Qiang Village (1)

 Towering red cloud west
 Sun base down level ground
 Wicker gate bird sparrow chirp
 Return traveller thousand li to
 Wife children surprised I be present
 Shock calm more wipe tears
 Life disorder meet float swing
 Return alive chance succeed
 Neighbour satisfied top of wall
 Sigh also sob
 Night late more grasp candle
 Opposite like dream 


 Red clouds tower in the west,
 The sun is sinking on the plain.
 A sparrow chirps on the wicker gate,
 I return from a thousand li away.
 My wife and children are shocked to see me,
 Then calm themselves and wipe their tears.
 I floated through this disordered life,
 By chance I have managed to return alive.
 The neighbours all lean over the wall,
 And they as well are sighing and sobbing.
 Late at night we bring out candles,
 And face each other as in a dream.

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