古诗十九首｜Nineteen Ancient Poems
English version drafted by AI tools.
1
行行重行行，与君生别离。
相去万余里，各在天一涯；
道路阻且长，会面安可知？
胡马依北风，越鸟巢南枝。
相去日已远，衣带日已缓；
浮雲蔽白日，游子不顾反。
思君令人老，岁月忽已晚。
弃捐勿复道，努力加餐饭！
So on, so on – from thee one parts in grief
A thousand miles away, at end of the sea
The roads are rough, ways long; and how we'll meet
The steed in the wind; the nest of birds in tree
The belt each day apart has grown its span
Floating clouds hide sun; roamer ne’er began
To yearn for thee makes old; years lost their plan
Let all be; say no more; be a good man
2
青青河畔草，郁郁园中柳。
盈盈楼上女，皎皎当窗牖。
娥娥红粉妆，纤纤出素手。
昔为倡家女，今为荡子妇。
荡子行不归，空床难独守。
The riverside grass green, the willows row –
The tower's girl stands bright at window’s glow.
Her rouge and powder fine, her hand’s pale show –
Once of a singing maid, now roamer’s wife in woe.
No roamer back – one lies in bed with sorrow.
3
青青陵上柏，磊磊涧中石。
人生天地间，忽如远行客。
斗酒相娱乐，聊厚不为薄。
驱车策驽马，游戏宛与洛。
洛中何郁郁，冠带自相索。
长衢罗夹巷，王侯多第宅。
两宫遥相望，双阙百余尺。
极宴娱心意，戚戚何所迫。
Green cedars crown the mound’s high height
In stream’s deep gorge pile crags of might
Man breathes beneath heaven’s boundless light
Like passing guest of hasty flight
A cup of wine makes hearts delight
Kind warmth prevails o’er slight unright
We drive slow steeds where paths invite
To roam Wan’s bounds and Luo’s fair site
How dense and dim Luo’s towns excite
Gowned lords seek kin in courtly rite
Broad streets with narrow lanes unite
Princes’ mansions grace every height
Two palaces gaze far in sight
Twin towers rise a hundred height
Full feast can calm the mind’s affright
Why let sad care press day and night
4
今日良宴会，欢乐难具陈。
人生寄一世，奄忽若飙尘。
弹筝奋逸响，新声妙入神。
令德唱高言，识曲听其真。
齐心同所愿，含意俱未申。
人生寄一世，奄忽若飙尘。
何不策高足，先据要路津。
无为守穷贱，轗轲长苦辛。
A noble feast now meets our cheerful friend
Our mortal life is light as wind-borne sand
The zither stirs rare strains that touch the grand
Heed well the lay, and grasp its honest stand
Our hearts accord, unvoiced hopes still expand
Our days on earth drift like a flying sand
Bestride strong steed to seize the vital land
Scorn humble want, and grief’s enduring brand
5
西北有高楼，上与浮雲齐。
交疏结绮窗，阿阁三重阶。
上有弦歌声，音响一何悲！
谁能为此曲，无乃杞梁妻。
清商随风发，中曲正徘徊。
一弹再三叹，慷慨有余哀。
不惜歌者苦，但伤知音稀。
愿为双鸿鹄，奋翅起高飞。
Northwest a lofty tower stands upright.
Its top is level with the clouds in flight.
Carved windows cross, a lattice fine to see;
Three steps ascend the hall where music breathes free.
From up there comes a zither’s trembling sound –
How sorrowful its tune, how profound!
Who could have made this song of grief and pain?
None but the wife of Qi, left in vain.
The clear pure mode drifts on the wind’s own way;
The middle strain then hesitates, won’t stay.
Each pluck brings three long sighs that rise and fall –
A boundless grief surrenders all.
One does not grudge the singer’s bitter art;
One grieves that knowing ears are far apart.
O may two swans together wing the sky –
Lift their strong feathers, mount and fly!
6
涉江采芙蓉，兰泽多芳草。
采之欲遗谁，所思在远道。
还顾望旧乡，长路漫浩浩。
同心而离居，忧伤以终老。
I cross the river, pick the lotus bloom.
