Qin and Shu, the sons of spring and autumn <br />Are the warring states of rapacious kings <br />Dear Sichuan, gold and stone open a rift <br />Somber clouds threaten the Shu dominion <br /> <br />Cows bestow gold, Giants'work complete <br />Sovereign serpentine perfidy awaits <br />Promises of immortality reflect awe <br />A millenium past serves Lord Qin well <br /> <br />The python's wag forms Five Men Mountains <br />In their heroic fealty to the kingdom <br />Gold Ox Gap exalts Garantuan courage <br />Shu's denouement is proscribed by fate <br /> <br />Sanxingdui's henna masks glow and gleam <br />The mystery of Shu looms on the horizon <br /> <br /> <br />Qin e Shu, os filhos da primavera e outono <br />Estao estados antagonicos de reis rapaces <br />Querida Sichuan, ouro e rochedo abrem una greta <br />Nuvens lugubres ameacam dominio de Shu <br /> <br />Os bois dao ouro trabalho de gigantes completou <br />Soberana aleivosia serpetina aguarda <br />As promessas de imortalidade refletem pavor <br />O milenio passado bem serve Lord Qin <br /> <br />O meneio do pitao molda Montanha de Cinco Homens <br />Na fidelidade valente deles a monarquia <br />A brecha de boi dourado exalta bravura imensa <br />O fim de Shu esta proscrevedo pela Parcae <br /> <br />Mascaras bronzeadas de Sanxingdui ardem e raiam <br />O misterio de Shu assoma no horizonte<br /><br />Mishka Allport<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/gold-and-stone-sichuan/
