蜀先主庙

刘禹锡

天地英雄气， 千秋尚凛然。

势分三足鼎， 业复五铢钱。

得相能开国， 生儿不象贤。

凄凉蜀故妓， 来舞魏宫前。

IN THE TEMPLE OF THE FIRST KING OF SHU

Liu Yuxi

Even in this world the spirit of a hero

Lives and reigns¹ 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 premier² 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.