Ode to the Monument is the work of Du Fu, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty.
The whole poem is as follows:
Part I:
forlorn in the northeast among wind and dust, drifting in the southwest between heaven and earth.
lingering for days and months in towers and terraces at the Three Gorges, Wuxi Clothes * * * Yunshan.
the barbarian serving the ruler in the end was unreliable, the wandering poet lamenting the times had no chance to return.
yu Xin throughout his life was most miserable, in his waning years his poetry stirred the land of rivers and passes.
second:
"Decay and decline": deep knowledge have I of Sung Yu's grief, romantic and refined, he too is my teacher.
sadly looking across a thousand autumns, one shower of tears, melancholy in different epochs, not at the same time.
among rivers and mountains his old abode -- empty his writings, deserted terrace of cloud and rain -- surely not just imagined in a dream?.
utterly the palaces of Chu are all destroyed and ruined, the fishermen pointing them out today are unsure.
Third:
ten thousand ranges and valleys approach the Jing Gate, and the village in which the Lady of Light was born and bred.
she went out from the purple palace into the desertland, she has now become a green grave in the yellow dusk.
her face! Can you picture a wind of the spring?, Huan Peikong belongs to the soul of jathyapple.
song of the Tartars on her jade guitar, telling her eternal sorrow.
fourthly:
The Lord of Shu has a glimpse of Wu Xing's Three Gorges, in the year of his demise, too, he was in the Palace of Eternal Peace.
the blue-green banners can be imagined on the empty mountain, the jade palace is a void in the deserted temple.
in the pines of the ancient shrine aquatic cranes nest, at summer and winter festivals the comers are village elders.
Wuhou ancestral hall is often adjacent to in union, sovereign and minister share the sacrifices together.
fifth:
zhuge's prestige transcends the earth, there is only reverence for his face.
yet his will, among the Three Kingdoms at war, was only as one feather against a flaming sky.
he was brother of men like Yi and Lu, and in time would have surpassed the greatest of all statesmen.
though he knew there was no hope for the House of Han, yet he wielded his mind for it, yielded his life.
Vernacular translation
One:
I was wandering in the northeast during the war, and now I am wandering in the southwest.
I have been stranded in the Three Gorges area for many years, and I live with a different ethnic group with different clothes.
I hate the faithless Hu Lu people. I can't go home in these chaotic times.
Yu Xin's life was the most bumpy and sad, but his poetry and prose in his later years shocked Jiangguan.
Secondly:
The reason why the plants and trees are dying is that I know Song Yu's sadness, and I can be a teacher because of my free and easy literary talent and profound knowledge.
I can't help crying when I think about the past. Although we are different, we are equally frustrated.
In your former residence, you left brilliant literary talent in vain. Isn't it just a dream?
It is a pity that the Chu Palace has completely disappeared, but it is doubtful that there are boatmen pointing out the remains.
Third:
Go straight through Qian Shan Wanhe to Jingmen, a beautiful village where Zhaojun grew up.
She left the Han Palace and stepped into the distant desert, leaving only the Qing Tomb empty to the bleak dusk.
A confused king distinguishes beauty from ugliness based on portraits, and the soul of Zhaojun can return in the moonlight.
for thousands of years, the sound of pipa has echoed in the air, which is Zhao Jun's endless resentment and complaint.
Fourth:
Liu Bei was stationed in the Three Gorges when he sent troops to attack Wu, but he died in Yong 'an Palace after being defeated.
In the past, the green flags fluttered and the empty mountains were vast, and Yong 'an Palace was annihilated in this wild temple.
In the ancient temple, water cranes built nests on fir trees, and grand sacrifices were still held during festivals.
The temple of the Prime Minister is near the temple of the former king, and both the monarch and the minister share the etiquette and sacrifice.
Fifth:
Zhuge Liang is famous in the universe and has remained immortal. His lofty character is really admirable.
Three points in the world is the result of his painstaking planning. He is like a husband and wife who are flying high in the sky.
It is difficult to compete with Lu Shang of Yi Yin in talent, and Cao Can and Xiao He can command thousands of troops.
The fate of the Han Dynasty had declined and it was difficult to recover. He was determined and eventually died because of the busy military affairs.