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Source: Poetry
Rating: General
Author: 杨慎 Yang Shen
Translator: Momo Xu
Proofreader: Carol Jin
Three Kings and Five Emperors settled morality
But the fame settled in post-Xia dynasties Shang and Zhou
Seven Warring states and five hegemons fight over Spring and Autumn
In an instant turn of hand they rise and fall and go
Sparing lines of names carved in bamboo slips of history
Barren hills of north Mangshan mountain bury countless bodies
The forebearer’s land the successor harvests
Why speak still of tigers and dragons and ancient rivals
Source:
《西江月·道德三皇五帝》
杨慎（明）
道德三皇五帝，功名夏后商周。
五霸七雄闹春秋，顷刻兴亡过手。
青史几行名姓，北邙无数荒丘。
前人田地后人收，说甚龙争虎斗。