关山月
(二首其一)
徐陵
关山三五月,
客子忆秦川[1]。
思妇高楼上,
当窗应未眠。
星旗[2]映疏勒[3],
云阵上祁连[4]。
战气今如此,
从军复几年?
注释:
[1] 秦川:指关中,就是从陇山东到函谷关一带地方。
[2] 旗:星宿的名称。《史记·天官书》:“房心东北曲十二星曰旗。”
[3] 疏勒:汉西域诸国之一。王都疏勒城在今新疆维吾尔自治区疏勒县。
[4] 祁连:山名,即天山。
The Moon over the Mountain Pass (I)
Xu Ling
The full moon o’er the mountain pass,
A soldier is homesick, alas!
“My longing wife in tower high,
Sleepless at her window, should sigh.
Star-flags unfurled on border west,
Clouds in array sweep mountain crest.
The warts run on from year to year.
When can I not be stationed here?”