登幽州台歌 陳子昂

登幽州台歌      陳子昂 (661-702)

前不見古人，後不見來者。

念天地之悠悠，獨愴然而涕下。

Mounting Youzhou Terrace      Chen Zi’ang (661-702)

Unable to greet personally the sagacious sovereigns of the olden days,

Neither can I see any emerging on the way,
Taking to heart the perpetual future the world still has to face,
Deploring solitarily I can’t stop my pathetic tears holding sway.