Towering red cloud west Sun base down level ground Wicker gate bird sparrow chirp Return traveller thousand li to Wife children surprised I be present Start calm more wipe tears Life disorder meet float swing Life still chance succeed Neighbour satisfied top of wall Sigh also sob Night late watch hold candle Opposite like dream |
Red clouds tower in the west, The sun is sinking on the plain. A sparrow chirps on the wicker gate, I return from a thousand li away. My wife and children are shocked to see me, She calms herself and wipes her tears. I floated through this disordered life, By chance I still have reached my goal. The neighbours all lean over the wall, And they as well are sighing and sobbing. Late at night we hold a candle, And face each other as in a dream. |