01. Cao Cao

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對酒當歌 , 人生幾何
譬如朝露 , 去日苦多

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1) 短歌行 - 1/ Short Song
Facing the ale while singing:
How long does man’s life last?
It can be compared to the morning dew,
The days gone by are all too many.

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Back 2

1) 短歌行 - 2/ Short Song

Front 3

北上太行山, 艱哉何巍巍
羊腸坂詰屈, 車輪為之摧

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2) 苦寒行 / The Bitter Cold
Northward I climb Mount Taihang,
Hard it is, and how steep and high!
The sheep-gut slope twines and twists,
Chariot wheels by it are smashed.

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蒲生我池中，Cattail grows in my pond,
其葉何離離。How luxuriant/exuberant/dense is its foliage.
傍能行儀儀，
莫能縷自知。Following/others?,？

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3) 塘上行 “蒲生”

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關東有義士， 興兵討群凶。
初期會盟津， 乃心在咸陽。

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4) 蒿里行/ Graveyard Song
East of the Pass there're heroes brave and bright;
They rose in arms against the worst man of all.
They formed alliance first on River's right
And joined their force to take the capital.

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鴻鴈出塞北。The wild geese live north of the passes
乃在無人鄉。in a land with no people in it.
舉翅萬里餘。Raising their wings they fly for over a thousand miles
行止自成行。in their movements they form a single line (travelling and stopping as a flock?)

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5) 卻東西門行

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雲行雨步 Like clouds I travel, like rain I walk,
超越九江之臯 Crossing the swamp of the Nine Rivers,
臨觀異同 Coming to view the strange and similar.
4 心意懷遊豫 Undecided in my mind,
不知當復何從 I do not know which I should follow.

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6) 步出夏門行

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對酒歌。太平時。To my wine I sing; of the times of peace,
吏不呼門。 when officers shall not make calls at the door.
王者賢且明。 The ruler is bright and virtuous,
宰相股肱皆忠良。His ministers loyal and trustworthy.
咸禮讓。 Abiding by propriety and courtesy,
民無所爭訟。 The people have no cause for lawsuits.

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7) 對酒

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Back 9

• Ballad of Qiuhu

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Back 10

• Breathe Out

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Back 11

• Mulberries by the Path

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• West Gate