[updated September 2022]
Send Off Li Youliang to Xiangyang After Returning to the Qian River
送 襄 阳 从 事 李 友 谅 归 钱 塘
居 杭 积 五 岁
自 意 本 杭 人。
故 山 归 无 家
欲 卜 西 湖 邻。
良 田 不 难 买
静 士 谁 当 亲。
髯 张 既 超 然
老 潜 亦 绝 伦。
李 子 冰 玉 姿
文 行 两 清 淳。
归 从 三 人 游
便 足 了 此 身。
公 堤 不 改 昨
姥 岭 行 开 新。
幽 梦 随 子 去
松 花 落 衣 巾。
Song Xiang Yang Cong Shi Li You Liang Gui Qian Tang
Ju hang ji wu sui
Zi yi ben hang ren.
Gu shan gui wu jia
Yu bu xi hu lin.
Liang tian bu nan mai
Jing shi shei dang qin.
Ran zhang ji chao ran
Lao qian yi jue lun.
Li zi bing yu zi
Wen xing liang qing chun.
Gui cong san ren you
Bian zu liao ci shen.
Gong di bu gai zuo
Mu ling xing kai xin.
You meng sui zi qu
Song hua luo yi jin.
Send Off Li Youliang to Xiangyang After Returning to the Qian River
I have been living in Hangzhou for five years
Think of myself as a native Hangzhou resident.
My original hometown has no more living relatives
I desire and choose to be near West Lake.
Not difficult to buy fine farmland here
Look for others who share my temperament.
Many of my friends have gone into seclusion
Even Lao Qian is finished with human relationships.
You and your son have beautiful features and gestures
You writing skills are pure and honest.
Maybe I will travel with you and yours
Would make for an easy and adequate life.
The embankments that have my name have not changed over the years
A new road has opened to Mt. Muling.
My dream is to depart and follow you there
With the smell of pine trees and fallen flowers on my clothes and hair ties.
Notes:
Hangzhou: One of the ancient capitals located in Zhejiang Province.
West Lake: Famous lake and gardens inside Hangzhou.
Qian River: Section of the Xi River within the Pearl River system.
Commentary:
The embankments that have his name are still famous and to be found in present-day Hangzhou. They are called Sudi. With the discovery of tourism in China these days, the West Lake area of Hangzhou has become a very popular tourist destination. And within the West Lake area, the Sudi is well traveled and loved. The embankments are wide enough for bicycles and foot traffic, lined with willow and peach trees. The Chinese have named it one of their national parks. It is truly one of the most beautiful spots in China, or even of the world.