River Water Sounds With Tone-Like Qualitites: Duo Jing Tower
水 调 歌 头: 多 景 楼
江 左 占 形 胜
最 数 古 徐 州。
连 山 如 画
佳 处 缥 缈 著 危 楼。
鼓 争 临 风 悲 壮
烽 火 连 空 明 灭
往 事 忆 孙 刘。
千 里 曜 戈 甲
万 灶 宿 貔 貅。
露 沾 草， 风 落 木
岁 方 秋。 使 均宏 放
谈 笑 洗 尽 古 今 愁。
不 见 襄 阳 登 临
磨 灭 游 人 无 数
叔 子 独 千 载
名 与 汉 江 流。
Shui Tiao Ge Tou: Duo Jing Lou
Jiang zuo zhan xing sheng
Zui shu gu xu zhou.
Liang shan ru hua
Jia chu piao miao zhu wei lou.
Gu jiao lin feng bei zhuang
Feng huo lian kong ming mie
Wang shi yi sun liu.
Qian li yao ge jia
Wan zao su pi xiu.
Lu zhan cao, feng luo mu
Sui fang qiu. Shi jun hong fang
Tan xiao xi jin gu jin chou.
Bu jian xiang yang deng lin
Mo mie you ren wu shu
Yi hen an nan shou.
Shu zi du qian zai
Ming yu lian jiang liu.
River Water Sounds With Tone-Like Qualities: Duo Jing Tower
East side of the river, this tower of superb form and location
By comparison, the best in ancient Xuzhou.
The connected mountains are like a painting
Because of it’s height, this excellent building is misty and elusive.
Used with drums and horns as a military watchtower
Beacon fires lit one after the other in the distance, came closer and closer
Recall the times of when they reunited for the Battle of the Red Cliffs.
Three hundred miles of sunlit dagger-axes and armor
Ten thousand cooking stoves overnight for the elite troops.
Today’s autumn dew moistens the grasses around the treefalls
Our governor Fangzi in consultation with friends
Orders the clean up and restoration of this historical site.
In the past countless people traveled here for the beautiful scenery.
Yang Hu once came here to climb this lofty tower and enjoy the good scenery
After a thousand years his descendants honor him and his life along the Han River flows.
Notes:
Xuzhou: Ancient name for the modern city of Zhenjiang.
Battle of Red Cliffs: Very large naval battle fought on the Changjiang (Yanzi River) at the end of the Han Dynasty in (208-209 AD).
Yang Hu (211-278 AD): Military general, government official and scholar during the Jin Dynasty. After his death, the people of his hometown Xiangyang built a monument in his honor. Because he was so beloved by the people, it became known as the “Monument of Tears”.