浪淘沙

(唐)刘禹锡

九曲黄河万里沙,

浪淘风簸自天涯。

如今直上银河去,

同到牵牛织女家。

(唐)刘禹锡

Liu Yuxi (Tang), translated by Gary Young with Yanwen Xu

The Yellow River runs heavy with sand for a thousand miles,

Waves churning in a wind that blows from the edge of heaven.

The river flows straight to the Milky Way

Where two lovers meet, but only for a day.

 

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