Why have I come here after all
To live alone the whole day long?
There're but old trees by city wall,
From dawn till dusk but Autumn's song.
I can't be soothed by wine of Lu,
Nor moved by local melody.
Like River Wen I think of you,
Whose waves roll southward endlessly.
我来竟何事，高卧沙丘城。
城边有古树，日夕连秋声。
鲁酒不可醉，齐歌空复情。
思君若汶水，浩荡寄南征。
By Li Bai (Li Po)
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