Song of Yishui (易水歌) by Jing Ke (荆轲)

The wind is desolate, Yishui’s waters are cold
Once strong men head out there,
They will never come home

Scouting the tiger’s den, into the jiao’s palace
Look skywards, and breathe out
To form a fogbow now

Original Text
风萧萧兮易水寒,壮士一去兮不复还。
探虎穴兮入蛟宫,仰天呼气兮成白虹。

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