杜牧： 赤壁/ Du Mu： BY THE PURPLE CLIFF

杜牧: 赤壁/ du mu: by the purple cliff
赤壁
杜牧
折戟沈沙铁未销， 自将磨洗认前朝。
东风不与周郎便， 铜雀春深锁二乔。
by the purple cliff
du mu
on a part of a spear still unrusted in the sand
i have burnished the symbol of an ancient kingdom....
except for a wind aiding general zhou yu,
spring would have sealed both qiao girls in copperbird palace.