Du Fu: Expressing What Struck Me (From Chinese)

Expressing What Struck Me
By Du Fu
Translated by A.Z. Foreman

The blades of war　 are still not laid to rest　
　Where are my sister　 where are my brothers today? 
I wipe away tears 　like blood upon my breast　
　I comb my hair 　strands fill my face with grey
Low is the land here 　vast, the wilderness　
　Distant, the heavens 　laggard, the twilight river
Sick and decrepit　 how can I last much longer? 　
　I'm sure I'll get　 no chance to see you ever 


The Original:
(Medieval Chinese transcribed using a slight modification of David Branner's system)

遣興　　　　　　khán_3by hèng₃
杜甫　　　　　　duó_1a  puó_3c 　

干戈猶未定，　　kan₁ kwe₁ you_3b mì_3a dèing₄
弟妹各何之。　　dèi₄ mèi_1a kak₁ ghe₁ tsyi_3d
拭淚霑襟血，　　syek₃ lwì_3c tram_3b kem_3x hwat₄
梳頭滿面絲。　　sruo_3b dou₁ mán₁ màn_3by si_3d
地卑荒野大，　　drì_3c pi_3by hwang₁ yá₃ dè₁
天遠暮江遲。　　than₄ ghwán_3a muò₁ kong₂ dri_3c
衰疾那能久，　　srwi_3c dzet_3b né₁ neng₁ kóu_3b
應無見汝時。　　èng₃ muo_3c kàn₄ nyuó_3b dzyi_3d