赵企·《感皇恩·入京》英译

骑马踏红尘，

长安重到。

人面依然似花好。

旧欢才展，

又被新愁分了。

未成云雨梦，

巫山晓。

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千里断肠，

关山古道，

回首高城似天杳。

满怀离恨，

付与落花啼鸟。

故人何处也，

青春老。

Ganhuang’en

Arriving in the Capital

Zhao Qi

Like many others of the mundane world,

Again to Changan (1), on horseback, I came.

The one I had ever admired and loved—

Remained as ever the beautiful dame.

A love for me to develop further!

My soul was stirred; my very blood was fired.

But I was soon plunged into a new grief—

Love as not consummated as desired.

Broken-hearted, I wended my way home,

Past an ancient road, through a mountain pass.

As I glanced backward at the high city,

It appeared like a silent, shapeless mass.

I can only commit my parting grief—

To fallen flowers and warbling birds, forsooth.

My old friend, my beloved, where are you?

How, deprived of love, I have passed my youth!

(1)    Changan: Chinese ancient capital, today’s Xi’an, capital of Shaanxi Province