[updated September 2022]
Mt. Li: Three Classical Poems of Four Lines Each: No. 2
骊 山： 三 绝 句
(2)
几 变 雕 墙 几 变 灰
举 烽 指 鹿 事 悠 哉！
上 皇 不 念 前 车 戒
却 怨 骊 山 是 祸 胎。
Li Shan: San Jue Ju
(2)
Ji bian diao qiang ji bian hui
Ju feng zhi lu shi you zai !
Shang huang bu nian qian che jie
Que yuan li shan shi huo tai.
Mt. Li: Three Classical Poems of Four Lines Each: No. 2
Adorned wall of colored drawings now have all transformed into ash and dust
Instances of beacon fires and deer that were called horses were times of happy delusions.
Former emperors did not think of their consequences
These people think only of themselves, and not of the pain and suffering of others.
Notes:
Mt. Li: Located northeast of the ancient capital city of Chang’an (Xi’an).