Ancient Quan Chong Mon, Hanoi's east gate

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Thang Long (Hanoi)

Nguyen Du 1765-1820 Umbrella Ridge, Filter River          Year by year the same, Now with white hair         I look again at Thang Long. For thousands of years         this post road maintained, Now one new city         but no old palace. See old friends and embrace, Fearless warriors few          only old codgers now. Restless thoughts         bitter night                 cannot sleep, Sounds of bamboo flute         whistling whistling                 around the bright moon.

Thang Long (Shēnglōng)

Ruǎn Yōu 1765-1820 Sǎn lǐng Lǜjiāng suì suì tóng, Báitóun yóu de jiàn Shēnglóng. Qiānnián jùshì chéng guāndào, Yīpiàn xīnchéng méi gùgōng. Xiāngshí měirén kàn bào zǐ, Tóng yóu xiá shào jìn chéng wēng. Guān xīn yī yè kǔ wú shuì, Duǎndí shēngshēng míngyuè zhōng.

Translator:

Dongbo 東波

Notes: Thanglong is an old name for Hanoi, Vietnam. This poem was written when Nguyen Du was called back to government service, after 20 year's retirement, to join the new Nguyen Dynasty.

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