English Rendering
Severed for aye
From the two princesses of ancient day,
Emperor Shun was buried south of the lake,
Where the two rivers meet awake,
And flow for miles and miles into the sea.
From the sorrow of separation who is free?
The sun is gloomy,veiled by dark cloud;
In mist and rain the monkeys wail and ghosts cry loud.
Of what avail is all that I say?
The Royal Dome knows not my loyalty;
Its thunder roars against me.
Even emperors to successors should give way.
When the king's not supported,the dragon turns into fish;
The rats in power become tigers as they wish.
Emperor Yao was put in jail;
Emperor Shun died in the field to no avail.
Alike the Nine Mysterious Peaks loom.
Where to find Emperor Shun's lonely tomb?
The princesses wept among the cloud green;
They're gone with the wind and waves,unseen.
They gazed from afar and shed tears;
Now only the deep green mountain appears.
Only when mountains crumble and rivers go dry
Would the tear-specked bamboos vanish from the eye.
