Driving Amazon Peacock Chariots with General Yue

from Temple of the Atheist Mantis by Shadow Adept

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(from Man Jiang Hong, or "Whole River Red" attributed to Song dynasty general Yue Fei.)

nù fà chōng guān, píng lán chù, xiāo xiāo yǔ xiē.

My wrath bristles through my helmet, the rain stops as I stand by the rail;

tái wàng yǎn, yǎng tiān cháng xiào, zhuàng huái jī liè.

I look up towards the sky and let loose a passionate roar.

sān shí gōng míng chén yǔ tǔ, bā qiān lǐ lù yún hé yuè.

At the age of thirty, my deeds are nothing but dust, my journey has taken me over eight thousand li.

mò děng xián bái liǎo shào nián tóu, kōng bēi qiè.

So do not sit by idly, for young men will grow old in regret.

Jìng kāng chǐ, yóu wèi xuě;
chén zǐ hèn, hé shí miè?

The humiliation still lingers.
When will the pain of an evil emperor's subjects ever end?

jià cháng jū tà pò Hè lán shān què!

Let us ride our chariots through the Helan Pass.

zhuàng zhì jī cān hú lǔ ròu, xiào tán kě yǐn xiōng nú xuè.

There we shall feast on barbarian flesh and drink their blood.

daì cóng tóu shōu shí jiù shān hé, cháo tiān què.

Let us begin anew to recover our empire, before paying tribute to a good emperor.

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from Temple of the Atheist Mantis, released April 20, 2017

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