唐诗 ON MISSION TO THE FRONTIER 使至塞上

ON MISSION TO THE FRONTIER
WANG WEI
 
A single carriage goes to the frontier;
An envoy¹ crosses northwest mountains high.
Like tumbleweed I leave the fortress² drear;
As wild geese I come 'neath Tartarian sky.
In boundless³ desert lonely smokes rise straight;
Over endless river the sun sinks round.
I meet a cavalier at the camp gate;
In northern fort the general will be found.
 
使至塞上
王维
 
单车欲问边，属国过居延。
征蓬出汉塞，归雁入胡天。
大漠孤烟直，长河落日圆。
萧关逢候骑，都护在燕然。