View from south of Ghost Gate Pass

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Ghost Gate Pass

Nguyen Du, Ruan You Peaks linked together          jut high into the sky, The dividing point          between south and north                  is right at this pass. At such a famous          and vital place as this, I pity the countless           who arrived                   and departed from here. The bushes and brambles          blocking the way                 harbor snakes and tigers, The smoke and mists          that cover the forests                congregate spirits and ghosts. For eternity          cold winds                  will blow over white bones, So how can we talk          of the Han general's                   great accomplishments?

Guǐménguān

Ruǎn Yōu, Nguyen Du Liān fēng gāo chārù qīngyún, Nán běi guāntóu jiùcǐ fēn. Rúcǐ yǒumíng shēng sǐdì, Kělián wúshù qùlái rén. Sāi tú cóngmǎng cáng shé hǔ, Bù yě yān cáng jù guǐshén. Zhōnggǔ hánfēng chuī báigǔ, Qígōng hé qǔ Hàn jiāngjun.

Translator:

Liam Kelley 翻譯者

Notes: From Liam Kelley's great book, Beyond The Bronze Pillars, Envoy Poetry and the Sino-Vietnamese Relationship, U of Hawaii Press.

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