ON THE TOWER AT YOUZHOU

Chen Zi'ang

Tang Dynasty

Where are the great men of the past

And where are those of future years?

The sky and earth forever last;

Here and now I alone shed tears.

登幽州台歌

[唐]陈子昂

前不见古人,后不见来者,

念天地之悠悠,独怆然而涕下。

About the poet 

Chen Zi'ang was a Tang Dynasty (618-907) literati. He was known for his generous personality. His poetry style is elegant and unrestrained.

About the translator 

Xu Yuanchong (1921-2021) was born in Nanchang in East China's Jiangxi Province. He was a professor of literary translation at Peking University.

About the book  

300 Tang Poems Translated by Xu Yuanchong Published by China Intercontinental Press, Beijing, 2019