Li Bai: Imperial Eastern Patrol Song: Eleven Poems: No. 11

 

[updated October 2022]

 

Imperial Eastern Patrol Song: Eleven Poems: No. 11

 

永 王 东 巡 歌: 十 一 首
试 借 君 王 玉 与 鞭
指 麾 戎 虏 坐 琼 筵。
南 风 一 扫 胡 尘 静
西 入 长 安 到 日 边。
Yong Wang Dong Xun Ge: Shi Yi Shou

(11)

Shi jie jun wang yu yu bian
Zhi hui rong lu zuo qiong yan.
Nan feng yi sao hu chen jing
Xi ru chang an dao ri bian.

 

Imperial Eastern Patrol Song: Eleven Poems: No. 11

Try to borrow the jade imperial riding crop
Then I will direct and command the army against our enemies before an exquisite feast.
Like the southern wind, we will sweep away the nomadic dust
Then enter Chang’an from the western borders of the empire.