When autumn comes to the frontier,the scene looks drear,
South-bound wild geese won't stay
E'en for a day.
An uproar rises with horns blowing far and near.
Walled in by peaks,smoke rises straight
At sunset over isolate town with fastened gate.
I hold a cup of wine,yet home is faraway,
The Northwest is not won and I'm obliged to stay.
At the flutes'doleful sound
Over frost-covered ground,
None fall asleep,
The general's hair turns white and soliders weep.
塞下秋来风景异，衡阳雁去无留意。
四面边声连角起，千嶂里，长烟落日孤城闭。
浊酒一杯家万里，燕然未勒归无计。
羌管悠悠霜满地，人不寐，将军白发征夫泪。
Fen Zhongyan (989-1052)was vice-premier end commanding general stationed on the northwest frontier from 1040 to 1043.This lyric describes the border scene and depicts the poet's nostalgia.
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