Farewell at an inn in Jinling

金陵酒肆留別 · Three Hundred Tang Poems

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English translation 中文原文

Wind blows willow blossoms, filling the inn with fragrance; Wu girls press wine, urging the guests to taste.

Young men from Jinling come to see me off; whether staying or going, we drain our cups.

I ask you to compare with the flowing water of the East—

Which is longer, my parting sorrow or that current's length?

金陵酒肆留別

風吹一作「白門」柳花滿店香，吳姬壓酒喚一作「勸」客嘗。

金陵子弟來相送，欲行不行各盡觴。

請君試問一作「問取」東流水，別意與之誰短長。