by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762)
Translation by Ezra Pound (1885 - 1972)

送友人
Language: Chinese (中文) 
青山橫北郭，
白水遶東城。
此地一為別，
孤蓬萬里征。

浮雲游子意，
落日故人情。
揮手自茲去，
蕭蕭班馬鳴。

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  • Also set in English, a translation by Ezra Pound (1885 - 1972) , appears in Cathay, first published 1915 ; composed by Olivier Greif.
  • Also set in English, a translation by Jacob Avshalomov (1919 - 2013) , copyright © ; composed by Jacob Avshalomov.
  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Alfred Henschke (1890 - 1928) , "Geleit " [an adaptation] ; composed by Adrianus Gerardus Petrus Verhaar.
  • Also set in Slovenian (Slovenščina), a translation by Pavel Karlin ; composed by Lucijan Marija Škerjanc.

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Taking leave of a friend
Language: English  after the Chinese (中文) 
Blue mountains to the north of the walls,
White river winding about them;
Here we must make separation
And go out through a thousand miles of dead grass.

Mind like a floating wide cloud,
Sunset like the parting of old acquaintances
Who bow over their clasped hands at a distance.
Our horses neigh to each others as we are departing.

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-08-17
Line count: 8
Word count: 60