南征 by 杜甫

春岸桃花水,云帆枫树林。 偷生长避地,适远更沾襟。 老病南征日,君恩北望心。 百年歌自苦,未见有知音。

Southward (literal translation of Du Fu’s poem)

Spring bank with peach blossoms and maple trees. I live in seclusion, and my clothes are wet when I go far away. I am old and sick, and I look to the north for your kindness. I have been singing for a hundred years, but I have never met anyone who understands me.