This is where your comrade must leave you,
Turning at the foot of these purple mountains....
When shall we lift our cups again, I wonder,
As we did last night and walk in the moon?
The region is murmuring farewell
To one who was honoured through three reigns;
And back I go now to my river-village,
Into the final solitude.
远送从此别，青山空复情。几时杯重把，昨夜月同行。
列郡讴歌惜，三朝出入荣。江村独归处，寂寞养残生。
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This poem dates from 762; Du Fu had accompanied his friend and patron, Yan Wu, from Chengdu to Fengji.
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