葡萄美酒夜光杯，
欲饮琵琶马上催。
醉卧沙场君莫笑，
古来征战几人回？
欲饮琵琶马上催。
醉卧沙场君莫笑，
古来征战几人回？
English translation
A Liangzhou Song
Fine grape wine in a cup that shines at night;
just as we would drink, the pipa on horseback urges us.
If I lie drunk on the battlefield, do not laugh at me—
how many, since ancient times, have come back from war?