孟浩然: 留别王维/ meng haoran: taking leave of wang wei

留别王维

孟浩然

寂寂竟何待， 朝朝空自归。

欲寻芳草去， 惜与故人违。

当路谁相假， 知音世所稀。

只应守寂寞， 还掩故园扉。

　

taking leave of wang wei

meng haoran

slow and reluctant, i have waited

day after day, till now i must go.

how sweet the road-side flowers might be

if they did not mean good-bye, old friend.

the lords of the realm are harsh to us

and men of affairs are not our kind.

i will turn back home, i will say no more,

i will close the gate of my old garden.