送人东游

温庭筠

荒戍落黄叶， 浩然离故关。

高风汉阳渡， 初日郢门山。

江上几人在？ 天涯孤棹还。

何当重相见？ 樽酒慰离颜。

TO A FRIEND BOUND EAST

Wen Tingyun

The old fort brims with yellow leaves....

You insist upon forsaking¹ this place where you have lived.

A high wind blows at Hanyang Ferry

And sunrise lights the summit of Yingmen....

Who will be left for me along the upper Yangzi

After your solitary² skiff has entered the end of the sky?

I ask you over and over when we shall meet again,

While we soften³ with winecups this ache of farewell.