前不见古人,后不见来者。
念天地之悠悠,独怅然而涕下。
Ode to Mounting Youzhou’ Terrace
Chen Zi’ang
No ancients before me,
Nor comers from behind.
Reflecting on the infinite
Of heaven and earth,
Alone, in a sadness sublime,
And tears come.
(任治稷、余正译)
Song on Climbing Youzhou Terrace
Chen Zi’ang
Behind me I do not see the ancient men,
before me I do not see the ones to come.
Thinking of the endlessness of heaven and earth,
alone in despair, my tears fall down.
(Burton Watson译)