�鯯cene 3
【�t健�
>军�
�鲸�
Banners flutter in the first
ranks. A wave of our arrows
would strike fear even in the
heart of the leviathan.
瞴� �=1
We check our bows and
ready our horses. The
drumbeats l inger into
evening.
2��*�
���将� �
Our commander is Zuo
Liangyu, Protector of
Wuchang and Baron of
Ningnan.
�*绲� �
两 z
The rolls were called in the
early morning. Now our duty
is to serve.
良a� 晶
Zuo liangyu:Sun Jing
良�
2��*�,��
(Zuo Liangyu: General and
Baron)
【孵�
箴翰 虎w ��
�6��
With my great height and
military prowess, my mighty
arm and my leonine strength,
I have ridden to the ends of
the earth.
�� �
��
I have no match; even the
clouds tremble at my roar.
报国恩
畸j��
In order to repay the
motherland for her favours,
I stand ready to spill my hot blood.
�良
�昆} 餲
My name is Zuo Liangyu.
From childhood, I have
studied the arts of war.
�3
几个� �}
Since my adversaries are little
more than bandits, their
extermination should pose no
difficulties.
豢z督�
The only worrisome
matter is my lack of advisors.
�0郴�j 报�
候缓 �
Though filled with devotion,
I know not when I can
bring my plans to fruition.
How frustrating!
� � �
I hear commotion outside
the gates. What is it?
并�� 兵
� 饥兵
-The sound of the hungry
troops demanding their
wages.
-Ah! They demand their
wages!
� �
-Hear this, soldiers!
-Yes, sir!
撤兵汉� 境
�� 付�%
We will shortly withdraw
from Hankou and make for
Nanjing, where food is
abundant. Prepare your
things for an eastward march!
报
Beg to report, general.
流北犯п �
�鞒 � 历} 鞫�
The rebels have surrounded
the capital! The emperor has
hanged himself on Mei Hill,
in the Forbidden Palace.
酏踅�
�鞒 � 历} 鞫�
-What news is this?
-The emperor has hanged
himself on Mei Hill!
� �
� �
-How can that be? When did
this happen?
-It was on the nineteenth day
of the third month.
�
��
On that very day, Nanjing
was engulfed in festivities.
龙颌 画桨�
吹艄�
The dragon boats contended,
the flutes and drums rang
out, their sound soaring even
into the clouds.
�⒒z环�场
看 荡床
There were gatherings at
waterside pavilions; the
place was filled with gaiety.
And look! Here come the
lantern boats!
啊
�;垂k��
Xiangjun! Look at the
waning moon above the
river!
当� 斌us�
啦护 �
��
-We drink a few sips, and sing
low. What incomparable bliss!
-Fangyu!
-Xiangjun!
【x
�椿 � 6��
�t唇 �� �
The lamps have not yet
dimmed. I rouse myself a
little, wet my lips with wine
and listen to the gentle
words of my beloved.
荡戳
A lantern boat comes this
way.
8
-�篥
I have hired a songboat for
entertainment, but I hadn't
meant to leave so late.
��a
苟 共来
Are you are afraid of the
trouble you might encounter
if we set out too early?
看z骺 5�
There are still lights at that
riverside house.
� ;�
Can it be that the Revival
Society is meeting again?
复 ;
“Revival Society meeting
for the literary arts.”
� *� � 5�
Halt the music and
extinguish the lights!
� �
康
Look at this eminent
literatus, this famed scholar.
豸倒� 硫� r
瘤�
Now he hides like a panic-
stricken mouse, as
frightened of them as if they
were the ghosts of his
ancestors.
都
不�� � z
What's more vexing is that
Hou Fangyu should refuse to
acknowledge my generosity.
┏��
�
Fortunately Nanjing is a
spacious enough city to
countenance even a dubious
figure like yourself.
2�
聒
暗9唇
Hou Fangyu is secretly in
league with Zuo Liangyu’s
army!
鳘�
即� �
I have already petitioned to
Ma Shiying for his
immediate arrest!
啊}�啊�
�;� 来�
Oh, Fangyu, Fangyu: The
calamity you sowed, I fear
now you must reap.
报
流北犯п �
Beg to report, General. The
bandits have surrounded
Beijing, the sacred capital.
�鞒 � 历} 鞫�
The emperor has hanged
himself on the palace
mountain.
【�琛�
耕�緙�
The founding emperor of
our dynasty has long since
passed into the spirit world.
不� 黾鼎
The fall of the dynasty, the
end of his line, concern him
no longer.
�
反不��鳄�
Though of sacred descent,
his fate was no better than
that of his humblest subject.
� �
�不� � �
In the seventeen years of his
reign, his duties gave him
nothing but misery and
sorrow. Neither ancestors
nor fate rewarded his efforts.
调不来聒�1�
�练 ~��
No troops could be mustered
to save his life, and his white
silk noose made no
distinctions. Let us
remember the lost lord...
�鞒 � 历} 鞫�
The emperor has hanged
himself on the mountain!
�;�
Alas, the emperor has
passed away!
w鷠�
独s� � �
-What a sorrowful end.
-The dynasty, the people,
expire with him.
【�琛�
宫车出
-��
Now that the emperor has
died, the dynasty must surely
follow soon. A country so
ruined cannot soon recover.
�3糰b 1
豢7场不
The state has nurtured
mandarins to quibble in the
army tents, and generals
who turn meek once on the
battlefield.
到�}�睿
�4m骼 �
All that remains now are the
river, the moon, and the
sound of waves.
w� �
Echoes of wailing resound
from all quarters.
