On the Height

〔 登 高 〕

作者 | 杜甫翻译 | 许渊冲

The wind so swift, the sky so wide,

apes wail and cry

风急天高猿啸哀

Water so clear, and beach so white,

birds wheel and fly

渚清沙白鸟飞回

The boundless forest sheds its leaves

shower by shower

无边落木萧萧下

The endless river rolls its waves

hour after hour

不尽长江滚滚来

A thousand miles from home,

I’m grieved at autumn’s plight

万里悲秋常作客

I'll now and then for years,

alone I’m on this height

百年多病独登台

Living in times so hard,

at frosted hair I pine

艰难苦恨繁霜鬓

Cast down by poverty,

I have to give up wine

潦倒新停浊酒杯