[updated September 2022]
End of the Evening, Meet Prefecture Government Official Zhang in Yue City
除 夜 乐 城 逢 張 少 府
云 海 泛 瓯 闽
风 潮 泊 岛 滨。
何 知 岁 除 夜
得 见 故 乡 亲。
佘 是 乘 槎 客
君 为 失 路 人。
平 生 復 能 几
一 别 十 赊 春。
Chu Ye Yue Cheng Feng Zhang Shao Fu
Yun hai fan ou min
Feng chao bo dao bin.
He zhi sui chu ye
Dei jian gu xiang qin.
She shi cheng cha ke
Jun wei shi lu ren.
Ping sheng fu neng ji
Yi bie shi she chun.
End of the Evening, Meet Prefecture Government Official Zhang in Yue City
Seagulls and ocean clouds float over the Min River
Winds and tides, drop anchor off an island shore.
By the end of the evening who knows the past years
Need to see native hometown relatives.
Later, multiple raft driven visitors
You have become another lost traveler.
All one’s life regain almost nothing
One departure worth ten springs bought on credit.
Notes:
Min River: The largest river in Fujian Province.