Heartbroken, the black stallion neighs in the night wind;
Lady Yu faces the double-pupiled king with deep regret.
Qing Bu and Peng Yue—they accepted dismemberment in later years;
Better to drink the sword within the Chu camp's tent.
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Daiyu's second poem on beauty, about Lady Yu (Concubine Yu). Lady Yu committed suicide by sword when Xiang Yu faced defeat. 'Better to drink the sword in the Chu tent' praises her noble sacrifice. Daiyu admired such fierce integrity.
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