Meng Haoran: Together With Palace Official Li, Go Across the Songzi River

 

Together With Palace Official Li, Go Across the Songzi River

 

和 李 仕 御 渡 送 滋 江
南 讥 西 江 阔
皇 华 御 史 雄。
截 流 宁 假 楫
楫 挂 自 生 风。
寮 莱 争 茨 踊
鱼 龙 亦 避 纵.
坐 闻 白 雪 唱
返 入 棹 歌 中。
He Li Shi Yu Du Song Zi Jiang

Nan ji xi jiang kuo
Huang hua yu shi xiong.
Jie liu ning jia ji
Ji gua zi sheng feng.

Liao lai zheng shi yong
Yu long yi bi zong.
Zuo wen bai xue chang
Fan ru zhao ge zhong.

 

 

Together With Palace Official Li, Go Across the Songzi River

In southern regions, the Xi River wide and vast
Grand and opulent retinue, this imperial official with power and influence.
River flows weak, many people needed to pull the boat along
Oars hung up, the winds naturally emerge.

Small and humble huts, thatch noisily flies away
Fish and dragons also evade being released.
We sit and hear the white snow winds sing and chant
Turn around our boat to be among these songs.