No. 55 · Five-character regulated verse
送杜少府之任蜀州
Seeing Magistrate Du Off to Shuzhou
by Wang Bo 王勃 · 650 – 676
- Friendship
- Parting
- Distance
城阙辅三秦The city walls are guarded by the Three Qin;
风烟望五津through wind and mist I look toward the Five Ferries.
与君离别意What I feel at parting from you —
同是宦游人we are both men travelling for office.
海内存知己Within the four seas, if one knows you,
天涯若比邻the far ends of the earth are like next door.
无为在歧路So do not, at this fork in the road,
儿女共沾巾weep into your handkerchief like a child.
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