杜甫: 别房太尉墓/ du fu: on leaving the tomb of premier fang

别房太尉墓

杜甫

他乡复行役， 驻马别孤坟。

近泪无乾土， 低空有断云。

对棋陪谢傅， 把剑觅徐君。

唯见林花落， 莺啼送客闻。

　

on leaving the tomb of premier fang

du fu

having to travel back now from this far place,

i dismount beside your lonely tomb.

the ground where i stand is wet with my tears;

the sky is dark with broken clouds....

i who played chess with the great premier

am bringing to my lord the dagger he desired.

but i find only petals falling down,

i hear only linnets answering.