Grievance of the Frontier Soldier
征人怨 · Three Hundred Tang Poems
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Grievance of the Frontier Soldier
Year after year, from Jinhe to Yuguan,
Day after day, horse whip and sword hilt in hand.
In late spring, white snow returns to the Green Mound,
For ten thousand li, the Yellow River winds around the Black Mountain.
征人怨
歲歲金河復玉關，
朝朝馬策與刀環。
三春白雪歸青塚，
萬里黃河繞黑山。