀 山 兀 , 阿 房 出 。 覆 压 三 百 余 里 , 隔 离 天 日 。 骊 ( Lí) 山 北 构 而 西 折 , 直 走 咸 阳 。 二 川 溶 溶 , 流 入 宫 墙 。 五 步 一 楼 , 十 步 一 阁 ; 廊 腰 缦 回 , 檐 牙 高 啄 ; 各 抱 地 势 , 钩 心 斗 角 。 盘 盘 焉 , 囷 囷 ( qū n) 焉 , 蜂 房 水 涡 , 矗 ( chù) 不 知 其 几 千 万 落 。 长 桥 卧 波 , 未 云 何 龙 ? 复 道 行 空 , 不 霁 ( jì) 何 虹 ? 高 低 冥 迷 , 不 知 西 东 。 歌 台 暖 响 , 春 光 融 融 ; 舞 殿 冷 袖 , 风 雨 凄 凄 。 一 日 之 内 , 一 宫 之 间 , 而 气 候 不 齐 。 </div><div style="margin:10px 0">妃 嫔 [pín]媵 ( yìng) 嫱 , 王 子 皇 孙 , 辞 楼 下 殿 , 辇 ( niǎ n) 来 于 秦 。 朝 歌 夜 弦 ( xián) , 为 秦 宫 人 。 明 星 荧 荧 , 开 妆 镜 也 ; 绿 云 扰 扰 , 梳 晓 鬟 ( huán) 也 ; 渭 流 涨 腻 , 弃 脂 水 也 ; 烟 斜 雾 横 , 焚 椒 兰 也 。 雷 霆 乍 惊 , 宫 车 过 也 ; 辘 辘 ( lù) 远 听 , 杳 ( yǎ o) 不 知 其 所 之 也 。 一 肌 一 容 , 尽 态 极 妍 , 缦 立 远 视 , 而 望 幸 焉 。 有 不 见 者 , 三 十 六 年 。 燕 赵 之 收 藏 , 韩 魏 之 经 营 , 齐 楚 之 精 英 , 几 世 几 年 , 剽 ( piā o) 掠 其 人 , 倚 叠 如 山 。 一 旦 不 能 有 , 输 来 其 间 。 鼎 铛 ( chē ng) 玉 石 , 金 块 珠 砾 , 弃 掷 逦 ( lǐ ) 迤 ( yǐ ) , 秦 人 视 之 , 亦 不 甚 惜 。 </div><div style="margin:10px 0">嗟 乎 ! 一 人 之 心 , 千 万 人 之 心 也 。 秦 爱 纷 奢 , 人 亦 念 其 家 。 奈 何 取 之 尽 锱 ( zī ) 铢 ( zhū ) , 用 之 如 泥 沙 ? 使 负 栋 之 柱 , 多 于 南 亩 之 农 夫 ; 架 梁 之 椽 ( chuán) , 多 于 机 上 之 工 女 ; 钉 头 磷 磷 , 多 于 在 庾 ( yǔ ) 之 粟 (sù) 粒 ; 瓦 缝 参 差 ( cē n cī ) , 多 于 周 身 之 帛 缕 ; 直 栏 横 槛 ( jiàn) , 多 于 九 土 之 城 郭 ; 管 弦 呕 哑 ( ō uyā ) , 多 于 市 人 之 言 语 。 使 天 下 之 人 , 不 敢 言 而 敢 怒 。 独 夫 之 心 , 日 益 骄 固 。 戍 ( shù) 卒 叫 , 函 谷 举 , 楚 人 一 炬 , 可 怜 焦 土 ! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">呜 呼 ! 灭 六 国 者 六 国 也 , 非 秦 也 ; 族 秦 者 秦 也 , 非 天 下 也 。 嗟 夫 ! 使 六 国 各 爱 其 人 , 则 足 以 拒 秦 ; 使 秦 复 爱 六 国 之 人 , 则 递 三 世 可 至 万 世 而 为 君 , 谁 得 而 族 灭 也 ? 秦 人 不 暇 自 哀 , 而 后 人 哀 之 ; 后 人 哀 之 而 不 鉴 之 , 亦 使 后 人 而 复 哀 后 人 也 。</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Laijon+Liu">Laijon Liu</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=551069" data-title="Du Mu: Ode to E Fang Palace de Laijon Liu" data-description="Ode to E Fang Palace By Du Mu Translated by Laijon Liu 20100701 Six kings were dethroned, four seas were united. 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