咏史
（二首其一）
北湖南埭[1]水漫漫，
一片降旗百尺竿[2]。
三百年[3]间同晓梦，
钟山[4]何处有龙盘[5]。
此诗题目已经标明，是一首咏史诗，辛辣地讽刺南朝帝王的兴败没落。
注释：
[1]北湖南埭：统指玄武湖。北湖，即金陵（今江苏省南京市）玄武湖。南埭，即鸡鸣埭，在玄武湖边。埭，水闸，土坝。
[2]一片降旗百尺竿：刘禹锡《金陵怀古》：“一片降旗出石头。”指吴主孙皓投降晋龙骧将军王浚，也指陈后主投降隋庐州总管韩擒虎。
[3]三百年：指东吴、东晋、宋、齐、梁、陈六朝建国年代的约数。
[4]钟山：金陵紫金山。
[5]龙盘：形容山势如盘龙。
On History
（I）
Water shimmers in Northern Lake by Southern Tower
All kings surrendered with white flags to a new power.
Three hundred years have passed like a dream one and all,
No Mount Dragon could keep kingdoms from their downfall.
Note:The Northern Lake,Southern Tower,Mount Coiling Dragon were all in the vicinity of the capital,but neither mountain nor river could keep kingdoms from their downfall.
The title of this poem has already indicated that it is a historical poem that sharply satirizes the rise and fall of the emperors of the Southern Dynasties.
