The Jade Mountain/In the Temple of the First King of Shu
IN THE TEMPLE OF THE FIRST KING OF SHU
Even in this world the spirit of a hero
Lives and reigns for thousands of years.
You were the firmest of the pot's three legs;
It was you who maintained the honour of the currency;
You chose a great premier to magnify your kingdom . . .
And yet you had a son so little like his father
That girls of your country were taken captive
To dance in the palace of the King of Wêi.
Lives and reigns for thousands of years.
You were the firmest of the pot's three legs;
It was you who maintained the honour of the currency;
You chose a great premier to magnify your kingdom . . .
And yet you had a son so little like his father
That girls of your country were taken captive
To dance in the palace of the King of Wêi.
(49b, 49c)