[updated September 2022]
Broken Sword Tip
折 剑 头
拾 得 折 剑 头
不 知 折 之 由。
一 握 青 蛇 尾
数 寸 碧 峰 头。
疑 是 斩 鯨 鲵
不 然 剌 蛟 虬。
缺 落 泥 土 中
委 弃 无 人 收。
我 有 鄙 分 性
好 刚 不 好 柔。
勿 轻 直 折 剑
犹 胜 曲 全 钩。
She Jian Tou
She de she jian tou
Bu zhi she zhi you.
Yi wo qing she wei
Shu cun bi feng tou.
Yi shi zhan jing ni
Bu ran la jiao qiu.
Que luo ni di zhong
Wei qi wu ren shou.
Wo you bi fen xing
Hao gang bu hao rou.
Wu qing zhi she jian
You sheng qu quan gou.
Broken Sword Tip
Found a sword with a broken tip while ascending some steps
Did not know the reason for the breakage.
This one had a black snake hilt
The tip was sharp as the bluish-green mountain peaks.
Perhaps it was used to kill whales and salamanders
Or yet maybe a disagreeable coiled up flood dragon.
It was thrown aside into the dirt
Without anyone to retrieve it from abandonment.
I do not treasure this property as a weapon
It is good and strong, not good and soft.
Do not look at this sword as being in perfect condition
My success also better broken, rather than curved like a hook.