English中文
On and On, Ever Onward
行行重行行，
与君生别离。
On and on, and again on and on, parted from you while we live.
相去万余里，
各在天一涯。
Ten thousand li lie between us, each of us at one corner of the sky.
道路阻且长，
会面安可知？
The road is hard and long—who can say when we shall meet again?
胡马依北风，
越鸟巢南枝。
The horse of the north still leans into the northern wind; the bird of Yue nests on the southern branch.
相去日已远，
衣带日已缓。
Day by day we grow farther apart; day by day my girdle grows looser.
浮云蔽白日，
游子不顾反。
Floating clouds veil the white sun; the wanderer does not think of turning back.
思君令人老，
岁月忽已晚。
Thinking of you makes one grow old; the years and months are suddenly late.
弃捐勿复道，
努力加餐饭。
Let it go, and speak of it no more—take care, and eat your fill.
Reading notes
The last word of “会面安可知” also appears as 期. This page retains 知.