自京赴奉先县咏怀五百字(节选)
朱门酒肉臭，
路有冻死骨。
荣枯咫尺异，
惆怅难再述。
On the Way from the Capital to Fengxian (Excerpts)
The mansions burst with wine and meat;
The poor die frozen on the street.
Woe stands within an inch of weal.
Distressed, can I tell what I feel?
赠李白
秋来相顾尚飘蓬，
未就丹砂愧葛洪。
痛饮狂歌空度日，
飞扬跋扈为谁雄？
To Li Bai
When autumn comes, you’re drifting still like thistledown;
You try to find the way to heaven, but you fail.
In singing mad and drinking dead your days you drown.
O when will fly the roc? O when will leap the whale?
绝句(二首其一)
迟日江山丽，
春风花草香。
泥融飞燕子，
沙暖睡鸳鸯。
Quatrains(1)
Over a beautiful scene the sun is lingering,
Alive with birds and sweet with breath of early spring.
To pick the thawing sod a pair of swallows fly;
Basking on the warm sand, two by two lovebirds lie.
春 望
国破山河在，
城春草木深。
感时花溅泪，
恨别鸟惊心。
烽火连三月，
家书抵万金。
白头搔更短，
浑欲不胜簪。
Spring View
On war-torn land streams flow and mountains stand;
In vernal town grass and weeds are o’ergrown.
Grieved o’er the years, flowers make us shed tears;
Hating to part, hearing birds breaks our heart.
The beacon fire has gone higher and higher;
Words from household are worth their weight in gold.
I cannot bear to scratch my grizzling hair;
It grows too thin to hold a light hairpin.
江畔独步寻花(七首其六)
黄四娘家花满蹊，
千朵万朵压枝低。
留连戏蝶时时舞，
自在娇莺恰恰啼。
Strolling Alone among Flowers by Riverside(VI)
Along the Yellow Path flowers are overgrown,
Thousands of them in full blossom weigh branches down.
Butterflies linger, now and then they dance along;
Golden orioles warble with ease their timely song.
蜀 相
丞相祠堂何处寻？
锦官城外柏森森。
映阶碧草自春色，
隔叶黄鹂空好音。
三顾频烦天下计，
两朝开济老臣心。
出师未捷身先死，
长使英雄泪满襟。
Temple of the Premier of Shu
Where is the famous premier’s temple to be found?
Outside the Town of Brocade with cypresses around.
In vain before the steps spring grass grows green and long,
And amid the leaves golden orioles sing their song.
Thrice the king visited him for the State’s gains and pains;
He served heart and soul the kingdom during two reigns.
But he died before he accomplished his career.
How could heroes not wet their sleeves with tear on tear!
旅夜书怀
细草微风岸，
危樯独夜舟。
星垂平野阔，
月涌大江流。
名岂文章著？
官应老病休。
飘飘何所似？
天地一沙鸥。
Mooring at Night
Riverside grass caressed by wind so light,
A lonely mast seems to pierce lonely night.
The boundless plain fringed with stars hanging low,
The moon surges with the river on the flow.
Will fame ever come to a man of letters
Old, ill, retired, no official life betters?
What do I look like, drifting on so free?
A wild gull seeking shelter on the sea.
客 至
舍南舍北皆春水，
但见群鸥日日来。
花径不曾缘客扫，
蓬门今始为君开。
盘飧市远无兼味，
樽酒家贫只旧醅。
肯与邻翁相对饮，
隔篱呼取尽余杯。
For a Guest
North and south of my cottage winds spring water green;
I see but flocks of gulls coming from day to day.
The footpath strewn with fallen blooms is not swept clean;
My wicket gate is opened but for you today.
Far from market, I can afford but simple dish;
Being not rich, I’ve only old wine for our cup.
To drink together with my neighbor if you wish,
I’ll call him o’er the fence to finish the wine up.
赠花卿
锦城丝管日纷纷，
半入江风半入云。
此曲只应天上有，
人间能得几回闻？
To General Hua
With songs from day to day the Town of Silk is loud;
They waft with winds across the streams into the cloud.
Such music can be heard but in celestial spheres.
How many times has it been played for human ears?
春夜喜雨
好雨知时节，
当春乃发生。
随风潜入夜，
润物细无声。
野径云俱黑，
江船火独明。
晓看红湿处，
花重锦官城。
Happy Rain on a Spring Night
Good rain knows its time right;
It will fall when comes spring.
With wind it steals in night;
Mute, it moistens each thing.
O’er wild lanes dark cloud spreads;
In boat a lantern looms.
Dawn sees saturated reds;
The town’s heavy with blooms.
