秋雨叹三首 (三) Sighs of Autumn Rain (3)

杜甫 Du Fu

反 锁 衡 门 守 环 堵
In Chang'an, who notices the cloth-gowned scholar?
fǎn suǒ héng mén shǒu huán dǔ
老 夫 不 出 长 蓬 蒿
Locked behind his gate and guarding his walls.
lǎo fū bù chū zhǎng péng hāo
稚 子 无 忧 走 风 雨
The old man doesn't go out, the weeds grow tall,
zhì zi wú yōu zǒu fēng yǔ
雨 声 飕 飕 催 早 寒
Children blithely rush through wind and rain.
yǔ shēng sōu sōu cuī zǎo hán
胡 雁 翅 湿 高 飞 难
The rustling rain hastens the early cold,
hú yàn chì shī gāo fēi nán
秋 来 未 曾 见 白 日
And geese with wet wings find high flying hard.
qiū lái wèi céng jiàn bái rì
泥 污 后 土 何 时 干
This autumn we've had no glimpse of the white sun,
ní wū hòu tǔ hé shí gàn
When will the mud and dirt become dry earth?
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