刘长卿·《送李中丞归汉阳别业》英译

流落征南将，曾驱十万师。

罢官无旧业，老去恋明时。

独立三边静，轻生一剑知。

茫茫江汉上，日暮欲何之。

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Bidding Farewell to Grand Censor Li Returning to His Country House in Hanyang

Liu Changqing

Homeless has become a former general, who once

On a southern expedition commanded a hundred thousand men.

Relieved of office he no longer possesses a manor;

In old age, he still cherishes these days of wise government

His presence alone ensured peace on the frontiers,

And his sword self-sacrificing valour witnessed.

But where will he drift on the hazy expanse

Of Jiang-Han¹, when the sun is in the low west?

1. Jiang-Han, referring to the extensive area around the city of Hanyang where the Han River joines the Yangtse River.

（王般 译）