Going out the Passes: Second Series
III
The ancients valued guarding the frontiers,
people today value great rewards.
How could one have known that our warrior ruler
would send forth armies continuously as long clouds?
All corners of the world are already one family,
yet we are an army surrounded by barbarians.
Thus we troops, like tigers and leopards[1], are made
to rouse ourselves and bravely do as told.
Drawing swords, we strike the great wilderness
and daily bring in herds of Hu horses.
We vow to open the land north of Xuanming,
and offer it to our lord.
单词释义
[1] leopard [ˈlepəd] n. 豹;