Politicians who are always complaining that voters nowadays are so difficult to please ought to listen to this song at least once because this song about ZHUGE LIANG will be able to tell them what voters expect of politicians.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKmKIt6swwA[/youtube]
Rough translation...
He whose hair was tied into a topknot studied literature to refine his heart as well as his soul.
He observed the big picture, he noticed the little details, he always had strategies stored in his heart.
He never forgot to worry about his nation's future even while farming.
Who would expect this mountainous and heavily forested region to produce such a hot-blooded patriot?
The phoenix the phoenix had always wanted to fly high.
He reflected upon how tumultuous the times were.
The phoenix the phoenix had always wanted to fly high.
He reflected upon how tumultuous the times were.
They visited his hut thrice.
They knelt as they discussed various affairs.
He found someone who truly understood him after half his life was gone.
The hermit, full of emotions, no longer hibernated.
The next day, he took his sword and followed his lord.
"The Feathered Fan and the Silk Turban" embarked on his journey towards war.
The dragons the dragons they met amidst wind and clouds.
They emptied their hearts out with a prolonged cry.
Come and go, come and go, he gladly came and went.
He would return to his farm one day.
The wind and the Moon entered his embrace.
He would play his zither for apes and cranes again one day.
Heaven is always changing its will, Fate is so difficult to determine.
People cause their own successes and failures, his lord had secured his loyalty with a promise.
Men should accomplish great deeds as long as they are alive.
He had sowed seeds of peace that would sprout in Spring for his people.
Come and go, come and go, he gladly came and went.
He would return to his farm one day.
Come and go, come and go, he gladly came and went.
He would return to his farm one day.
The wind and the Moon entered his embrace.
He would play his zither for apes and cranes again one day.
25 Jan 2013, 3:55 pm
