199 韋應物 – 寄李儋元錫
199 WEI Yingwu – To Li Dan, My Friend Yuanxi

中文原文﹕

去年花裡逢君別，
今日花開又一年。
世事茫茫難自料，
春愁黯黯獨成眠。

身多疾病思田里，
邑有流亡愧俸錢。
聞道欲來相問訊，
西樓望月幾回圓？

英文翻譯 / English Translation﹕

Last year we gathered and parted when flowers were still in bloom,
Now comes this year's blossom, a year has since passed by.
Unpredictable is the indefinite and unfathomable world around us,
This spring I sleep in solitude with a glum and gloomy mind.

Stricken with illnesses I long to hometown retire to,
I feel undeserving of my salary as on the streets the destitute strive to survive.
I hear mention of your intention to visit here,
Here I await you in the west chamber wondering how many moons before you arrive.

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