華 州 Taking Leave of Friends on my Way to Huazhou

杜甫 Du Fu

此 道 昔 归 顺 ，
This is the road by which I fled,
cǐ dào xī guī shùn ，
西 郊 胡 正 繁 。
When the rebels had reached the west end of the city;
xī jiāo hú zhèng fán 。
至 今 残 破 胆 ，
And terror, ever since, has clutched at my vitals
zhì jīn cán pò dǎn ，
应 有 未 招 魂 。
Lest some of my soul should never return.
yīng yǒu wèi zhāo hún 。
近 得 归 京 邑 ，
...The court has come back now, filling the capital;
jìn dé guī jīng yì ，
移 官 岂 至 尊 。
But the Emperor sends me away again.
yí guān qǐ zhì zūn 。
无 才 日 衰 老 ，
Useless and old, I rein in my horse
wú cái rì shuāi lǎo ，
驻 马 望 千 门 。
For one last look at the thousand gates.
zhù mǎ wàng qiān mén 。

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