Go So Far As Jinan, Met Li Gongze, Use His Poems As a Model for My Reply: Two Poems: No. 1
至 济 南 李 公 择 以 诗 相 迎， 次 其 韵： 二 首
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敝 裘 羸 马 古 河 滨
野 阔 天 低 糁 玉 尘。
自 笑 餐 毡 典 属 国
来 看 挽 酒 谪 仙 人。
宦 游 到 处 身 如 寄
衣 事 何 时 手 自 亲。
剩 作 新 诗 与 君 和
莫 因 风 雨 废 鸣 晨。
Zhi Ji Nan Li Gong Ze Yi Shi Xiang Ying, Ci Qi Yun: Er Shou
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Bi qiu lei ma gu he bin
Ye kuo tian di san yu chen.
Zi xiao can zhan dian shu guo
Lai kan wan jiu zhe xian ren.
Huan you dao chu shen ru ji
Yi shi he shi shou zi qin.
Sheng zuo xin shi yu jun he
Mo yin feng yu fei ming chen.
Go So Far As Jinan, Met Li Gongze, Use His Poems As a Model for My Reply: Two Poems: No. 1
Shabby fur coat, thin horse on the riverbank
Open country, vast sky low with falling snow.
I am like Shu Wu who spent years in the frontier hinterlands
You are making Li Bai wine toasts to heavenly immortals.
My life spent going all over on official travel
What time can I go home to be with family.
But now you and I are together to compose new poems
Because of tonight’s storm, don’t let us forget tomorrow morning’s early departure.
Notes:
Li Bai : Famous Tang Dynasty poet. He was remembered as a prolific drinker of wine among other things. His work and biography can also be found on this website.