On Mission to the Frontier

使 至 塞 上

[唐] 王维（许渊冲译）

A single carriage goes to the frontier;

An envoy crosses northwest mountains high.

Like tumbleweed I leave the fortress drear;

As wild geese I come under Tartarian sky.

In boundless 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.

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。

[词汇] tumbleweed

n. [植] 风滚草​

Tumbleweed is a plant that grows in desert areas in North America.

风滚草生长于北美沙漠地区。