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237<br />

寄 宇 文 判 官<br />

Sent to Administrative Assistant Yuwen<br />

西 行 殊 未 已<br />

This westward travelling has yet to cease;<br />

东 望 何 时 还<br />

Gazing east – when will I return?<br />

终 日 风 与 雪<br />

All day just wind and snow,<br />

连 天 沙 复 山<br />

Day after day just sands and mountains.<br />

二 年 领 公 事<br />

You have spent two years dealing with bureaucratic<br />

matters;<br />

两 度 过 阳 关 Twice now you have crossed Yang Pass. 46<br />

相 忆 不 可 见<br />

Remembering you but unable to meet,<br />

47<br />

别 来 头 已 斑 Since separating my hair has already greyed.<br />

46 Here following the comment that this line refers to Administrative Assistant Yuwen who in 749 and 750 was sent on<br />

missions which necessitated travel through Yang pass. See Zhang Hui, ed., Cen Shen biansaishixuan, p. 24.<br />

47 CSJJZ, p. 86.

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