Cao Song: Please Ne'er Talk Of Leading Your Army To Become A Great Noble -- Under The Victory General... 曹松 憑君莫話封侯事 一將功成萬骨枯 Poem by Frank Yue

《己亥歲二首》 唐 • 曹松


澤國江山入戰圖，
生民何計樂樵蘇。
憑君莫話封侯事，
一將功成萬骨枯。


TWO POEMS WRITTEN IN THE YEAR OF JI-HAI
NO.1 (of 2)
-- by Cao Song （828? —903? ）
-- Translated by Frank C Yue

Drawn into the war charts is countryside south of the Great River;
With wood and grass cutting, why can't the people live happy ever?
Please ne'er talk of leading your army to become a great Noble --
Under the Victory General, ten thousand troops to death would stumble!