Taiwan Island Village: 台灣島村 013afg: Hsinchu (Xinzhu) High School Reminisced; 憶竹中; 忆竹中: 試譯送友人 (李白); 试译送友人（李白）

Dear Friends:

I always like 李白的送友人, and did an English translation some time ago.

I recently read this poem again, and felt that I liked it even more than 杜甫的赠卫八处士.　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　
In this poem, words like 孤蓬, 浮云, 游子, 落日, 故人are so close to my own feeling.

When his friend was leaving, Li Bai did not directly say what was in his mind.
Instead, he ended the poem with 萧萧班马鸣. It is so cool.

I just revised my previous English translation, added a rhyme scheme.

FYI, I also copied two other versions of translation.

送友人李白(701 - 762) Seeing a Friend Leaving by Li Bai

青山横北郭， North to the city wall, the green mountains ground .

白水绕东城。 To the east, the white water flows around.

此地一为别， This is the place where he departs,

孤蓬万里征。 As a lonely weed, for a journey of ten thousand miles.

浮云游子意， While a traveler's plan is like a cloud in drifting run,

落日故人情。 An old friend's affection shines like a setting sun.

挥手自兹去， Waving hands as he leaves, and then

萧萧班马鸣！ His dappled horse neighs again and again.

(Translated by D. J. Lee)

Seeing a Friend Off

Translation by Stephen Carlson

Green mountains range beyond the northern wall, White water rushes round the eastern town.

Right here is where, alone and restless, he Begins a journey of a thousand miles.

While travelers' intents are fleeting clouds, A friend's affection is a setting sun.

He waves good-bye, and as he goes from here, His dappled horse lets out a lonely neigh.

(Translated by Witter Bynner)

With a blue line of mountains north of the wall,

And east of the city a white curve of water,

Here you must leave me and drift away

Like a loosened water-plant hundreds of miles....

I shall think of you in a floating cloud;

So in the sunset think of me.

...We wave our hands to say good-bye,

And my horse is neighing again and again.

Hope you like it.

D. J. Lee

Dear Friends:

I always like 李白的送友人, and did an English translation some time ago.

I recently read this poem again, and felt that I liked it even more than 杜甫的贈衛八處士.　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
In this poem, words like 孤蓬, 浮雲, 遊子, 落日, 故人 are so close to my own feeling.

When his friend was leaving, Li Bai did not directly say what was in his mind.
Instead, he ended the poem with 蕭蕭班馬鳴. It is so cool.

I just revised my previous English translation, added a rhyme scheme.

FYI, I also copied two other versions of translation.

送友人李白 (701 - 762) Seeing a Friend Leaving by Li Bai

青山橫北郭，              North to the city wall, the green mountains ground .

白水繞東城。              To the east, the white water flows around.

此地一為別，              This is the place where he departs,

孤蓬萬里征。               As a lonely weed, for a journey of ten thousand miles.

浮雲遊子意，               While a traveler's plan is like a cloud in drifting run,

落日故人情。               An old friend's affection shines like a setting sun.

揮手自茲去，               Waving hands as he leaves, and then

蕭蕭班馬鳴！               His dappled horse neighs again and again.

(Translated by D. J. Lee)

Seeing a Friend Off

Translation by Stephen Carlson

Green mountains range beyond the northern wall, White water rushes round the eastern town.

Right here is where, alone and restless, he Begins a journey of a thousand miles.

While travelers' intents are fleeting clouds, A friend's affection is a setting sun.

He waves good-bye, and as he goes from here, His dappled horse lets out a lonely neigh.

(Translated by Witter Bynner)

With a blue line of mountains north of the wall,

And east of the city a white curve of water,

Here you must leave me and drift away

Like a loosened water-plant hundreds of miles....

I shall think of you in a floating cloud;

So in the sunset think of me.

...We wave our hands to say good-bye,

And my horse is neighing again and again.

Hope you like it.

D. J. Lee