Su Tung-Po: The Great Yangtze Keeps Rolling Towards The East, Its Waves Never Cease 蘇軾 大江東去，浪淘盡，千古風流人物。 Poem by Frank Yue

Tune: Niao Laoqiao (Remembering The Maiden Fair)
Title: Reminiscing The Past At Chi Bi (Red Cliffs)
- Su Tung-Po (Su Shi) (1037-1101)
- Translated by Frank C Yue

The Great Yangtze keeps rolling towards the East,
Its waves never cease
Sweeping away heroes of old.
To the west of the ancient fort, I'm told,
Was the site of Zhou Yu's famous Battle of the Red Cliffs.
The fierce rocks pierce the sky,
Angry waves crash onto the riverside,
Churning up a thousand heaps of snow.
Like a picture pretty,
My country lovely --
There were countless great men
And heroes then.

The brilliant Zhou of the Three Kingdoms period at the time
Just married the Young Qiao fair.
With his plumed fan and silk cap fine,
Gallant Zhou Yu laughed and spoke,
Enemy masts and oars were reduced to ashes and smoke!
Whilst touring the old country,
Such an emotional guy am I;
My hair is turning gray early.
Life is like a dream (forever) ,
I raise my cup to toast the Moon and the River.


《念奴娇·赤壁怀古》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。(檣櫓 一作：強擄)
故國神遊，多情應笑我，早生華髮。
人生如夢，一尊還酹江月。