Chinese Poems

Mao Zedong 蝶恋花·从汀州向长沙 一九三零年七月 MARCH FROM TINGCHOW TO CHANGSHA--to the tune of Tieh Lien Hua July 1930 六月天兵征腐恶，万丈长缨要把鲲鹏缚。赣水那边红一角，偏师借重黄公略。In June Heaven's armies chastise the corrupt and evil,Seeking to bind roc and whale with a league-long cord.Red glows the far side of the Kan,Thanks to our wing under Huang Kung-lueh. 百万工农齐踊跃，席卷江西直捣湘和鄂。国际悲歌歌一曲，狂飙为我从天落。A million workers and peasants rise up,Sweeping Kiangsi straight towards Hunan and Hupeh.To the Internationale's stirring strainsA wild whirlwind swoops from the sky....