STUDY IN CHINA GLOBAL (SCG)Meng Haoran: Met Zhang Zirong at Shanpu Guan in Yong Jia
永 嘉 上 浦 馆 逢 张 子 客
逆 旅 相 逢 处
江 村 日 暮 时。
众 山 遥 对 酒
孤 屿 共 题 诗。
廨 宇 邻 鮫 室
人 烟 接 岛 夷。
乡 关 万 馀 里
失 路 一 相 悲。
Yong Jia Shang Pu Guan Feng Zhang Zi Ke
Ni lu xiang feng chu
Jiang cun ri mo shi
Zhong shan yao dui jiu
Gu yu gong ti shi
Xie yu lin jiao shi
Ren yan jie dao yi
Xiang guan wan yu li
Shi lu yi xiang bei
Met Zhang Zirong at Shanpu Guan in Yong Jia
We met during our travels at a country inn
Sunset at a small river village
Among many remote mountains, share wine
Together at a solitary islet, write poetry on a large boulder
Government guesthouse neighbors with the water people
Signs of habitation around the nearby island locals
Still many, many miles from my hometown
We share the same path: a very sad road to obscurity.
Notes:
Yong Jia: Suburb of Wenzhou, Zhejiang province
Shangpu Guan: A building about 70 li east of Wenzhou
Li: equal to half of a kilometer (about 1/3 of a mile)
Water people: Mythological people living underwater, like mermaids and mermen
