孟浩然·《宿桐庐江，寄广陵旧游》英译

山暝闻猿愁，沧江急夜流。

风鸣两岸叶，月照一孤舟。

建德非吾土，维扬忆旧游。

还将两行泪，遥寄海西头。

To My Old Friend in Yangzhou from a Boat Moored at Night on Tonglu River

Meng Haoran

From the dusk mountains the moneys’ whines gloom my heart;

The dark blue waters in the night e’er rush and dart.

Through the foliage along either strand rustle the winds;

Upon my solitary boat the pale moon shines.

Jiande where I stay is not my native country;

Still I think of my old friend in Yangzhou County.

Tears trickling down from my eyes become two slime lines;

I’ll send them afar to the place west to the brines (1)!

(1)   “The place west to the brines” refers to Yangzhou County of that time, since the area lies west of the Yellow Sea.