《蝶恋花 . 答李淑一》 毛泽东

我失骄杨君失柳，

杨柳轻飏直上重霄九。

问讯吴刚何所有，

吴刚捧出桂花酒。

寂寞嫦娥舒广袖，

万里长空且为忠魂舞。

忽报人间曾伏虎，

泪飞顿作倾盆雨。

V2.

A Reply to Shuyi Li by Mao Zedong

I’ve lost my Poplar, you your Willow, O our throe,

Their spirits soar unto the ninth heaven, though.

Wu Gang is asked what he hoards from what he does hoe,

He holds out his sweet olive wine with a kowtow.

The lonely Chang E, swinging long sleeves, comes to show

Her dance across the sky to soothe our heroes’ woe.

O good tidings — “the Tiger we do overthrow”.

At once, their joyful tears downpour in a great flow!

Tr. Ziyuzile

27/10/2024