[updated September 2022]
Send Off Zhangwu For His Return to the Mountains
送 张 五 归 山
送 君 尽 惆 怅
复 送 何 人 归？
几 日 同 携 手
一 朝 先 拂 衣。
东 山 有 茅 屋
幸 为 扫 荆 扉。
当 亦 谢 官 去
岂 令 心 事 违！
Song Zhang Wu Gui Shan
Song jun jin chou chang
Fu song he ren gui?
Ji ri tong xie shou
Yi zhao xian fu yi.
Dong shan you mao wu
Xing wei sao jing fei.
Dang yi xie guan qu
Qi ling xin she wei!
Send Off Zhangwu For His Return to the Mountains
Sending you away with endless sorrow and melancholy
Who will give me a send-off when it is my turn to return?
Many days we shared our work together
Then one early morning you stood up and straightened out the folds in your clothes.
In the western mountains you have a thatched hut
Your good fortune to be able to clear away the weeds from your own door only.
I need and will be thankful for, taking leave of government service
Until that day, how to direct heart and mind away from their source.