Translated by 康賽歐
《Lyrics of Liangzhou Song 》by Wang, Zhihuan
In the magnificent rolling mountains, the lone town stands out.
Why are sorrowful tones of the Broken Willow Song are played by the Qiang flute?
For the spring breezes do not reach the desolate Yumen Pass so far away.
百度的解釋:
6. 楊柳:指《折楊柳》曲
下麵是作家許淵衝版的《涼州詞》(來自網絡)
《Out of the Great Wall》by Wang, Zhihuan
The Yellow River rises to the white clouds,
The lonely town is lost amid the mountains proud.
Why should the Mongol Flute complain no willow grow?
Beyond the Gate of Jade no vernal wind will blow.
This quatrain describes a desolate scene out of the Gate of Jade, a part of the Great Wall.