念奴嬌·赤壁懷古
[宋]蘇軾
大江東去，浪淘盡，千古風流人物。
故壘西邊，人道是，三國周郎赤壁。
亂石穿空，驚濤拍岸，捲起千堆雪。
江山如畫，一時多少豪傑。
遙想公瑾當年，小喬初嫁了，雄姿英發。
羽扇綸巾，談笑間，檣櫓灰飛煙滅。
故國神遊，多情應笑我，早生華髮。
Charm of a Maiden Singer
Memories of the Past at Red Cliff
The endless river eastward flows;
With its huge waves are gone all those
Gallant heroes of bygone years.
West of the ancient fortress appears
Red Cliff where General Zhou Yu won his early fame
When the Three Kingdoms were in flame.
Jugged rocks tower in the air
And swashing waves beat on the shore,
Rolling up a thousand heaps of snow.
To match the hills and the river so fair,
How many heroes brave of yore
Made a great show!
I fancy General Zhou Yu at the height
Of his success, with a plume fan in hand,
In a silk hood, so brave and bright,
Laughing and jesting with his bride so fair,
While enemy ships were destroyed as planned
Like castles in the air.
Should their souls revisit this land,
Sentimental, his bride would laugh to say:
Younger than they, I have my hair turned grey.
Life is like a passing dream.
O Moon, I drink to you who saw them on the stream.
（許淵衝譯）