Inaninfinitehazeofcloudandsea, Andthewind,thathascomeathousandmiles, BeatsattheJadePassbattlements.... ChinamarchesitsmendownBaidengRoad WhileTartartroopspeeracrossbluewatersofthebay.... Andsincenoto
In an infinite haze of cloud and sea,
And the wind, that has come a thousand miles,
Beats at the Jade Pass battlements....
China marches its men down Baideng Road
While Tartar troops peer across blue waters of the bay....
And since not one battle famous in history
Sent all its fighters back again,
The soldiers turn round, looking toward the border,
And think of home, with wistful eyes,
And of those tonight in the upper chambers
Who toss and sigh and cannot rest.
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乐府
李白
子夜四时歌 春歌
秦地罗敷女, 采桑绿水边。
素手青条上, 红妆白日鲜。
蚕饥妾欲去, 五马莫留连。
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Folk-song-styled-verse
Li Bai
BALLADS OF FOUR SEASONS: SPRING
The lovely Lo Fo of the western land
Plucks mulberry leaves by the waterside.
Across the green boughs stretches out her white hand;
In golden sunshine her rosy robe is dyed.
\"my silkworms are hungry, I cannot stay.
Tarry not with your five-horse cab, I pray.\"
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乐府
李白
子夜四时歌 夏歌
镜湖三百里, 菡萏发荷花。
五月西施采, 人看隘若耶。
回舟不待月, 归去越王家。
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Folk-song-styled-verse
Li Bai
BALLADS OF FOUR SEASONS: SUMMER
On Mirror Lake outspread for miles and miles,
The lotus lilies in full blossom teem.
In fifth moon Xi Shi gathers them with smiles,
Watchers o\’erwhelm the bank of Yuoye Stream.
Her boat turns back without waiting moonrise
To yoyal house amid amorous sighs.
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