唐诗三百首英译 高适：送李少府贬峡中王少府贬长沙

高适

送李少府贬峡中王少府贬长沙

嗟君此别意何如？ 驻马衔杯问谪居。

巫峡啼猿数行泪， 衡阳归雁几封书。

青枫江上秋帆远， 白帝城边古木疏。

圣代即今多雨露， 暂时分手莫踌躇。

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Gao Shi

TO VICE-PREFECTS LI AND WANG DEGRADED AND TRANSFERRED TO XIAZHONG AND CHANGSHA

What are you thinking as we part from one another，

Pulling in our horses for the stirrup-cups？

Do these tear-streaks mean Wu Valley monkeys all weeping，

Or wildgeese returning with news from Heng Mountain？……

On the river between green maples an autumn sail grows dim，

There are only a few old trees by the wall of the White God City……

But the year is bound to freshen us with a dew of heavenly favour ——

Take heart， we shall soon be together again！