Su Dongpo: Reminiscing about Antiquity at Red Cliff, To the Tune of Niannu Jiao 苏东坡：念奴娇 赤壁怀古

Su Dongpo (1037 – 1101), was a writer, calligrapher, and artist of the Song Dynasty.  He is regarded as one of the greatest poets in Chinese literary history and his poems are widely written by calligraphers. Here is one of them.

Eastwards the Great River flows,
Waves wash away all the gallant heroes
Through thousands of bygone years!
West of the ancient rampart they call it Red Cliff
Of the Three Kingdoms the battle field,
Remembered by the name of General Zhou.
Jagged rocks pierce the clouds,
Tempestuous waves lash the shore,
Whipping up thousands of layers of snow.
What hosts of heroes once there were
In such a splendid painting of mountain and river!
Imagine young General Zhou in those days,
Having Xiao Qiao, the bride so fair,
Majestic and spirited himself,
With a silk kerchief binding hair,
And a plume fan in hand,
Laughing and jesting,
While Cao Cao’s fleet was destroyed as planned.
Were I to visit the ancient Kingdom,
Sentimental, I would be laughed at,
And my hair turned grey earlier.
Life is but a dream,
Let me pour a libation
To the river with moonlight gleam!

苏东坡：念奴娇 赤壁怀古

苏东坡（1037-1101）是宋代学者、书法家、艺术家，也是历史上有名的诗人。他的诗词广为书法家书写。这里是其中的一首。

大江东去，浪淘尽，千古风流人物。

故垒西边人道是，三国周郎赤壁。
乱石穿空，惊涛拍岸，卷起千堆雪。

江山如画，一时多少豪杰。
遥想公谨当年，小乔初嫁了，雄姿英发 。 

羽扇纶巾谈笑间，强虏灰飞烟灭。
故国神游，多情应笑我，早生华发。

人生如梦，一樽还酹江月。