Du Fu drifting in Jiangnan

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Bumping Into Li Guinian South of the River

Du Fu 712-770 At the Lofty Palace         we sought each other out, In the Nine Tower Hall         many times I heard you play. This South of the River scenery         most certainly is grand, Now in the autumn of our lives         again our paths cross.

Jiāngnán Féng Lǐ Guīnián

Dù Fǔ 712-770 Qí wáng zhá lǐ xún cháng jiàn, Cuī jiǔ táng qián jǐdù wén. Zhèngshì Jiāngnán hǎo fēngjǐng, Làhuā shíjié yòu féngjūn!

Translator:

Dongbo 東波

Notes: Li Gunian was a famous singer in the court of the Tang emperor Xuan Zong. During the An Lushan rebellion of 756 he fled to Chengdu with the emperor. Years later, in 770, the poet Du Fu found him in more humble circumstances on the shore of the Dongting Lake in Jiangnan, the area south of the Changjiang. See Dai Biaoyuan's poem 'Remembering An Old Troubador'.

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