李白·《秋思》英译

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海上碧云断，单于秋色来。

胡兵沙塞合，汉使玉关回。

征客无归日，空悲蕙草摧。

Autumn Thoughts

Li Bai

On Yan Zhi Mountain, gold leaves of autumn fall

and I go to the tower above our home

to think of you; over the water azure clouds

are breaking; and, from the frontier plains,

comes the first breath of winter.

Now the tribesmen are mustering their forces

in the desert; the messengers of Han have

returned from Yu Men Guan, still there

is no news of my husband’s return; I feel

that my heart is breaking as I watch the orchid withering away.