by Tu Fu (712 - 770)
赠卫八处士
Language: Chinese (中文)
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人生不相见 动如参与商 今夕复何夕 共此灯烛光 少壮能几时 鬓发各已苍 访旧半为鬼 惊呼热中肠 焉知二十载 重上君子堂 昔别君未婚 儿女忽成行 怡然敬父执 问我来何方 问答乃未已 驱儿罗酒浆 夜雨翦春韭 新炊间黄粱 主称会面难 一举累十觞 十觞亦不醉 感子故意长 明日隔山岳 世事两茫茫
Text Authorship:
- by Tu Fu (712 - 770), "赠卫八处士", written c759 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- Also set in English, a translation by Vikram Seth (b. 1952) , "To Wei Ba, who has Lived Away from the Court", copyright © ; composed by Alec Roth.
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