The orchids on the marsh are fragrant now.
Who is the one to whom these flowers go?
My love is on a distant mountain’s brow.
I gaze behind to view my land of home.
The long road stretches endlessly – and how
Two hearts are one, yet forced to live apart.
This grief will last until my final vow.
7
明月皎夜光，促织鸣东壁。
玉衡指孟冬，众星何历历。
白露沾野草，时节忽复易。
秋蝉鸣树间，玄鸟逝安适。
昔我同门友，高举振六翮。
不念携手好，弃我如遗迹。
南箕北有斗，牵牛不负轭。
良无磐石固，虚名复何益。
The bright moon shines; east crickets chirp by me.
The Handle points to winter – stars how stir.
The white dew wets the grass; times clearly see.
The seasons shift – now autumn rings the key.
Mid branches cry the cicadas – for her.
The dark swallows have gone – no trace to near.
Old friends once raised strong wings – they could not bear.
No stone is firm; vain fame, what does it clear?
8
冉冉孤生竹，结根泰山阿。
与君为新婚，菟丝附女萝。
菟丝生有时，夫妇会有宜。
千里远结婚，悠悠隔山陂。
思君令人老，轩车来何迟！
伤彼蕙兰花，含英扬光辉。
过时而不采，将随秋草萎。
君亮执高节，贱妾亦何为！
The lone bamboo takes root on mountain lay
Our new-wed bond like dodder clings to spray
Love blooms in hour, and wedlock finds its way
Wedded afar, o’er sloped hills far astray
Long pining wears my years; your chariot stays
Sweet orchid breathes, unfurling bright display
Unplucked in prime, it fades with autumn hay
If you hold faith, what grief need I obey
9
庭中有奇树，绿叶发华滋。
攀条折其荣，将以遗所思。
馨香盈怀袖，路远莫致之。
此物何足贵，但感别经时。
In courtyard grows a tree with blooms with glee
One breaks a flower and sends it far to sea
The scent fills sleeves, along with road and free
Not the gift is prized - long parting make it be
10
迢迢牵牛星，皎皎河汉女。
纤纤擢素手，札札弄机杼。
终日不成章，泣涕零如雨。
河汉清且浅，相去复几许。
盈盈一水间，脉脉不得语。
Far Altair glows, bright shines the River maiden due
With slender hands stretched, to play the weaving slew
No pattern forms all day the tears fall like dew
The stream runs clear and shallow—how far the severance knew
The gaze across the stream yet breathe no adieu
11
回车驾言迈，悠悠涉长道。
四顾何茫茫，东风摇百草。
所遇无故物，焉得不速老。
盛衰各有时，立身苦不早。
人生非金石，岂能长寿考。
奄忽随物化，荣名以为宝。
The turning cart goes far on roads to plough
Four sides are vast; east wind shakes every bough
All wonted shapes depart—how not grow old
Each rise and fall hath hour; stand firm not slow
Flesh not hard stone, nor length of days bestow
Life melts away; hold noble fame as bode
12
东城高且长，逶迤自相属。
回风动地起，秋草萋已绿。
四时更变化，岁暮一何速！
晨风怀苦心，蟋蟀伤局促。
荡涤放情志，何为自结束！
燕赵多佳人，美者颜如玉。
被服罗裳衣，当户理清曲。
音响一何悲！弦急知柱促。
驰情整巾带，沉吟聊踯躅。
思为双飞燕，衔泥巢君屋。
The east wall towers high, in winding sweep endue
Sharp winds rise forth; autumn grass turns lush hue
The four seasons shift; the year doth fly subdue
Morn winds vex the heart, crickets grieve and restrain due
Unbind the soul; why bind the spirit to pursue
Yan–Zhao breeds fair maids whose face is pale virtue
In silken robes they stand, and play soft lay cadence true
The strain breathes deep regret; swift strings their pace construe
Heart strays, gown adjusted, lingering steps eschew
As paired winged swallows, we’ll nest beneath thy view
13
驱车上东门，遥望郭北墓。
