唐詩三百首英譯 王翰：涼州詞

七言絕句

王翰

涼州詞

葡萄美酒夜光盃， 欲飲琵琶馬上催。

醉臥沙場君莫笑， 古來征戰幾人廻。

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Seven-character-quatrain

Wang Han

A SONG OF LIANGZHOU

They sing， they drain their cups of jade，

They strum on horseback their guitars.

……Why laugh when they fall asleep drunk on the sand ？ ——

How many soldiers ever come home？