Chen Ziang (唐) 陳子昂

Chen Ziang, 661 - 702, a Chinese poet during early Tang Dynasty.

On Top of Youzhou Tower

Not seeing any preceptor from the past,
Nor seeing any successor in the future,
The thought about the vastness of heaven and earth
Upsets me in lonely tears with disappointment.

Translated by Laoha, 2005-5-8.

《登幽州臺歌》

前不見古人，
後不見來者；
念天地之悠悠，
獨愴然而涕下。