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岁 暮 碛 外 寄 元 撝
At Year's End Beyond the Desert: Sent to Yuan Hui
西 风 传 戍 鼓 The western wind carries sounds of garrison drums, 29
南 望 见 前 军
Gazing south I see the army ahead of me.
沙 碛 人 愁 月
In the sandy desert, men are saddened by the moon;
山 城 犬 吠 云
In a mountain town, dogs bark at the clouds.
别 家 逢 逼 岁
Away from home, it's now approaching year's end;
出 塞 独 离 群
Out on the frontier, alone and separated.
发 到 阳 关 白
My hair, now that I have arrived at Yang pass, has turned
white;
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书 今 远 报 君 In a letter sent today from afar I inform you of this.
29 Used to announce the hours of the night. See Zhang Hui, ed., Cen Shen biansai shixuan, p. 13.
30 CSJJZ, p. 82.