白杨何萧萧，松柏夹广路。
下有陈死人，杳杳即长暮。
潜寐黄泉下，千载永不寤。
浩浩阴阳移，年命如朝露。
人生忽如寄，寿无金石固。
万岁更相送，贤圣莫能度。
服食求神仙，多为药所误。
不如饮美酒，被服纨与素。
One rides abroad and gaze on northern knoll
White aspens sigh, firs flank the open roll
The long-departed sink in twilight’s dole
They sleep below, nor wake from time’s vast stole
Time ebbs and flows; life melts like morning mole
Our span is frail, no stone can keep it whole
Age follows age; no saint can bound its toll
To chase ghostly charms by draughts is vain fool
Taste generous wine, wear fine and simple sole
14
去者日以疏，来者日以亲。
出郭门直视，但见丘与坟。
古墓犁为田，松柏摧为薪。
白杨多悲风，萧萧愁杀人。
思还故里闾，欲归道无因。
The far depart fade faint, the near grow kin
Beyond the gate I gaze, but mounds begin
Old graves become the field; pine fuel's thin
The poplars grieve a wind that kills within
I yearn for home, yet find no way nor win
15
生年不满百，常怀千岁忧。
昼短苦夜长，何不秉烛游！
为乐当及时，何能待来兹。
愚者爱惜费，但为后世嗤。
仙人王子乔，难可与等期。
The span of life is short, yet bears long woe.
The day is short, the night so long and glow.
Seize joy while time allows – why wait for ease?
The fool who hoards his wealth earns later sneer.
Immortal for me, the fairy is too far to be.
16
凛凛岁雲暮，蝼蛄夕鸣悲。
凉风率已厉，游子寒无衣。
锦衾遗洛浦，同袍与我违。
独宿累长夜，梦想见容辉。
良人惟古欢，枉驾惠前绥。
愿得常巧笑，携手同车归。
既来不须臾，又不处重闱。
亮无晨风翼，焉能凌风飞。
眄睐以适意，引领遥相希。
徙倚怀感伤，垂涕沾双扉。
The year grows chill; the mole cricket’s night cry
The cold wind bites; the roamer’s clothes all lie
The brocade quilt stays by the river’s goodbye
Alone each night, one dreams of vanished eye
The comrade’s gone – no more to share the tie
The husband dear – once joy – now distant shy
One longs to smile and ride the same way high
He comes but for a moment, then does fly
No morning wind’s own wings can lift one’s sigh
One strains to see, then weeps on door’s edge dry
17
孟冬寒气至，北风何惨栗。
愁多知夜长，仰观众星列。
三五明月满，四五蟾兔缺。
客从远方来，遗我一书札。
上言长相思，下言久离别。
置书怀袖中，三岁字不灭。
一心抱区区，惧君不识察。
In deep winter the cold comes; north winds fret
Grief lengthens night; one looks where stars are set
The full moon shines, then wanes at month’s own threat
A traveler comes from far, leaves a written debt
First tells of endless yearning, then says regret
Placed in the sleeve three years, the words not yet
A simple, humble heart – fear you might not get
18
客从远方来，遗我一端绮。
相去万余里，故人心尚尔。
文彩双鸳鸯，裁为合欢被。
著以长相思，缘以结不解。
以胶投漆中，谁能别离此。
From far a guest doth come, and sends silk tapestry fair
Though ten-thousand miles apart, his heart still lingers there
With mandarin ducks embossed, a love-wrought quilt I wear
Woven with endless longing, knots no time can tear
Like glue with lacquer – who can our bond declare
19
明月何皎皎，照我罗床纬。
忧愁不能寐，揽衣起徘徊。
客行虽雲乐，不如早旋归。
出户独彷徨，愁思当告谁！
引领还入房，泪下沾裳衣。
The bright moon glows so clear, it lights my silken weave
Sorrow denies me rest; I rise and sadly weave
Though wanderers find delight, best soon homeward leave
Alone I roam outdoors — to whom my grief believe
At turn and gaze afar; tears drench a robe’s sleeve
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