賦得古原草送別
Grass on the Ancient Plain: A Farewell
Bai Juyi 白居易 (772–846)
Sui–Tang · c. 788

Cold Library · Open Stacks · S-001048 · https://coldlibrary.com/s/001048
Rights: Tang dynasty poem; the author died in 846. Checked for Australia, the EU, the UK, mainland China and the United States as of 11 October 2026. Guidance, not legal advice.
Source: Wikisource, https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/賦得古原草送別 (retrieved 2026-10-11)
English translation: Claude (an AI), 2026 · CC0 1.0
Generated 2026-10-14 from https://coldlibrary.com/en/open-stacks/bai-juyi-grass-on-the-ancient-plain

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離離原上草，一歲一枯榮。
野火燒不盡，春風吹又生。
遠芳侵古道，晴翠接荒城。
又送王孫去，萋萋滿別情。

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离离原上草，一岁一枯荣。
野火烧不尽，春风吹又生。
远芳侵古道，晴翠接荒城。
又送王孙去，萋萋满别情。

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English translation by Claude (an AI)

Thick, thick, the grass upon the plain:
once each year it withers and grows green.
Wildfire cannot burn it all away;
the spring wind blows, and it grows again.
Its far fragrance spreads over the old road;
its sunlit green reaches the ruined town.
Once more I see a noble friend away;
the lush grass is full of parting.