纳兰性德·《秣陵怀古》英译

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中原事业如江左，芳草何须怨六朝。

On the Capital of Yore¹

Nalan Xinde

Both mountain hue and river song are sad and drear;

Showers of leaves on Thirteen Tombs ruffle the ear.

The Northern Kings sought pleasure on the Southern shore;

The bygone dynasties need no grass to deplore.

1.       Nanjing was the capital of the Six Dynasties (211-280; 317-589) and of the early Ming, whose thirteen emperors were buried in the Thirteen Tombs and whose last emperor sought pleasure on the Southern shore and was overthrown.