江雪 柳宗元

江雪       柳宗元 (773-818)    

千山鳥飛絕，萬徑人蹤滅。
孤舟蓑笠翁，獨釣寒江雪。  

A River in the Snow              Liu Zongyuan (773-818)

Not a single bird is to be seen in the surrounding hills,

Nor any human soul on their myriad trails comes in view,
A solitary straw-caped fisherman in his desolate skiff,
Takes pleasure in fishing alone over the freezing river in the chills.