秋兴八首 (六) Autumn Meditations (6)

瞿 唐 峡 口 曲 江 头

The mouth of the Qutang Gorge, the bank of the Bending River,

万 里 风 烟 接 素 秋

Ten thousand miles of wind and mist join them in pale autumn.

花 萼 夹 城 通 御 气

Through Calyx Hall's hidden passage the imperial aura passed,

芙 蓉 小 苑 入 边 愁

Now the little Lotus Park is filled with border sorrows.

朱 帘 绣 柱 围 黄 鹤

Pearls on curtains, embroidery on pillars, around the yellow cranes,

锦 缆 牙 樯 起 白 鸥

From brocade hawsers and ivory masts rise the white gulls.

回 首 可 伶 歌 舞 地

I turn my head, sad now for the place of song and dance,

秦 中 自 古 帝 王 州

Qin has been since olden days the land of emperors.