曹操·《步出夏门行·土不同》英译

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乡土不同，
河朔隆冬。
流澌浮漂，
舟船行难。

锥不入地，
[艹丰][艹赖]深奥。
水竭不流，
冰坚可蹈。

士隐者贫，
勇侠轻非。
心常叹怨，
戚戚多悲。
幸甚至哉，
歌以咏志。

A Different Land

When we cross the Yellow River,
It's so cold that we begin to quiver.
On the river the ice afloat
Makes it hard to sail a boat.

The ground is too hard for the awl;
The pits are filled with turnips all.
The river waters cease to flow;
On the ice the people go.

The people suffer more and more;
They're bold but act against the law.
At the sight of these poor men,
The might of sorrow strikes again.
In such a pondering mood I am
That I sing it as an epigram.

(汪榕培译)