Lately I’ve been thinking about 項羽 and 虞姬。 There’s a song called “霸王别姬” sung by 張學友 and 夏妙然
力拔山兮氣蓋世
時不利兮睢不逝
睢不逝兮可奈何
虞兮虞兮奈若何
成敗一時志莫磨
亦要知勝負常見
前路渺 漫天風暴
低首獨嘆奈何
情在心情永莫忘
未去管惡運來到
情未冷 也應該割斷
此刻欲說無言
漢兵已掠地
四面楚歌聲
大王意氣盡
賤妾何如生
Actually, the passage in bold is taken from the actual song that 項羽 wrote called “垓下歌”, and is supposed to be written:
騅不逝兮可奈何 虞兮虞兮奈若何
(The strength to uproot mountains, filled with energy that covers the world. Yet the timing is unfavorable, and the chasing is unceasing.
The chasing goes on, but what should I do? Yu… Yu… What should I do? )
Wherever 項羽 went, he took 虞姬 (Yu Fei) with her. Through every single battle and every military campaign. To ask that of any woman is too much.
In my case…
漢兵≈物質消費社會向我追債
時不利兮≈我們相識的時間