New Year 1933 by Lu Xun ~ 鲁迅 《二十二年元旦》 with English Translations

作品原文

鲁迅 《二十二年元旦》

云封高岫护将军,霆击寒春灭下民。
到底不如租界好,打牌声里又新春。

 

 

作品译文

New Year 1933
Lu Xun

The general sits safe on his cloud-wrapped peak
While thousand thunderbolts slaughter the humble in their hovels.
Better by far to live in the Settlement,
Where the clacking of mahjong heralds the spring.

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