秦观·《阮郎归》英译

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深沈庭院虚。

丽谯吹罢小单于，

迢迢清夜徂。

乡梦断，

旅魂孤，

峥嵘岁又除。

衡阳犹有雁传书，

郴阳和雁无。

Return of the Lover

Qin Guan

The cold of Southern sky dissolves into wind and rain;

The courtyard’s deep in vain.

From the watchtowers wafts the young prince’s song.

How the dreary night appears long!

I wake from dreams

Of native streams;

All I feel only

My soul so lonely.

After the vicissitude

I pass the New Year’s Eve in solitude.

The wild geese might bring letters to a Southern town,

But there’s no wild geese farther down.

（许渊冲 译）