Andthemoonathwartmysolitarysail, I,astrangerinthisinlanddistrict, HomesickformyYangzhoufriends, Sendeastwardtwolongstreamsoftears Tofindthenearesttouchofthesea. --------------------------------------
And the moon athwart my solitary sail,
I, a stranger in this inland district,
Homesick for my Yangzhou friends,
Send eastward two long streams of tears
To find the nearest touch of the sea.
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五言律诗
孟浩然
留别王侍御维
寂寂竟何待, 朝朝空自归。
欲寻芳草去, 惜与故人违。
当路谁相假, 知音世所稀。
祗应守寂寞, 还掩故园扉。
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Five-character-regular-verse
Meng Haoran
TAKING LEAVE OF WANG WEI
Slow and reluctant, I have waited
Day after day, till now I must go.
How sweet the road-side flowers might be
If they did not mean good-bye, old friend.
The Lords of the Realm are harsh to us
And men of affairs are not our kind.
I will turn back home, I will say no more,
I will close the gate of my old garden.
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五言律诗
孟浩然
早寒江上有怀
木落雁南渡, 北风江上寒。
我家襄水曲, 遥隔楚云端。
乡泪客中尽, 孤帆天际看。
迷津欲有问, 平海夕漫漫。
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Five-character-regular-verse
Meng Haoran
MEMORIES IN EARLY WINTER
South go the wildgesse, for leaves are now falling,
And the water is cold with a wind from the north.
I remember my home; but the Xiang River\’s curves
Are walled by the clouds of this southern country.
I go forward. I weep till my tears are spent.
I see a sail in the far sky.
Where is the ferry? Will somebody tell me?
It\’s growing rough. It\’s growing dark.
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