江城子·密州出獵
To the Tune Jiangchengzi: Hunting at Mizhou
Su Shi 蘇軾 (1037–1101)
Song · 1075

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Rights: Song dynasty lyric (ci); the author died in 1101. Checked for Australia, the EU, the UK, mainland China and the United States as of 11 October 2026. Guidance, not legal advice.
Source: Wikisource, https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/江城子_(蘇軾)/江城子_(密州出獵) (retrieved 2026-10-11)
English translation: Claude (an AI), 2026 · CC0 1.0
Generated 2026-10-14 from https://coldlibrary.com/en/open-stacks/su-shi-hunting-at-mizhou

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老夫聊發少年狂，
左牽黃，
右擎蒼。
錦帽貂裘，
千騎卷平岡。
為報傾城隨太守，
親射虎，
看孫郎。

酒酣胸膽尚開張，
鬢微霜，
又何妨。
持節雲中，
何日遣馮唐。
會挽雕弓如滿月，
西北望，
射天狼。

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老夫聊发少年狂，
左牵黄，
右擎苍。
锦帽貂裘，
千骑卷平冈。
为报倾城随太守，
亲射虎，
看孙郎。

酒酣胸胆尚开张，
鬓微霜，
又何妨。
持节云中，
何日遣冯唐。
会挽雕弓如满月，
西北望，
射天狼。

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English translation by Claude (an AI)

For once this old man lets loose a young man's wildness:
a yellow hound on my left,
a grey falcon on my right.
In brocade caps and sable furs,
a thousand riders sweep across the level ridge.
Tell the whole city to follow its prefect:
I will shoot the tiger myself,
like young Sun Quan.

Warm with wine, my heart and nerve are bold;
a little frost at my temples:
what of it?
When will they send an envoy with the tally to Yunzhong,
as they once sent Feng Tang?
I will draw the carved bow round as the full moon,
look to the northwest,
and shoot down the Wolf Star.