by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762)

古风五十九首之十四
Language: Chinese (中文) 
胡关饶风沙， 
萧索竟终古；
木落秋草黄， 
登高望戎虏。
荒城空大漠， 
边邑无遗堵；
白骨横千霜， 
嵯峨蔽榛莽。
借问谁凌虐， 
天骄毒威武。
赫怒我圣皇， 
劳师事鼙鼓。
阳和变杀气， 
发卒骚中土。
三十六万人， 
哀哀泪如雨。
且悲就行役， 
安得营农圃；
不见征戍儿， 
岂知关山苦。
争锋徒死节， 
秉钺皆庸竖；
战士死蒿莱， 
将军获圭组。
李牧今不在， 
边人饲豺虎。

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  • Also set in English, a translation by Ezra Pound (1885 - 1972) , "Lament of the Frontier Guard", appears in Cathay, first published 1915 [an adaptation] ; composed by Granville Ransome Bantock, Sir.

Researcher for this text: Dan Shen

This text was added to the website: 2010-02-05
Line count: 26
Word count: 26