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宿 铁 关 西 馆<br />

Staying the Night at the West Inn <strong>of</strong> Iron Gate Pass<br />

马 汗 踏 成 泥<br />

朝 驰 几 万 蹄<br />

雪 中 行 地 角<br />

火 处 宿 天 倪<br />

塞 迥 心 常 怯<br />

乡 遥 梦 亦 迷<br />

那 知 故 园 月<br />

26<br />

也 到 铁 关 西<br />

Horse sweat stomped into mud;<br />

Morning, over ten thousand hooves set <strong>of</strong>f.<br />

In the midst <strong>of</strong> snow travelling to the corner <strong>of</strong> the earth,<br />

Staying overnight where it is illuminated at the edge <strong>of</strong><br />

the horizon. 25<br />

The frontier is at such a great distance my heart<br />

<strong>of</strong>ten recoils in fright;<br />

My hometown is so far away that even in dreams I lose<br />

my way.<br />

How can I know if the moon <strong>of</strong> my garden back home<br />

Also arrives west <strong>of</strong> Iron Gate Pass?<br />

25 The illumination <strong>of</strong> the West Inn <strong>of</strong> Iron Gate Pass. See CSJJZ, p. 81.<br />

26 CSJJZ, p. 81.

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