送綦毋潜落第还乡

王维
 
圣代无隐者， 英灵尽来归。
遂令东山客， 不得顾采薇。
既至金门远， 孰云吾道非。
江淮度寒食， 京洛缝春衣。
置酒长安道， 同心与我违。
行当浮桂棹， 未几拂荆扉。
远树带行客， 孤城当落晖。
吾谋适不用， 勿谓知音稀。

Pronunciation:

sònɡ qí wú qián luò dì hái xiānɡ wánɡ wéi

Wáng wéi

shènɡ dài wú yǐn zhě ， yīnɡ línɡ jìn lái ɡuī 。
suí lìnɡ dōnɡ shān kè ， bù dé ɡù cǎi wēi 。
jì zhì jīn mén yuǎn ， shú yún wú dào fēi 。
jiānɡ huái dù hán shí ， jīnɡ luò fénɡ chūn yī 。
zhì jiǔ chánɡ ān dào ， tónɡ xīn yǔ wǒ wéi 。
xínɡ dānɡ fú ɡuì zhào ， wèi jǐ fú jīnɡ fēi。
yuǎn shù dài xínɡ kè ， ɡū chénɡ dānɡ luò huī。
wú móu shì bù yònɡ ， wù wèi zhī yīn xī 。

Translation:

TO QIWU QIAN BOUND HOME AFTER FAILING IN AN EXAMINATION

Wang Wei
 
In a happy reign there should be no hermits;
The wise and able should consult together….
So you, a man of the eastern mountains,
Gave up your life of picking herbs
And came all the way to the Gate of Gold --
But you found your devotion unavailing.
…To spend the Day of No Fire on one of the southern rivers,
You have mended your spring clothes here in these northern cities.
I pour you the farewell wine as you set out from the capital --
Soon I shall be left behind here by my bosomfriend.
In your sail-boat of sweet cinnamon-wood
You will float again toward your own thatch door,
Led along by distant trees
To a sunset shining on a far-away town.
…What though your purpose happened to fail,
Doubt not that some of us can hear high music.


Wang Wei
 
In a happy reign there should be no hermits;
The wise and able should consult together….
So you, a man of the eastern mountains,
Gave up your life of picking herbs
And came all the way to the Gate of Gold --
But you found your devotion unavailing.
…To spend the Day of No Fire on one of the southern rivers,
You have mended your spring clothes here in these northern cities.
I pour you the farewell wine as you set out from the capital --
Soon I shall be left behind here by my bosomfriend.
In your sail-boat of sweet cinnamon-wood
You will float again toward your own thatch door,
Translation:

Led along by distant trees
To a sunset shining on a far-away town.
…What though your purpose happened to fail,
Doubt not that some of us can hear high music.