Chu Country Songs: Ten Poems: No. 6
楚 歌： 十 首
谁 恃 王 深 宠
谁 为 楚 上 卿？
包 胥 心 独 许
连 夜 哭 秦 兵。
千 乘 徒 虚 尔
一 夫 安 可 轻！
殷 勤 聘 各 士
莫 但 倚 方 城。
Chu Ge: Shi Shuo
Shei shi wang shen chong
Shei wei chu shang qing?
Bao xu xin du xu
Lian ye ku qin bing.
Qian cheng tu xu er
Yi fu an ke qing!
Yan qin pin ge shi
Mo dan yi fang cheng.
Yuan Zhen: Chu Country Songs: No. 6
Who depends upon the favors and indulgences of the king?
Who then rises to be a senior government official?
Only petty official Bao Xu has the heart-mind to defend the Chu king
He begged the country of Qin to provide weapons for the war against Wu.
We have a thousand chariots empty of weapons and soldiers
Only a simple man like Bao Xu can save our country.
We need to encourage good people from other countries to join us
Cannot rely solely upon the strong and square city walls.