On Mission to the Frontier
使 至 塞 上
[唐] 王维(许渊冲译)
A single carriage goes to the frontier;
An envoy crosses northwest mountains high.
Like tumbleweed I leave the fortress drear;
As wild geese I come under Tartarian sky.
In boundless desert lonely smokes rise straight;
Over endless river the sun sinks round.
I meet a cavalier at the camp gate;
In northern fort the general will be found.
单车欲问边,
属国过居延。
征蓬出汉塞,
归雁入胡天。
大漠孤烟直,
长河落日圆。
萧关逢候骑,
都护在燕然。
[词汇] tumbleweed
n. [植] 风滚草
Tumbleweed is a plant that grows in desert areas in North America.
风滚草生长于北美沙漠地区。