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五言律詩 杜甫 登岳陽樓

昔聞洞庭水, 今上岳陽樓。
吳楚東南坼, 乾坤日夜浮。
親朋無一字, 老病有孤舟。
戎馬關山北, 憑軒涕泗流。

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Du Fu ON THE GATE-TOWER AT YOUZHOU

I had always heard of Lake Dongting --
And now at last I have climbed to this tower.
With Wu country to the east of me and Chu to the south,
I can see heaven and earth endlessly floating.
...But no word has reached me from kin or friends.
I am old and sick and alone with my boat.
North of this wall there are wars and mountains --
And here by the rail how can I help crying?