THE LEGEND OF TIANZI SHAN

　(Words and Music by Mark Levine)

　　Xiang Dakun is a TuJia martyr who died to set his people free.

　　He is known as the “son of heaven” for all of history.

　　The big stone peaks at Tianzi Shan that reach up for the sky.

　　Are the writing brushes Tianzi used, that turned to stone when he died.

　　A girl who loved him searched the mountain, hoping Xiang to find.

　　She threw flowers and flowers over the cliffs but then she stayed behind.

　　Her body turned to a statue of stone, that can be seen today.

　　So Xiang Dakun and the lovely girl, forever on the mountain will stay

　　This famous story in Zhangjiajie, is there for all to see.

　　The mountain named for Xiang Dakun, is bright as it can be.

　　You can see the Yu Bi Peaks and the Xian Nv San Hua

　　And learn the legend of Tianzi Shan, and the people of TuJia.

　　天子传奇

　　马克•力文

 土家族英雄向大坤为民族自由而奋战，
他“天子”的称号在历史长河中流传。
直插云霄，巨石耸立天子山，
那是天子用过的御笔，为其牺牲而石化成山峦。

爱慕他的仙女寻至山间，期望与其相见，
朝朝花雨洒落崖前，随即却避而不现。
仙女化作今日所见之石雕，
暮暮与朝朝，向大坤便与之永驻山间。

这著名的张家界传说已被世人传颂千万遍，
以向大坤命名的山峰是如此的璀璨光鲜。
触目所及是御笔峰与仙女散花的美艳，
你还可领略天子山传奇与土家族的情缘。

　　本文作者为美国作家，现在中央民族大学担任教授，著名音乐人