[updated September 2022]
Accompany Grand Chancellor Zhang, Climb the Songyang Tower
陪 长 丞 相 , 登 嵩 阳 楼
独 步 人 何 在？
嵩 阳 有 故 楼。
岁 寒 问 耆 旧
行 县 拥 诸 侯。
林 莽 北 弥 望
沮 漳 东 会 流。
客 中 遇 寓 知
无 复 越 乡 愁。
Pei Zhang Cheng Xiang Deng Song Yang Lou
Du bu ren he zai ?
Song yang you gu lou
Sui han wen qi jiu
Xing xian yong zhu hou
Lin mang bei mi wang
Ju zhang dong hui liu
Ke zhong yu zhi ji
Wu fu yue xiang chou.
Accompany Grand Chancellor Zhang, Climb the Songyang Tower
People move alone step-by-step, who goes here?
Songyang has old towers.
Cold time of year, go with a very old friend
A number of city states around this tower.
Looking into the distance, northern forests with overflowing undergrowth
To the east, the Ju and Zhang rivers flow into one another.
As visitors, we are among residents who are the best of friends
By understanding each other, we can get over hometown sorrows.
Notes:
Ju River: Major river east of Beijing, and a famous battle site during the Zhou Dynasty.
Zhang River: Tributary to the Wei River that runs near the ancient capital of Chang’an (now Xi’an), and through the provinces of Hebei and Henan.