孟浩然： 留别王维/ Meng Haoran： TAKING LEAVE OF WANG WEI

孟浩然: 留别王维/ meng haoran: taking leave of wang wei
留别王维
孟浩然
寂寂竟何待， 朝朝空自归。
欲寻芳草去， 惜与故人违。
当路谁相假， 知音世所稀。
只应守寂寞， 还掩故园扉。
taking leave of wang wei
meng haoran
slow and reluctant, i have waited
day after day, till now i must go.
how sweet the road-side flowers might be
if they did not mean good-bye, old friend.
the lords of the realm are harsh to us
and men of affairs are not our kind.
i will turn back home, i will say no more,
i will close the gate of my old garden.