Lament for Historic Sites, No. 5
詠懷古跡之五 · Three Hundred Tang Poems
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Lament for Historic Sites, No. 5
Zhuge's great name hangs across the universe; the revered minister's portrait, solemn and pure.
The tripartite division strained his far-reaching plans; through all eternity, a single feather amid the clouds.
Between the brothers appeared Yi and Lü; with calm command he outshone Xiao and Cao.
Fate shifted—the Han mandate could never be restored; resolved in purpose, he perished in service, worn by military toil.
詠懷古跡之五
諸葛大名垂宇宙，宗臣遺像肅清高。
三分割據紆籌策，萬古雲霄一羽毛。
伯仲之間見伊呂，指揮若定失蕭曹。
運一作「福」移漢祚終難一作「難恢」復，志決身殲軍務勞。