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五言律詩 劉禹錫 蜀先主廟

天地英雄氣, 千秋尚凜然。
勢分三足鼎, 業復五銖錢。
得相能開國, 生兒不象賢。
淒涼蜀故妓, 來舞魏宮前。

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Liu Yuxi IN THE TEMPLE OF THE FIRST KING OF SHU

Even in this world the spirit of a hero
Lives and reigns for thousands of years.
You were the firmest of the pot's three legs;
It was you who maintained the honour of the currency;
You chose a great premier to magnify your kingdom....
And yet you had a son so little like his father
That girls of your country were taken captive
To dance in the palace of the King of Wei.