Two Miscellaneous Poems
- Poetry of Cao Pi

其一

漫漫秋夜长，烈烈北风凉。

展转不能寐，披衣起彷徨。

彷徨忽已久，白露沾我裳。

俯视清水波，仰看明月光。

天汉回西流，三五正纵横。

草虫鸣何悲，孤雁独南翔。

郁郁多悲思，绵绵思故乡。

愿飞安得翼，欲济河无梁。

向风长叹息，断绝我中肠。

其二

西北有浮云，亭亭如车盖。

惜哉时不遇，适与飘风会。

吹我东南行，行行至吴会。

吴会非我乡，安能久留滞。

弃置勿复陈，客子常畏人。

Ⅰ

Long,and long indeed the autumn night grows;

Fierce,and fierce indeed the northern wind blows.

I toss and turn,unable to fall asleep;

I rise and roam in thoughts profound and deep.

When I wander in the open air,

The heavy dew-drops soak the coat I wear.

When I look down,the stream comes into sight;

When I look up,the moon is shedding light.

When the Milky Way points to the west,

The stars are twinkling sparsely at their best.

In the grass,the crickets make their moan;

In the sky,a swan flies south alone.

With a sea of woe and pain I roam,

Obsessed by thoughts profound and deep for home.

Without my wings,I cannot sour o'er ridges;

I cannot cross the streams without the bridges.

Toward the wind I heave a long,long sigh;

I can't suppress my sorrow though I try.

Ⅱ

I wander in the northwest as a cloud,

Which stays aloof just like a carriage shroud.

As misfortune falls on me that day,

A gale of powerful wind comes on my way.

It carries me too far away southeast,

To places I've expected going least.

As these places are not my hometown,

How can I live here and settle down?

Do forget about it!Let it be!

Though to mention it strikes a fear in me.