蔡琰·《胡笳十八拍·第六拍》英译

冰霜凛凛兮身苦寒，饥对肉酪兮不能餐。

夜闻陇水兮声呜咽，朝见长城兮路杳漫。

追思往日兮行李难，六拍悲来兮欲罢弹。 

Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute     

Cai Yan        

Song 6

The ice and frost are shattering, my body bitterly cold,

Though hungry, when faced with meat and milk I cannot take the meal.

At night I listen to the waters of the Long, its sound sadly murmuring,

In the morning I see the Great Wall, this road spreads out forever!

My thoughts go back to the days past, the travel so very hard,