[updated October 2022]
White Horse Superhero
白 马 篇
龙 马 花 雪 毛
金 鞍 五 陵 豪。
秋 霜 切 玉 剑
落 日 明 珠 袍。
斗 鸡 事 万 乘
轩 盖 一 何 高。
弓 摧 南 山 虎
手 接 太 山 猱。
酒 后 竞 风 采
三 杯 弄 宝 刀。
杀 人 如 剪 草
剧 孟 同 游 遨。
发 奋 去 函 谷
从 军 向 临 洮。
叱 咤 经 百 战
匈 奴 尽 奔 逃。
归 来 使 酒 气
未 肯 拜 萧 曹。
羞 人 原 宪 室
荒 径 隐 蓬 蒿。
Bai Ma Pian
Long ma hua xue mao
Jin an wu ling hao.
Qiu shuang qie yu jian
Luo ri ming zhu pao.
Dou ji shi wan cheng
Xuan gai yi he gao?
Gong cui nan shan hu
Shou jie tai shan nao.
Jiu hou jing feng cai
San bei nong bao dao.
Sha ren ru jian cao
Ju meng tong you ao.
Fa fen qu han gu
Cong jun xiang lin tao.
Chi zha jing bai zhan
Xiong nu jin ben tao.
Gui lai shi jiu qi
Wei ken bai xiao cao.
Xiu ren yuan xian shi
Huang jing yin peng hao.
White Horse Superhero
Hale and hearty horse, hair of snowflakes
Golden saddle, Han generations of the rich and powerful.
Jade-handled sword slices like autumn frost
At sunset, emerges with bright pearl coats.
Ten thousand riders fight like cocks
How high the one canopy over the one imperial, curtained carriage?
Bend the bow to destroy Southern Mountain tigers
Catch in mid-flight the Mt. Tai monkeys.
After wine spirits high as the wind
Several cups, show-off a treasured sword.
Kill people like clipping grass
Ju Meng bold enough to escort travelers.
Excited and energetic to confront northern barbarians
Then turn the army against Lintao River.
Many times express battle shouts!
All the Xiongnu flee for their lives.
Returning to drink wine
Do not consent to being number two to Xiao or Cao.
Ashamed like the Kongzi Yuan Xianshi
The footpath to seclusion will be hidden by tangles of wormwood.
Notes:
Mt. Tai: Located in Shandong Province. Famous as the eastern mountain as one of the Five Great Mountains of China.
Lin Tao River: Tributary to the Yellow River with it’s source near the provincial borders of Gansu and Qinghai.
Kongzi Yuan Xianshi: (515 BC-?) A major disciple of Confucius and known for being modest and incorruptible.
Xiongnu: Federation of Mongolian tribes to the north.