"Sun Quan the Emperor"
When Eastern Han wanes, smoke signals never ceases
The eunuchs corrupts, the empire in the bink of collapse
Ah-Man* overawes the emperor, commands the noble
(*Cao Cao's nickname in his adolescent days)
There occupy Jiangdong a tiger couched firmly, one whose ambition was lofty
Undertaking the work of his ancestors, succeeding both his father and brother
Ruling as king of Wu, equiping thousands with armor suits
Spring passing to Autemn the world changes,
With Jiangdong strengthened
Faces the central plains
His Navy blockades the Yangtze River, fighting against both Cao and Liu together
Guarding the Red Cliff, gallantly and valiantly
Captured the provinces of Chu and Jing, pacified the hordes of Yue Barbarians
He commands the shining spearmen and armored horses, eliminate all sides of hostilty
He had crimson hairs on the sides, coupled with a pair of emerald eyes
Shot the fierce tiger, ride the yellow dragon
Governed over half a century
his kingdom
Appointed capable ministers, enlisted valiant generals
Overturn the situation of the southeast, how talented and admirable!
A thousand years have passed, one feels hard to look back to the last
Throughout history, amist the rise and fall of kings
How many people could shine in the annals?
Whose name will be remembered?
As men continues to discuss,
aging matters would return to the dust
Surely, what remains shall be a sigh!
Every son bore should aspire to be like Sun Zhongmou*
(Sun Quan's styled name)
Mapping out strategies, how many tricks the hero has on his sleeves?
The secret plot, the overt plot, the apparent hate, the underground strife
All turns into a turbid river rolling towards the east
Do you not see? His army burned the chained warships in the Red Cliff
Do you not see? The one who resisted his enemy from the north
Allied with the kingdom of Shu from the west, fighting alongside the Yangtze River
Carry on the behest, leading the sons of Jiangdong for the conquest!
Sparing no effort, shedding the blood, constantly spreading his turf
The aura of his sword points towards the azure sky
In the military camp, Gongjin*
(*Zhou Yu's styled name)
and Zhang Zhao frequently design great schemes
On the battlefield, both Taishi Ci and Gan Ning have the strength of ten thousand
Even though man of his calibre had to stand alone,
But since the emperor is chosen by heaven's mandate,
then just rule on the throne
be it success or failure
and let history judges
be he saint or sinner
His fort was impenetrable like an iron cage, hard to attack but easy to defend
The flags of his kingdom raised were innumerable,
blotting out the horizon entire
Possess more than tens of thousands warriors and thousands fleet of warships
Adept at balance with keen insight
Promoting Lu Su,
Refining Ah-Meng*
(*Nickname of Lu Meng)
Gathered capable people became the emperor by gaining fame and wealth
Grants welfare to his citizens and strengthened his territory,
His troops have a stable morale, while his civilians lives in tranquility
Making his kingdom prosper, empowering his soldiers and emphasized on agriculture
Established good relations with distant neighbors, plans ahead of everything
Allied with Nanyang, united with Lingyi
The troops marched across the sea and quartered in the distant lands
Like a deadwood is rotten under the ruin look back then,
See the siege of Maicheng,
where his warriors captured Guan Yu and put his life to an end
Lean on the handrail and look at the sword that glittered
Signing for the troubled times, when would it be withered?
Aiming at ruling all the land, no one can find fault in such a plan
Come to the throne, the ambition is still alive!
However, though he was proud and aloof
There were matters beyond his grasp
brother fought against each other
Son plot against another for the crown
Even after a thousand years, his regret and anger still lingers on
Do you not see? Lü Ziming*
(*Lu Meng's styled name) crossed the river with his soldiers in white garments disguised as merchants
Do you not see? Lu Boyan*
(*Lu Xun's styled name)
burned the army camp with fire roaring into the heavens
Accepting earnest advices, dismissing amatuers
Building up his wrathful majesty with the slicing of the desk
Annexed Jing province, resist Liu Bei and defeated Guan Yu's army at Fan castle together with Cao Cao
Protected Yiling, appoint Lu Xun to burning down the morale of Shu though the scorching flames
The time has elapsed, a thousand years have passed,
All these successes have become an amusing tale for us to discuss
