雙語 ●千古憑高對此

TUNE: FRAGRANCE OF LAUREL BRANCH

IN MEMORY OF THE ANCIENT CAPITAL

I climb the height

And stretch my sight:

Late autumn just begins its gloomy time.

The ancient capital looks sublime.

The limpid river, beltlike, flows a thousand miles;

Emerald peaks on peaks tower in piles.

In the declining sun sails come and go;

Against west wind wineshop streamers flutter high and low.

The painted boat

In cloud afloat,

Like stars in Silver River egrets fly.

What a picture before the eye!

The days gone by

Saw people in opulence vie.

Alas! Shame on shame came under the walls,

In palace halls.

Leaning on rails, in vain I utter sighs

Over ancient kingdoms’ fall and rise.

The running water saw the Six Dynasties pass,

But I see only chilly mist and withered grass.

Even now and again

The songstresses still sing

The song composed in vain

By a captive king.

桂枝香

金陵懷古

登臨送目，

正故國晚秋，

天氣初肅。

千里澄江似練，

翠峰如簇。

征帆去棹殘陽里，

背西風(fēng)，

酒旗斜矗。

彩舟云淡，

星河鷺起，

圖畫難足。

念往昔，

繁華競逐。

嘆門外樓頭，

悲恨相續(xù)。

千古憑高對此，

謾?quán)禈s辱。

六朝舊事隨流水，

但寒煙，

衰草凝綠。

至今商女，

時(shí)時(shí)猶唱，

后庭遺曲。