蔡琰·《胡笳十八拍·第五拍》英译

雁南征兮欲寄边心，雁北归兮为得汉音。

雁飞高兮邈难寻，空肠断兮思愔愔。

攒眉向月兮抚雅琴，五拍泠泠兮意弥深。 

Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute     

Cai Yan        

Song 5

The wild geese fly to the south; I wish I could send my thoughts from the border,

The wild geese return to the north; I might get news from China.

The wild geese fly high, so remote they are hard to see;

I break my heart in vain, my thoughts dark and hidden.

With knitted brows I face the moon and strum my elegant qin,