Snow

North country scene:
A hundred leagues locked in ice,
A thousand leagues of whirling snow.
Both side of the Great Wall
One single white immensity.
The Yellow River's swift current
Is stilled from end to end.
The mountains dance silver snakes
And the highland¹ charge like wax-hued elephants.
Vying² with heaven in stature³.
On a fine day, the land,
Clad in white, adorned⁴ in red,
Crows more enchanting⁵.

This land so rich in beauty
Has made countless⁶ heroes bow in homage⁷.
But alas⁸! Qin Shihuang and Han Wudi
Were lacking in literary grace,
And Tang Taizong and Song Taizu
Had little poetry in their souls;
That proud son of Heaven,
Genghis Khan,
Knew only shooting eagles, bow outstretched.
All are past and gone!
For truly great men
Look to this age alone.
　
　
 沁园春《雪》
一九三六年二月

北国风光，
千里冰封，
万里雪飘。
望长城内外，
惟馀莽莽；
大河上下，
顿失滔滔。
山舞银蛇，
原驰蜡象，
欲与天公试比高。
须晴日，
看红妆素裹，
分外妖娆。 

江山如此多娇，
引无数英雄竟折腰。
惜秦皇汉武，
略输文采；
唐宗宋祖，
稍逊风骚。
一代天骄，
成吉思汉，
只识弯弓射大雕。
俱往矣，
数风流人物，
还看今朝。