自河南經亂,關內阻饑,兄弟離散,各在一處.因望月有感,聊書所懷,寄上浮梁大兄,于潛七兄,烏江十五兄,兼示符離及下邽弟妹

自河南經亂,關內阻饑,兄弟離散,各在一處.因望月有感,聊書所懷,寄上浮梁大兄,于潛七兄,烏江十五兄,兼示符離及下邽弟妹

白居易 (772-846)
時難年荒世業空，弟兄羈旅各西東。
田園寥落幹戈後，骨肉流離道路中。
吊影分為千裏雁，辭根散作九秋蓬。
共看明月應垂淚，一夜鄉心五處同。

Being Caught in Turmoils and Famines South of the River and Post My feelings Under the Moon to My Siblings Scattered in Five Places            Bai Juyi (772-846)

In these tumultuous times we have lost all our family estates and chattels,

Our siblings are scattered and straggling all over different social milieus,
Gardens and manors crumpled and shriveled after the turmoils,
Kindreds are left wretched and forlornly struggling amidst paths of doles,
A lone goose grieving over its desolate shadow away from its companions in thousands of miles,
Blown away from my roots I am a forlorn piece of dead weed in the fall,
Together we contemplate the full moon I am sure our tears will fall,
Scattered in five places our nostalgia should be the same saddening for us all.