On snowy morning I hear flute on flute pell-mell.
Where did I dream? I know not well.
I seemed to see a flood of silent cavaliers
On the northern frontiers,
West of the Wild Geese Pass
By desert-side, alas!
Awake, I only find cold candlelight,
The water clock no longer goes,
At my paper window peeps the slanting moonlight.
I promised to win victory far away.
But, O, who knows?
My hope sinks dead, my hair turns grey.
雪晓清笳乱起，梦游处，不知何地。
铁骑无声望似水。
想关河：雁门西，青海际。
睡觉寒灯里，漏声断，月斜窗纸。
自许封侯在万里。
有谁知，鬓虽残，心未死！
By Lu You
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