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Have you not seen the waters of the Yellow River descend from Heaven,
Rushing to the sea, never to return?
Have you not seen, in the bright mirror of a high hall, the sorrow of white hair,
At dawn like black silk, by dusk turned to snow?
When life brings success, one must make merry to the full;
Do not let the golden goblet face the moon in vain.
Heaven has endowed me with talents; they must be put to use.
Though a thousand pieces of gold are scattered, they will return again.
Let us cook mutton and slaughter oxen for pleasure;
We must drink three hundred cups at one sitting.
Master Cen, Scholar Danqiu—
Bring in the wine! Do not let the cups stop!
Wei Xu moves the heavens, his Celestial Eye penetrates all;
Destroying hundreds of thousands of millions of eons.
I shall sing you a song;
Please incline your ear and listen to me.
Bells, drums, delicacies, and jade are not worth esteeming;
I only wish to remain perpetually drunk and never awaken.
Since ancient times, sages and worthies have all been lonely;
Only drinkers have left their names behind.
Prince Chen once feasted at Pingle Palace,
Ten thousand coins for a dipper of wine, indulging freely in merriment.
Why does the host say there is little money?
Go straight and buy wine, and let us drink it together.
My five-patterned horse, my fur robe worth a thousand in gold—
Call the boy to bring them out and exchange them for fine wine;
With you, I shall dispel the sorrow of ten thousand ages.
Climb the lofty hill and gaze upon the distant sea.
The bones of the Six Ao have already turned to frost;
Where are the Three Mountains now?
Fusang is half broken,
And the sunlight has sunk, its radiance gone.
The Silver Terrace and Golden Palace are like a dream;
Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of Han waited in vain.
Jingwei exhausts wood and stone,
While the giant turtles and crocodiles have nothing to rely on.
Have you not seen Mount Li and Maoling reduced entirely to ashes,
With a shepherd’s boy coming to climb them?
Wei Xu moves the heavens; the Celestial Eye penetrates the Dharani divine mantra.
Thieves and bandits plunder treasures and jade—
What can spirits ultimately do?
Why exhaust the army and pursue war as today?
How could one ride the flying dragon from Dinghu?