Midway Through Mingpo
半 命 坡
钻 天 岭 上 已 飞 魂
判 命 坡 前 更 骇 闻。
侧 足 三 分 垂 坏 磴
举 头 一 握 到 孤 云。
微 生 敢 列 千 金 子
后 福 犹 几 万 石 君。
早 晚 北 窗 寻 噩 梦
故 应 含 笑 老 榆 枌。
Ban Ming Po
Zuan tian ling shang yi fei hun
Pan ming po qian gen hai wen.
Ce zu san fen chui huai deng
Ju tou yi wo dao gu yun.
Wei sheng gan lie qian jin zi
Hou fu you ji wan shi jun.
Zao wan bei chuang xun e meng
Gu ying han xiao yao yu fen?
Midway Through Mingpo
Snuck into heaven, my spirit arises upon this mountain range
Came here before, experienced shock on these dangerous slopes.
Fearing a fall, have to turn my feet sideways along these steps
Raised my head to reach for a moist and solitary cloud.
My destiny is to brave a short and poor life
With some good fortune I can move forward like Wan Shijun in old age.
Eventually, these bad dreams will give way to the sunrises and sunsets of my hometown northern windows.
So many smiles when I can reach my hometown friends.