Dancing Stopped: A Myriad Partridge Sky
庶 鸪 天
休 舞 银 貂 小 契 丹
满 堂 宾 客 尽 关 山。
从 今 袅 袅 盈 盈 处
谁 复 端 端 正 正 看。
模 泪 易， 写 愁 难
潇 湘 江 上 竹 枝 班。
碧 云 日 暮 无 书 寄
寥 落 烟 中 一 雁 寒。
Shu Gu Tian
Xiu wu yin diao xiao qi dan
Man tang bin ke jin guan shan.
Cong jin niao niao yin ying chu
Shei fu duan duan zheng zheng kan.
Mo lei yi, xie chou nan
Xiao xiang jiang shang zhu zhi ban.
Bi yun ri mu wu shu ji
Liao luo yan zhong yi yan han.
Dancing Stopped: A Myriad Partridge Sky
Dancing stopped, qidan people wearing small silver sable coats
Hosts and guests from the main hall flow into separate mountain passes.
To disappear into the dust-devils and clear springhead waters
Who can carry on watching these dancers.
Difficult to write of their sorrows as their tears easily run
Resemble the spotted bamboo branches along the deep and clear Xiang River.
This traveler without any letters from home, instead the bluish-green clouds at dusk
People few and far between, one wild goose flying inside the cold mists.
Notes:
Qidan people: Also known as the Khitan, an ancient nationality in northern China.