Send This to Yangzhou For Mr. Han, a Distinguished Palace Official
寄 扬 州 韩 绰 判 官
青 山 隐 隐 水 迢 迢
秋 尽 江 南 草 木 凋。
二 十 四 桥 明 月 夜
玉 人 何 处 教 吹 箫。
Ji Yangzhou Han Chuo Pan Guan
Qing shan yin yin shui tiao tiao
Qiu jin jiang nan cao mu diao
Er shi si qiao ming yue ye
Yu ren he chu jiao chui xiao.
Send This to Yangzhou For Mr. Han, a Distinguished Palace Official
Green mountains indistinct, river far away
Autumn, most plants and trees have withered.
Twenty-four bridges under the evening moonlight
You teach the beautiful ladies how to play the xiao.
Notes:
Xiao: A woodwind instrument made from bamboo. Very much like the western flute.
Yangzhou: A city located in Jiangsu, it straddles the Grand Canal on the northern banks of the Changjiang.
