七言古诗
陈子昂
登幽州台歌
前不见古人, 后不见来者;
念天地之悠悠, 独怆然而涕下。
Seven-character-ancient-verse
Chen Ziang
ON A GATE-TOWER AT YUZHOU
wher, before me, are the ages that have gone?
And wher, behind me, are the coming generations?
I think of heaven and earth, without limit, without end,
And I am all alone and my tears fall down.