《古谣谚》·卷四

賈生引野諺

史記秦始皇本紀贊

前事之不忘。後事之師也。

If one does not forget one’s previous experience, one can learn for the future from the past.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

垓下歌

史記項羽本紀

力拔山兮氣蓋世。時不利兮騅不逝。騅不逝兮可奈何。

虞兮虞兮奈若何。

My muscles are strong enough to shake an entire mountainand my clouts reach the whole world. Yet time is not with me. Although my horse will never run away, there is still nothing that can change my bad luck. Mybeautiful woman Yu, there is nothing I can do to change the circumstances.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

大風歌

史記高祖本紀

大風起兮雲飛揚。威加海內兮歸故鄉。安得猛士兮守四方。

The wind blows fiercely and the clouds seem to fly. My power has spread through the entire nation and I am returning to my home town. How shall I get good military personnel to guard my territory in the fourdirections?

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

趙王友歌

史記呂后本紀

諸呂用事兮劉氏危。迫脅王侯兮疆授我妃。我妃既妒兮誣我

以惡。讒女亂國兮上曾不寤。我無忠臣兮何故棄國。自決中

野兮蒼天舉直。于嗟不可悔兮寧早自賊。為王而餓死兮誰者

憐之。呂氏絕理兮託天報讎。

A song sun