章臺夜思 韋莊

章臺夜思     韋莊 (836-910)

清瑟怨遙夜，繞弦風雨哀。
孤燈聞楚角，殘月下章臺。
芳草已云暮，故人殊未來。
鄉書不可寄，秋雁又南回。

Brooding On the Zhang Tai Palace at Night   

Wei Zhuang (836-910)

Throughout the long chilly night ruffle the clear tunes of the mournful zither,

Amidst the rain and winds every string of it ululantly whimpers,
Under the solitary lamp Chu bugles repine in my ears,
Over the palace the fading moon retires,
The rank grasses are soon to expire,
My old pal is yet to appear,
There is no way to send him a letter in his homeland quarters,
The southbound autumnal wild geese are already heading over there.