Lu Yu: Remember Early in Life Du Fu Lived Here at the Longxing Temple

Remember Early in Life Du Fu Lived Here at the Longxing Temple

龙 兴 寺 吊 少 陵 先 生 寓 居

中 原 草 草 失 承 平
戌 火 胡 尘 到 两 京。

扈 跸 老 臣 身 万 里
天 寒 来 此 听 江 声！

Long Xing Si Diao Shao Ling Xian Sheng Yu Ju

Zhong yuan cao cao shi cheng ping
Xu huo hu chen dao liang jing.                                                                                                

Hu bi lao chen shen wan li
Tian han lai ci ting jiang sheng!

Remember Early in Life Du Fu Lived Here at the Longxing Temple

The Central Plains have carelessly lost its balance
Midnight nomad beacon fires, their dust arrives inside both capitals.

For three thousand miles Du Fu followed the elder officials and the emperor’s entourage
Cold skies arrive, we have listened to the same river sounds!

Notes:

Located in the city of Chongqing, Sichuan Province, the Longxing Temple was visited by Du Fu, where he stayed on for two months around May 765 AD.]