送魏萬之京 李頎

送魏萬之京     李頎 (690-751)
朝聞游子唱驪歌，昨夜微霜初度河。
鴻雁不堪愁裏聽，雲山況是客中過。
關城曙色催寒近，御苑砧聲向晚多。
莫是長安行樂處，空令歲月易蹉跎。

Seeing Wei Wan Off to the Capital      Li Qi (690-751)

At dawn wayfarers sing their song of adieu,

At dusk faint frost has first made its way across the River Yellow,
Listen not to woeful cries of  the wild geese when you are fretted by dismals,
The desolate clouds and mountains you’ll come across as a sojourner who travels,
The gloomy twilight over Hangu Gate Pass ushering in the chills,
Laundry hustle and bustle within the imperial gardens become clamorous towards nightfall,
Don’t take Chang’an to be a place for fun and gaieties pleasurable,
Fritter away your days in ways undesirable.