Tang Dynasty: Wang Bo
There are many difficult roads ahead, and only one person found his way in a hurry.
On the way of thousands of miles of frustration, lonely cold will destroy life, but a hundred years of body.
Thoughts are wandering and life is short.
Go or stay, it will be another person in the dream.
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I sent away one journey after another. There are many difficult roads ahead, and only one person is eager to find the way.
Sorrow and frustration, loneliness and cold on the journey of thousands of miles will only destroy the body of life for a hundred years.
You and I both drift with the tide, and life is equally bitter.
Whether you leave or stay, you will be the person in the other person's dream.
2. Say goodbye to the viceroy and go to Shu, and be sent by uncle.
Tang Dynasty: Wang Bo
Across the wall of Sanqin, across a layer of fog, across a river.
We said goodbye sadly, and our two officials went in opposite directions.
After all, the world is just a small place.
Why are you wandering at the fork in the road? The child is holding a towel.
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Wei Chang 'an, the land of Sanqin; Far away in Sichuan, but far away.
You and I have similar fates, running around in official career, far from home.
As long as you have intimate friends, you don't feel far away within the four seas. Even at the ends of the earth, I feel like a close neighbor.
Breaking up at a fork in the road really doesn't need to be immersed in love and shed tears.
3. Say goodbye to Wang Wei/Liu Biewang Wei
Tang Dynasty: Meng Haoran
I waited slowly and reluctantly, day after day, until now I had to leave. Old friend, how sweet the roadside flowers would be if they didn't mean goodbye.
The lords of the kingdom are very hard on us, and the people who handle affairs are not our own kind. You should just be lonely, and I will close the door of my old garden.
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What is this loneliness waiting for? Every day is disappointment.
I wanted to find a quiet mountain forest to hide, but I was separated from my old friend.
Who can quote me? There are really few intimate friends in the world.
You should just live a lonely life, shut down upper Chai Men and be isolated from the world.
4. Farewell, Wei Wan
Tang Dynasty: Li Qi
In the morning, I heard the wanderer singing a farewell song. Last night, you crossed the Yellow River.
People who are most worried are afraid to hear the swan song, and lonely travelers are in the silence of mountains and clouds.
In the morning of Tongguan, the cold was urged to approach the capital, and the sound of changing lanes in late autumn reached a later evening. (tree color: Shu)
Please don't think Chang 'an is a place of enjoyment, lest you waste precious time.
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In the morning, I heard the wanderer singing the song of parting. Last night, you crossed the Yellow River with thin frost in the early morning.
Worried people are most afraid of hearing geese chirping, and Yunshan is even more unbearable for lonely passers-by
The dawn of Tongguan urged the chill to approach the capital, and the sound of broken clothes in late autumn in Beijing was more at night.
Please don't think Chang 'an is a place of enjoyment, so as not to waste precious time.
5. Break up with Xinjian at Furong Inn
Tang Dynasty: Wang Changling
Misty rain enveloped Wu's day overnight; Send you in the morning, lonely and sad in Chushan!
Friends, if my friends in Luoyang invite me; Just say I'm still Bing Xin Okho, and stick to my faith!
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It's misty and rainy, and it's all over Wudi River overnight; Seeing you off in the morning, I feel lonely and sad for Chushan!
Friends, if relatives and friends in Luoyang ask about me; Just say I'm still Bing Xin and stick to my beliefs!