Climb Up to the Le You Plateau
登 乐 游 原
长 空 澹 澹 孤 鸟 没
万 古 销 沉 向 此 中。
看 取 汉 家 何 似 业
五 陵 无 树 起 秋 风。
Deng Le You Yuan
Chang kong dan dan gu niao mo
Wan gu xiao chen xiang ci zhong.
Kan qu han jia he si ye
Wu ling wu shu qi qiu feng.
Climb Up to the Le You Plateau
Long tranquil, solitary bird disappears into emptiness
Ten thousand ancient artifacts melt and sink away towards the center.
See the old Han houses, what kind of karma did they find
Wuling summit without trees, autumn winds arise.
Notes:
Le You Yuan: Perhaps referring to a poem by Li Shangyin of this name.
Wuling: A district of Chengdu city in Sichuan Province.
