唐诗三百首英译 李颀：古意

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李颀

古意

男儿事长征， 少小幽燕客，

赌胜马蹄下， 由来轻七尺；

杀人莫敢前， 须如蝟毛磔。

黄云陇底白雪飞， 未得报恩不能归。

辽东小妇年十五，惯弹琵琶解歌舞，

今为羌笛出塞声，使我三军泪如雨。

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Seven-character-ancient-verse

Li Qi

AN OLD AIR

There once was a man， sent on military missions，

A wanderer， from youth， on the You and Yan frontiers.

Under the horses' hoofs he would meet his foes

And， recklessly risking his seven-foot body，

Would slay whoever dared confront

Those moustaches that bristled like porcupinequills.

……There were dark clouds below the hills， there were white clouds above them，

But before a man has served full time， how can he go back？

In eastern Liao a girl was waiting， a girl of fifteen years，

Deft with a guitar， expert in dance and song.

……She seems to be fluting， even now， a reed-song of home，

Filling every soldier's eyes with homesick tears.