2 During the Hou Jing
Rebellion
the poet Jiang Zong (519?
Du Fu - 5
5.
19 Traveling Late: Extempore I cannot reach Three Rivers,1 evening mountains thick on the road home.
Descending geese float on cold waters, 4 hungry crows roost on the tower of a fort.
These days both court and market have changed, when will the death and destruction end?
I?
m ashamed before Jiang Zong of Liang long ago, 8 when he went back home, his hair was still black.
2 5.
20 Pouring Ale Alone and Completing a Poem Why are lamp sparks taken as such a joy?
?
3 right now I feel kinship with the green lees of ale.
When drunk I don?
t care being a traveler, 4 when a poem is done I feel there was some divine being at work.
The clash of arms is still before my eyes, how can one make a living with a scholar?
s arts?
1 Three Rivers County was near Fuzhou, where Du Fu had left his family.
2 During the Hou Jing Rebellion the poet Jiang Zong (519? 594) returned to his native Kuaiji. 3 Lamp sparks were believed to be auspicious signs. Unauthenticated Download Date | 10/1/17 7:36 AM 322 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 8 ? ? ?
2 During the Hou Jing Rebellion the poet Jiang Zong (519? 594) returned to his native Kuaiji. 3 Lamp sparks were believed to be auspicious signs. Unauthenticated Download Date | 10/1/17 7:36 AM 322 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 8 ? ? ?
