Tang Yun唐韵

No. 48 · Seven-character quatrain

凉州词

Song of Liangzhou

Liángzhōu Cí

by Wang Zhihuan 王之涣 · 688 – 742

  • Frontier
  • Spring
  • Loneliness
黄河远上白云间The Yellow River runs far up among the white clouds;
一片孤城万仞山one lonely town in mountains ten thousand fathoms deep.
羌笛何须怨杨柳Why should the Qiang flute complain of willows?
春风不度玉门关The spring wind does not cross Jade Gate Pass.