This poem comes from the Yellow Crane Tower written by Cui Hao, a poet in the Tang Dynasty. The original text is as follows:
The fairy of the past has flown away by the yellow crane, leaving only an empty Yellow Crane Tower.
The yellow crane never revisited earth, there have been no long white clouds for thousands of years.
Every tree in Hanyang has become clear due to sunlight, and Nautilus Island is covered with sweet grass.
But I looked home, and the twilight was getting thicker. The river is shrouded in mist, which brings people deep melancholy.
Poetry annotation
(1) Yellow Crane Tower: It was originally located in Wuchang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province. In the early years of the Republic of China, it was destroyed by fire, and 1985 was rebuilt. According to legend, in ancient times, there was a fairy named Feiyi, who ascended immortals by crane here.
(2) People in the former dynasty: refers to the legendary immortal Zi An. Because he once rode a crane over the Yellow Crane Mountain (also known as Snake Mountain) and built a building.
(3) ride: drive.
(4) Go: Leave.
(5) Empty: only.
(6) Return: Return, return.
(7) Empty escape: deep and big.
(8) leisurely: the appearance of floating.
(9) Sichuan: Plain.
(10) Vivid: clear and countable.
(1 1) Hanyang: Place name, now Hanyang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, facing the Yellow Crane Tower across the river.
(12): describes lush vegetation.
(13) Nautilus Island: It is located in the southwest of Wuchang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province. According to the records of the later Han Dynasty, when the ancestor was the prefect of Jiangxia, some people worshipped parrots here, so it was called Nautilus Island. In the Tang Dynasty, it was gradually washed away by water in the Yangtze River southwest of Hanyang.
(14) Hunan Pavilion: Hometown.
Poetry translation
The immortal of the past has flown away with the Yellow Crane, leaving only an empty Yellow Crane Tower here.
The yellow crane never came back. For thousands of years, it only saw long white clouds.
Hanyang trees are clearly visible in the sun, and Nautilus Island is covered with green grass.
It is getting late. Looking into the distance, where is my hometown? In front of me, I saw a mist hanging over the river, which brought people deep sorrow.