[updated September 2022]
Old Man in the Open Country
野 老
野 老 篱 边 江 岸 迴
柴 门 不 正 逐 江 开。
渔 人 网 集 澄 潭 下
估 客 船 随 返 照 来。
长 路 关 心 悲 剑 阁
片 云 何 意 傍 琴 台。
王 师 未 报 收 东 郡
城 阙 秋 生 画 角 哀。
Ye Lao
Ye lao li bian jiang an hui
Chai men bu zheng zhu jiang kai.
Yu ren wang ji cheng tan xia
Gu ke chuan sui fan zhao lai.
Chang lu guan xin bei jian ge
Pian yun he yi bang qin tai.
Wang shi wei bao shou dong jun
Cheng que qiu sheng hua jue ai.
Old Man Open in the Open Country
Old country fence surrounds our riverside house
Relocated our front door from normally facing the river to the road.
Fishermen nets placed near the inlet for the clear and deep pools below
After selling their catch in town, they return with the reflected setting sun.
Long highways closed, how can my sad heart-mind visit guarded hometown pavilions
Against my intent, I was blown like the clouds to this secluded place.
Imperial forces have yet to secure the city of Luoyang
From our city wall, autumn winds express louder the sorrows and battle horns.
[Written by Du Fu during his long exile near the city of Chengdu, Sichuan.]