The Song of Gaixia (垓下歌), translated as The Hegemon's Lament by Burton Watson, was a song composed by Xiang Yu while he was trapped by Liu Bang's forces at Gaixia (in present-day Lingbi County, Anhui).
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《垓下歌》 |
The Hegemon's Lament |
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力拔山兮氣蓋世。 |
My strength plucked up the hills, |
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時不利兮騅不逝。 |
But the times were against me, |
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騅不逝兮可奈何！ |
When Dapple runs no more, |
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虞兮虞兮奈若何！ |
Ah, Yu, my Yu, |
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