沁园春·雪北国风光,千里冰封,万里雪飘。望长城内外,惟余莽莽;大河上下,顿失滔滔。山舞银蛇,原驰蜡象,欲与天公试比高。须晴日,看红装素裹,分外妖娆。
江山如此多娇,引无数英雄竞折腰。惜秦皇汉武,略输文采;唐宗宋祖,稍逊风骚。一代天骄,成吉思汗,只识弯弓射大雕。俱往矣,数风流人物,还看今朝。
[3] Snow
The wide range of northland scenery,
stretching a thousand miles, is snowy and icy.
Snow in the sky flies ten thousand miles,
and on the Great Wall's inside and outside,
nothing can be seen but endless white;
Here and there of the Mighty River,
as if suddenly has lost all the water.
Like silver snakes dancing are mountains,
Hills on grasslands like running white elephants.
They all wish to compete with the sky,
wanting to see who is low and who is high.
When a clear day arrives, the bright sunshine
reflects on the snowy scene, looking so fine.
Rivers and mountains are so charming,
Numberless heroes are attracted and admiring.
Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu, what a pity,
they had no much talent in literacy.
The Emperor Taizong of Tang and Taizu of Song
only knew a little about Lisao and Guofeng.
Genghis Khan, who founded the Empire of Mongol
just knew how to draw the bow and shoot eagles.
Alas! All of these characters have long gone away,
Now who are the real heroes? Look at us today!