中英对照赏析|唐诗 ARMY LIFE 古从军行

ARMY LIFE
LI QI

We climb the hill by day to watch for beacon^{1 fires}

And water horses by riverside when day expires.

We strike the gong in sand-darkened land where wind blows

And hear the pipa tell the princess secret woe^2.

There is no town for miles and miles but tents in rows;

Beyond the desert theres nothing but rain and snow.

The wild geese honk^{3 from night to night, thats all we hear;}

We see but Tartar soldiers shedding tear on tear.

Tis said we cannot go back through the Jade^{4 Gate Pass;}

Wed risk our lives to follow war-chariots, alas^5!

The dead are buried in the desert year by year,

only to bring back grapes from over the frontier.
古从军行
李颀
白日登山望烽火，黄昏饮马傍交河。
行人刁斗风沙暗，公主琵琶幽怨多。
野营万里无城郭，雨雪纷纷连大漠。
胡雁哀鸣夜夜飞，胡儿眼泪双双落。
闻道玉门犹被遮，应将性命逐轻车。
年年战骨埋荒外，空见葡萄入汉家。