出塞 王之渙

出塞      王之渙 (688-742)

黃河遠上白雲間，一片孤城萬仞山。
羌笛何須怨楊柳，春風不度玉門關。

Outside the Borders          Wang Zhihuan (688-742)

Up reaching amidst the white clouds the Yellow River has flown,
On the thousand-foot mountain a solitary city wall stands on its own,
Tunes from the Qiang flute keep vainly bemoaning out there no willows are grown,
A shame here beyond the Jade Gate Pass vernal breezes could never have blown.