司空曙: 云阳馆与韩绅宿别/ sikong shu: a farewell to han shen at the yunyang inn

云阳馆与韩绅宿别

司空曙

故人江海别， 几度隔山川。

乍见翻疑梦， 相悲各问年。

孤灯寒照雨， 深竹暗浮烟。

更有明朝恨， 离杯惜共传。

　

a farewell to han shen at the yunyang inn

sikong shu

long divided by river and sea,

for years we two have failed to meet --

and suddenly to find you seems like a dream....

with a catch in the throat, we ask how old we are.

...our single lamp shines, through cold and wet,