《絕句》杜甫

“28-character poem”by To Fu, Tang Dynasty

兩個黃鸝鳴翠柳，一行白鷺上青天。

窗含西嶺千秋雪，門泊東吳萬里船。​

Two Orioles sing gaily on the green willow tree,

One group of egrets fly sky high in a single file.

 Off the window, West mountain covered by snow of thousand Autumns,

Outside the door, East Wu ships mooring continued many a thousand mile.

-End of translation-

《回鄉偶書》（唐）賀知章 

"Incidental thoughts on home town returning" by He Zhe Zheng(659-744),Tang Dynasty.

  

少小離家老大回，鄉音無改鬢毛衰。

兒童相見不相識，笑問客從何處來。​

 

I was very young leaving home and not return until old,

My native tongue has not changed,but my hairs all white become. white.

Meeting children yet they don’t know me,

They greet and ask where I’m from?

-End of translation-

 

《憫農二》李紳

“Be considerate with farmers (2)”by Li Shen(772-846),Tang Dynasty  

鋤禾日當午，汗滴禾下土。

誰知盤中餐，粒粒皆辛苦。​

 

To hoe grain doesn’t matter sun is high at noon,

Sweat keeps falling to grain until touching ground.

Does everybody know the grains on the plate of daily meals,

 

Each grain means hard work cannot be count!

-End of translation-

天凈沙·秋思  元 . 馬致遠

Poetry with tune “Clear sky and sand” titled “Autumn feel” by Ma Zhi Yuan, Mongolia Dynasty

枯藤老樹昏鴉。小橋流水人家。

古道西風瘦馬。

夕陽西下，斷腸人在天涯。

Withered vines, old tree, faint crow,

Tiny bridge, running stream, people and house,

Ancient footpath, Westerly wind, skinny horse.

Sun is sinking West and can never catch,

A heart broken man stumbles towards the sky edge.

-End of translation-

《芙蓉樓送辛漸》其一  唐‧王昌齡

“Bidding farewell to a friend, Xin Jian, at Hibiscus Inn(Jiangsu Province)” by Wang Chang Ling, Tang Dynasty.

 

         寒雨連江夜入吳，平明送客楚山孤。

        洛陽親友如相問，一片冰心在玉壺。

 

Torrential rain flooding the River, I arrived at Wu in a chilly wind night,

I see a solitary Chu Hill when at dawn I bid to my friend adieu.

If friends or acquaintances at the Capital ask about me,

I’m still like a noble heart containing in a crystal clear bottle!

-End of translation-

 

崔顥─ 黃鶴樓

“Yellow Crane Tower” by Tsui Hou, Tang Dynasty

 

     昔人已乘黃鶴去，此地空餘黃鶴樓。

 　　黃鶴一去不復返，白雲千載空悠悠。

 　　晴川歷歷漢陽樹，芳草萋萋鸚鵡洲。

 　　日暮鄉關何處是？煙波江上使人愁。

Fairy had gone riding on the yellow crane,

What is left here is an empty Yellow Crane Tower.

Yellow crane would never return and forever gone,

Clouds are still floating leisurely for many a thousand year.

Hanyang trees on opposite shore is as clear as the sky,

Grass grows lushly at the Parrot Island seems near.

Where is my home town in the rouge sunset?

People feels home sick seeing misty wave on the River!

李白《登金陵鳳凰台》

“On top of the Jin Ling Phoenix Terrace” by Li Bai, Tang Dynasty.

鳳凰臺                                                  黃鶴樓

鳳凰臺上鳳凰遊， 鳳去台空江自流。 昔人已乘黃鶴去，此地空餘黃鶴樓。

吳宮花草埋幽徑， 晉代衣冠成古丘。 黃鶴一去不復返，白雲千載空悠悠。

三山半落青天外， 一水中分白鷺洲。 晴川歷歷漢陽樹，芳草萋萋鸚鵡洲。

總為浮雲能蔽日， 長安不見使人愁。 日暮鄉關何處是？煙波江上使人愁。

　　

Phoenix once flown in full fledge on this Phoenix Terrace,

Phoenix now gone Terrace empty but the River still continued its course.

Prosperous Wu Palace now buried in a deserted lane of wild flower and grass,

Become part of the mountain are the Jin Dynasty heroes of prominence once.

Three mountain peaks seems hanging in the air at the sky beyond,

Egret Islet in the middle of the water, dividing the River it seems.

I worry about floating clouds keep blocking out the sun,

 Not able to see the Capital frequently brings people lots of sorrows.