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2019.12.2 第43期

垓下歌

项 羽

力拔山兮气盖世。

时不利兮骓不逝。

骓不逝兮可奈何！

虞兮虞兮奈若何！

项 羽

（公元前232～前202），名籍，字羽，下相（今属江苏）人。秦末起兵反秦，打败秦军主力，自号“西楚覇王”，并分封诸王。在与刘邦争夺天下的战争中，兵败垓下，自*身亡。

XIANG Yu (232BC~202BC), whose given name was Ji and courtesy name was Yu, a native of Xiaxiang (in today’s Jiangsu Province). In the late Qin dynasty, he led an army to revolt against Qin and defeated its main force, hence the title of “Overlord of Western Chu”, and he resumed subinfeudation. In his battle with Liu Bang for supremacy, Xiang was defeated, ending up with his suicide.