戚将军赠宝剑歌
[明]王世贞
毋嫌身价抵千金,
一寸纯钩[1]一寸心。
欲识命轻恩重处,
灞陵[2]风雨夜来深。
注释:
[1]纯钩:古代宝剑名。
[2]灞陵:古地名,本作“霸陵”。故址在今陕西省西安市东。
General Qi’s Sword[1]
Wang Shizhen
Can thousand coins of gold buy a sword of this kind?
Each inch of steel reveals a battle-hardened mind.
For royal favor of his life he has made light:
No general but has suffered wind and rain at night.
注释:
[1]This sword was a gift of General Qi Jiguang for the poet. The general was out of favor with the emperor.