Song of Ascending Youzhou Tower

登幽州臺歌 · Three Hundred Tang Poems

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English translation 中文原文

Before me, I see no ancients;

Behind me, I see no ones to come.

As I ponder the infinite vastness of heaven and earth,

I am overcome with grief, and tears fall from my eyes.

登幽州臺歌

前不見古人，後不見來者。

念天地之悠悠，獨愴然而涕下。