Listen to this article战城南
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战城南，死郭北，野死不葬乌[1]可食。
为我谓乌：且为客豪[2]！
野死谅[3]不葬，腐肉安能去子逃？”
水深激激[4]，蒲苇冥冥[5]。
枭骑战斗死，驽马徘徊鸣。
梁筑室，何以南？何以北？
禾黍不获君何食？愿为忠臣安可得？
思子良臣，良臣诚可思：
朝行出攻，暮不夜归！
注释：
[1] 乌：乌鸦。
[2] 豪：通“嚎”，这句话是说，战死的鬼魂对乌鸦说：“吃我之前先为我嚎叫几声。”
[3] 谅：料想，认为。
[4] 水深激激：流水湍急而清澈。
[5] 蒲苇冥冥：无边的蒲苇被悲怆的气氛所笼罩。
Fighting South of the Town
Anonymous
Fighting south of the town, Men were killed up and down.
On those unburied in the wilds crows might be fed,
But I would tell the crows to cry first for the dead:
“Unburied, they’re exposed to view.
How can their carrion escape you?”
Clear, clear streams sigh;
Dark, dark reeds sway.
Brave horsemen die; Wounded steeds neigh.
How to build on the plain Bridge and house north and south?
When we can reap nor corn nor grain,
With what to feed the monarch’s mouth?
O how can we be then Subjects loyal to his majesty?
Think of those loyal men
Who are worthy of our memory!
They went out in the morn to fight,
But never to come back at night!
