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五言古詩 韋應物 初發揚子寄元大校書

悽悽去親愛, 泛泛入煙霧;
歸棹洛陽人, 殘鐘廣陵樹。
今朝為此別, 何處還相遇?
世事波上舟, 沿洄安得住。

Five-character-ancient-verse
Wei Yingwu SETTING SAIL ON THE YANGZI
TO SECRETARY YUAN

Wistful, away from my friends and kin,
Through mist and fog I float and float
With the sail that bears me toward Loyang.
In Yangzhou trees linger bell-notes of evening,
Marking the day and the place of our parting....
When shall we meet again and where?
...Destiny is a boat on the waves,
Borne to and fro, beyond our will.