>军�
�鲸�
Banners flutter in the first
ranks. A wave of our arrows
would strike fear even in the
heart of the leviathan.
瞴� �=1
We check our bows and
ready our horses. The
drumbeats l inger into
evening.
2��*�
���将� �
Our commander is Zuo
Liangyu, Protector of
Wuchang and Baron of
Ningnan.
�*绲� �
两 z
The rolls were called in the
early morning. Now our duty
is to serve.
良a� 晶
Zuo liangyu:Sun Jing
良�
2��*�,��
(Zuo Liangyu: General and
Baron)
【孵�
箴翰 虎w ��
�6��
With my great height and
military prowess, my mighty
arm and my leonine strength,
I have ridden to the ends of
the earth.
�� �
��
I have no match; even the
clouds tremble at my roar.
报国恩
畸j��
In order to repay the
motherland for her favours,
I stand ready to spill my hot blood.
�良
�昆} 餲
My name is Zuo Liangyu.
From childhood, I have
studied the arts of war.
�3
几个� �}
Since my adversaries are little
more than bandits, their
extermination should pose no
difficulties.
豢z督�
The only worrisome
matter is my lack of advisors.
�0郴�j 报�
候缓 �
Though filled with devotion,
I know not when I can
bring my plans to fruition.
How frustrating!
� � �
I hear commotion outside
the gates. What is it?
并�� 兵
� 饥兵
-The sound of the hungry
troops demanding their
wages.
-Ah! They demand their
wages!
� �
-Hear this, soldiers!
-Yes, sir!
撤兵汉� 境
�� 付�%
We will shortly withdraw
from Hankou and make for
Nanjing, where food is
abundant. Prepare your
things for an eastward march!
报
Beg to report, general.
流北犯п �
�鞒 � 历} 鞫�
The rebels have surrounded
the capital! The emperor has
hanged himself on Mei Hill,
in the Forbidden Palace.
酏踅�
�鞒 � 历} 鞫�
-What news is this?
-The emperor has hanged
himself on Mei Hill!
� �
� �
-How can that be? When did
this happen?
-It was on the nineteenth day
of the third month.
�
��
On that very day, Nanjing
was engulfed in festivities.
龙颌 画桨�
吹艄�
The dragon boats contended,
the flutes and drums rang
out, their sound soaring even
into the clouds.
�⒒z环�场
看 荡床
There were gatherings at
waterside pavilions; the
place was filled with gaiety.
And look! Here come the
lantern boats!
啊
�;垂k��
Xiangjun! Look at the
waning moon above the
river!
当� 斌us�
啦护 �
��
-We drink a few sips, and sing
low. What incomparable bliss!
-Fangyu!
-Xiangjun!
【x
�椿 � 6��
�t唇 �� �
The lamps have not yet
dimmed. I rouse myself a
little, wet my lips with wine
and listen to the gentle
words of my beloved.
荡戳
A lantern boat comes this
way.
8
-�篥
I have hired a songboat for
entertainment, but I hadn't
meant to leave so late.
��a
苟 共来
Are you are afraid of the
trouble you might encounter
if we set out too early?
看z骺 5�
There are still lights at that
riverside house.
� ;�
Can it be that the Revival
Society is meeting again?
复 ;
“Revival Society meeting
for the literary arts.”
� *� � 5�
Halt the music and
extinguish the lights!
� �
康
Look at this eminent
literatus, this famed scholar.
豸倒� 硫� r
瘤�
Now he hides like a panic-
stricken mouse, as
frightened of them as if they
were the ghosts of his
ancestors.
都
不�� � z
What's more vexing is that
Hou Fangyu should refuse to
acknowledge my generosity.
┏��
�
Fortunately Nanjing is a
spacious enough city to
countenance even a dubious
figure like yourself.
2�
聒
暗9唇
Hou Fangyu is secretly in
league with Zuo Liangyu’s
army!
鳘�
即� �
I have already petitioned to
Ma Shiying for his
immediate arrest!
啊}�啊�
�;� 来�
Oh, Fangyu, Fangyu: The
calamity you sowed, I fear
now you must reap.
报
流北犯п �
Beg to report, General. The
bandits have surrounded
Beijing, the sacred capital.
�鞒 � 历} 鞫�
The emperor has hanged
himself on the palace
mountain.
【�琛�
耕�緙�
The founding emperor of
our dynasty has long since
passed into the spirit world.
不� 黾鼎
The fall of the dynasty, the
end of his line, concern him
no longer.
�
反不��鳄�
Though of sacred descent,
his fate was no better than
that of his humblest subject.
� �
�不� � �
In the seventeen years of his
reign, his duties gave him
nothing but misery and
sorrow. Neither ancestors
nor fate rewarded his efforts.
调不来聒�1�
�练 ~��
No troops could be mustered
to save his life, and his white
silk noose made no
distinctions. Let us
remember the lost lord...
�鞒 � 历} 鞫�
The emperor has hanged
himself on the mountain!
�;�
Alas, the emperor has
passed away!
w鷠�
独s� � �
-What a sorrowful end.
-The dynasty, the people,
expire with him.
【�琛�
宫车出
-��
Now that the emperor has
died, the dynasty must surely
follow soon. A country so
ruined cannot soon recover.
�3糰b 1
豢7场不
The state has nurtured
mandarins to quibble in the
army tents, and generals
who turn meek once on the
battlefield.
到�}�睿
�4m骼 �
All that remains now are the
river, the moon, and the
sound of waves.
w� �
Echoes of wailing resound
from all quarters.
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