Du Fu Poem: A Quatrain - 杜甫《绝句》

绝句

杜甫

两个黄鹂^[1]鸣翠柳，

一行白鹭^[2]上青天。

窗含西岭^[3]千秋雪，

门泊东吴^[4]万里船。

注释：

[1] 黄鹂：黄莺。

[2] 白鹭：体形似鹤而略小一点，颈、腿都较长，全身羽毛纯白。

[3] 西岭：泛指岷山，在成都西。

[4] 东吴：泛指长江下游。

A Quatrain

Du Fu

Two golden orioles sing amid the willows green;

A flock of white egrets fly into the blue sky.

My window frames the snow-crowned western mountain scene;

My door off says to eastward going ships “Goodbye!”

The first couplet of this quatrain is a colorful picture: golden orioles and green willows, white egrets and blue sky. The second couplet presents a vast view of the east and the west, mountain and river, but within the framework of his door and window.