聞官軍收河南河北 Both Sides of the Yellow River Recaptured By the Imperial Army

杜甫 Du Fu

剑 外 忽 传 收 蓟 北 ，
News at this far western station! The north has been recaptured!
jiàn wài hū chuán shōu jì běi ，
初 闻 涕 泪 满 衣 裳 。
At first I cannot check the tears from pouring on my coat –
chū wén tì lèi mǎn yī shang 。
却 看 妻 子 愁 何 在 ？
Where is my wife? Where are my sons?
què kàn qī zi chóu hé zài ？
漫 卷 诗 书 喜 欲 狂 。
Yet crazily sure of finding them, I pack my books and poems- -
màn juǎn shī shū xǐ yù kuáng 。
白 日 放 歌 须 纵 酒 ，
And loud my song and deep my drink
bái rì fàng gē xū zòng jiǔ ，
青 春 作 伴 好 还 乡 。
On the green spring-day that starts me home,
qīng chūn zuò bàn hǎo hái xiāng 。
即 从 巴 峡 穿 巫 峡 ，
Back from this mountain, past another mountain,
jí cóng bā xiá chuān wū xiá ，
便 下 襄 阳 向 洛 阳 。
Up from the south, north again-to my own town!
biàn xià xiāng yáng xiàng luò yáng 。

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