Translation of the first three paragraphs of Li Sao

The descendant of Emperor Levin is Xi, and I, the emperor, am called Bo Yong. I went to Meng Xi with my virginity, but Geng Yin and I surrendered. The emperor looked at Yu Chu-and Zhao Xiyu had a good name: Yu Zhengzi and Yu Yueling.

Yan Di, I am your distant descendant, Boyong-the glorious name of my ancestors. I came down from the sky in the first month of that year when the old star was in the shade. Dear ancestors, guess carefully the time and crying when I first came to earth and give me a corresponding reputation through divination. Give me the name is regular, give me the nickname is Ling Jun.

Original: Fenwu not only has this inner beauty, but also attaches importance to repairing energy. Hu Jiang left with Bi, thinking that she was admirable. If I am not as good as me, I am afraid that my age is not with me. Mulan Xi in the morning and maize in the evening. The sun and the moon suddenly don't flood, and the spring and autumn have successively. But the vegetation is scattered, and I am afraid that the beauty will come late. Do not cherish the strong, abandon filth, why not change this degree? Take the horse galloping, come to my way first!

God not only gave me so much inner beauty, but also paid attention to cultivating my own character. I am covered with fragrant Li Jiang and angelica dahurica; Qiu Lan was tied into his scarf. Time flies, I'm afraid I can't catch this fleeting time, let the years shape my beautiful heart. In the morning, I bathed in the morning light to pull up the magnolia on the slope. In the evening, I carry the sunset on my back and pick Miscanthus on the shore of the mainland to moisten my body. The sun and the moon overlap constantly, and spring and autumn alternate endlessly. I'm afraid of beauty at the thought of yellow leaves falling on the tree and a little frost on your head! Why, why not hire the sages in their prime and abandon the filthy little people? Why, why not change the outdated laws? Drive the dragon horse and rush forward quickly! Come on! I will be your guide. Walking on the road to happiness and light.

The purity of the past three times is the place where all people are fragrant. Pepper and mushrooms mixed together, how to take care of her husband? Shun's Geng Jiexi, both by the way and by the way. He is very arrogant, and her husband just takes shortcuts step by step. Only the husband is happy, and the road is dangerous. I'm afraid of the rest of my body and the failure of the emperor.

Looking back, the virtues of my three generations of predecessors were so perfect and pure, and clusters of herbs and flowers surrounded them. At that time, pepper and osmanthus trees were layered, where was the fragrant grass angelica dahurica? Oh! How aboveboard Tang Yao and Yu Shun are. They follow the right path and move towards a bright future. How crazy Xia Jie and Shangzhou are. They just wanted to take shortcuts and paths, and as a result, they got into trouble. Those partisans were so sneaky that they walked into a dead end step by step without reflection. Am I worried that I will encounter disaster? No, I'm worried that the wheels of Chu will overturn!