Two Lonely Isles in the Yaizi River —Written on a Picture Drawn by Li Sixun
李思训画长江绝岛图
Below the mountains green
Water runs till unseen;
In the midst of the stream two lonely isles stand high.
山苍苍，
水茫茫，
大孤小孤江中央。
Fallen crags bar the way;
Birds and apes cannot stay;
Only the giant trees tower into the sky.
From where comes a sail white?
In mid-stream rises oarsmen's undulating song.
崖崩路绝猿鸟去，
惟有乔木搀天长。
客舟何处来？
棹歌中流声抑扬。
Sand bar is flat, the wind is weak, no boat in sight,
The Lonely Isles sink and swim with the sail for long,
Like mist-veiled tresses of a pretty lass
Using the river as her looking glass.
Omerchant in the boat, don’t go mad for the fair!
The Lonely Isle and Gallant Hill are a well-matched pair.
沙平风软望不到，
孤山久与船低昂。
峨蛾两烟髮，
晓镜开新妆。
舟中贾客莫漫狂，
小姑前年嫁彭郎。