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JAPANESE SONGS OF HIGH PURPOSE 139正氣歌The Song of the Righteous Spirit天地有正氣 Pervading Heaven and Earth is a righteous spirit—雜然賦流形 Mixed and manifold, it assumes various forms.下則爲河嶽 Below, it makes rivers and mountains;上則爲日星 Above, it makes the sun and stars.5 於人曰浩然 In the world of man, it is what Mencius called“flood-like,”沛乎塞蒼冥 Surging forth to fill all that lies beneath the blue sky.皇路當清夷 When the Great Way is tranquil and peaceful,含和吐明庭 It inspires the bright court with harmony.時窮節乃見 When events reach an impasse, integrity is tested;10 一一垂丹青 Each instance is recorded down in the annals ofhistory.在齊太史簡 In Qi, it was the Grand Historian’s bamboo slips[that told of Cui Zhu’s assassination of DukeZhuang];在晉董狐筆 In Jin, it was the brush of Dong Hu [that attributedblame to Zhao Dun for Duke Ling’s murder].在秦張良椎 In Qin, it was the hammer of Zhang Liang [withwhich he attacked Qin Shihuang’s carriage];在漢蘇武節 In Han, it was the staff of Su Wu [that he carried asenvoy].15 爲嚴將軍頭 It was General Yan’s head [that refused to bow insubmission],爲嵇侍中血 It was Palace Attendant Ji Shao’s blood [that hespilled defending the Emperor].爲張睢陽齒 It was the teeth of Zhang Xun at Suiyang [that heground down while defending the city];爲顏常山舌 It was the tongue of Yan Gaoqing at Changshan或爲遼東帽[that was cut out when he insulted An Lushan].Or, it appeared as the cap in Liaodong [that GuanNing wore in his reclusion],20 清操厲冰雪 Whose purity was more intense than ice and snow.或爲出師表 Or, it appeared as the “Memorial to Dispatch theTroops” [by Zhuge Liang],鬼神泣壯烈Which made even ghosts and spirits cry solemnly.
140 MATTHEW FRALEIGH或爲渡江楫 Or, it appeared as the oar that crossed the river[which Zu Ti beat, vowing to reclaim the north];慷慨吞胡羯 With righteous determination to vanquish thebarbarians.25 或爲擊賊笏 Or, it appeared as the tablet that struck the bandit[Zhu Ci];逆豎頭破裂 Whose traitorous head was split open.是氣所旁薄 Each and every place that this spirit springs forth,凜烈萬古存 Has stolid dignity that shall last for eternity.當其貫日月 When it suffuses the sun and moon,30 生死安足論 How can life and death merit discussion?地維賴以立 The Terrestrial Perimeters depend upon it to stand;天柱賴以尊 The Pillar of Heaven relies upon it to rise tall.三綱實係命 The fate of the Three Bonds is tied to it;道義爲之根 For Righteousness and the Way are its roots.35 嗟予遘陽九 Alas! I have met with an ill-fated year;隸也實不力 And am now one held captive, truly powerless.楚囚纓其冠 Like the Chu prisoner who fastened his cap strings,傳車送窮北 I was brought by carriage to the remote north.鼎鑊甘如飴 To be boiled in a cauldron would be sweeter thancandy;40 求之不可得 I begged for this, but could not obtain it.陰房閴鬼火 My gloomy cell fills with ghostly will-o’-the-wisp;春院閟天黑 The spring courtyard is plunged into darkness.牛驥同一皂 The ox and steed share the same trough;雞棲鳳凰食 A phoenix is made to eat among chickens.45 一朝濛霧露 One day I shall be overcome by the damp, I thought,分作溝中瘠 My fate to be an emaciated corpse in some gully.如此再寒暑 Two winters and springs have passed like this,百沴自辟易 And a hundred malignancies have kept theirdistance.嗟哉沮洳場 Oh this damp and soggy place,50 爲我安樂國 Has now become my paradise!豈有他繆巧 Surely it is not because of some clever trick陰陽不能賊 That I am immune to the harm of the elements.顧此耿耿在 I know it is the radiance that lies within,
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