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The fire-breathing peaks echo each other,
The booming sound whirls far away;
The raging seas have awakened each other,
Look!Beside the winter throne, the iceberg
Hearing the typhoon siren and trembling.
2
As soon as a cloud flashes lightning,
Thousands of islands are illuminated by it;
Although the earthquake cremated only one city,
A hundred cities trembled,
There was a roar from the ground.
3
But your sight is sharper than lightning,
Your steps are faster than an earthquake;
The wrath of the ocean can be suppressed by you;
Thou shone brighter than volcanoes, the brightness of the sun
Fog that appears to you as will-o'-the-wisps.
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From the atmosphere, from the mountains, from the waves,
The sun shines through the wind and mist;
From heart to heart, from country to country,
Thy morning shines to every hut,—
Oh, upon touching the vanguard of your dawn,
Tyrants and slaves become night shadows.
1820
Translated by Cha Liangzheng