哀王孫 杜甫

哀王孫        杜甫(712-770)

長安城頭頭白烏，夜飛延秋門上呼。

又向人家啄大屋，屋底達官走避胡。

金鞭斷折九馬死，骨肉不得同馳驅。
腰下寶玦青珊瑚，可憐王孫泣路隅。
問之不肯道姓名，但道困苦乞為奴。
已經百日竄荊棘，身上無有完肌膚。
高帝子孫盡隆準，龍種自與常人殊。
豺狼在邑龍在野，王孫善保千金軀。
不敢長語臨交衢，且為王孫立斯須。
昨夜東風吹血腥，東來橐駝滿舊都。
朔方健兒好身手，昔何勇銳今何愚。
竊聞天子已傳位，聖德北服南單于。
花門剺面請雪恥，慎勿出口他人狙。
哀哉王孫慎勿疏，五陵佳氣無時無。

The Hapless Prince       Du Fu(712-770)

From the Chang’an wall top flew some white-headed crows

Over the Gate of Autumn and cawed,
Then to the homes of men they pecked at the roof covers,
Warning the high ministers living there to flee from the barbarian scourge,
Golden whips were flailed until they broke and finally exhaustion killed the royal horses,
Even the Emperor’s own flesh and blood could not ride together with him off;
Bearing at his waist a precious jade emblem and a pendant of blue coral,
A poor prince stands weeping at a street corner,
When asked, he is unwilling to tell me what he is called,
Only says he is in great misery, and begs me to take him as my work horse,
For a hundred days he has been hiding amid the thorn-bushes in the raw,
Now not a whole piece of skin on his body is still untorn,
Descendants of the Founding Emperor all have imperial nose fit for the awe,
Seeds of the Dragon differ from ordinary men in things one and all,
Jackals and wolves now occupy the city while dragons are out in the raw,
Your Highness must take good care of your precious person and maintain a good score,
I dare not talk too long with you here at this roadcross,
But I can stand with Your Highness just a little more;
Last night the east wind carried a heavy blood odor,
East-coming camels thronged the former Capital in the gross,
The Shaofang soldiers were once great warriors,
Not long ago, they were formidable and inspired awe,
But today they don’t look like that anymore,
I’ve heard that the Emperor has already had his throne ignored,
To show his indebtedness for His Majesty’s gracious courtesy,
He and his Huamen men slashed their faces and swore
To wipe out His Majesty’s dishonour, pledged the Khan in the North,
But we must mind what we say with too many people too pawky,
Oh, Poor Prince, do take care of yourself,
May you be protected by the Imperial Tombs’ auspicious aura.