Du Mu: Send As a Gift to the Hunting Riders

 

[updated October 2022]

 

Send As a Gift to the Hunting Riders

 

赠 猎 骑
已 落 双 雕 血 尚 新
鸣 鞭 走 马 又 翻 身。
凭 君 莫 射 南 来 雁
恐 有 家 书 寄 远 人。
Zeng Lie Qi

Yi luo shuang diao xue shang xin
Ming bian zou ma you fan shen.
Ping jun mo she nan lai yan
Kong you jia shu ji yuan ren.

 

Send As a Gift to the Hunting Riders

Already shot a pair of eagles, the valuable meat and blood still fresh
Brought down while riding upside down on his horse, quickly moves to secure the prize.
But do not want anyone to shoot the wild geese arriving from the south
Fear the isolated family and friends may depend upon them to arrive with their letters and news.