夢李白(二) 杜甫

夢李白(二)      杜甫(712-770)

浮雲終日行，遊子久不至。三夜頻夢君，情親見君意。
告歸常侷促，苦道來不易。江湖多風波，舟楫恐失墜。
出門搔白首，若負平生志。冠蓋滿京華，斯人獨憔悴。
孰云網恢恢，將老身反累。千秋萬歲名，寂寞身後事。

Dreaming of Li Bai (2)       Du Fu (712-770)

All day floating clouds keep drifting along,

With us the wayfarer is yet to rejoin,
I’ve kept dreaming of you for three nights ends on,
That shows your care for me is very fond;
Whenever you took leave you always looked thorny,
You would sadly say: the way here is arduous and long,
“The waters are rough and haunted,
My boat may overturn.”
Going out of my door, you scratched your hair which was already hoar,
As if your life ambitions had been thwarted,
The capital is full of officials with high honours,
But a man like this is left alone worn and torn,
Who says the net of providence is exhaustive leaving nobody unwanted,
While this aging talented man is straitened and forlorn?
What a cruel irony,
One enjoys a fame forever honoured
Only when he has gone.