Tang Yun唐韵

No. 57 · Seven-character quatrain

别董大

Farewell to Dong the Elder

Bié Dǒng Dà

by Gao Shi 高适 · 704 – 765

  • Friendship
  • Winter
  • Encouragement
千里黄云白日曛A thousand li of yellow cloud; the white sun is dim.
北风吹雁雪纷纷The north wind drives the geese; the snow falls thick.
莫愁前路无知己Do not worry that the road ahead has no one who knows you —
天下谁人不识君who in the world does not know your name?