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刘长卿

长沙过贾谊宅

三年谪宦此栖迟， 万古惟留楚客悲。

秋草独寻人去后， 寒林空见日斜时。

汉文有道恩犹薄， 湘水无情吊岂知？

寂寂江山摇落处， 怜君何事到天涯？

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Liu Changqing

ON PASSING JIA YI'S HOUSE IN CHANGSHA

Here， where you spent your three years' exile，

To be mourned in Chu ten thousand years，

Can I trace your footprint in the autumn grass ——

Or only slanting sunlight through the bleak woods？

If even good Emperor Wen was cold-hearted，

Could you hope that the dull river Xiang would understand you，

These desolate waters， these taciturn mountains，

When you came， like me， so far away？