Zhang Yanghao: Meditating on the Past at Tong Pass (From Chinese)

Meditation on the Past at Tong Pass
By Zhang Yanghao
Translated by A.Z. Foreman

Peaks and ridges mass together
River breakers blast in wrath 　
In and out through river and hill 　
Goes the road through old Tong Pass　
I gaze at the western capital　
　All my thought distraught　　
This is the place that breaks the heart 　
　Where Han and Qin marched past
Palaces and towers and halls　
　All turned dirt at last　　
Dynasties rise　
　The people suffer
Dynasties fall　
　The people suffer



The Original, with transcribed Yuan Dynasty pronunciation:

山坡羊潼關懷古

峰巒如聚，　　　　　fuŋ lɔn ry dzỳ
波濤如怒，　　　　　pwɔ daw ry nù
山河表裏潼關路。　　ʂan ɣɔ pɛ́w lí duŋ kwan lù
望西都，　　　　　　wàŋ si tu 
意躊躇。　　　　　　ì dʐiw dʐy 
傷心秦漢經行處，　　ʂaŋ sim dzin xàn kjiŋ ɣjiŋ tʂʰý
宮闕萬間都做了土。　kyuŋ kyɛ̯' wàn kjan tu tsaw' lɛw tʰú
興，　　　　　　　　xjìŋ
百姓苦；　　　　　　paj' sìŋ kʰú
亡，　　　　　　　　waŋ
百姓苦！　　　　　　paj' sìŋ kʰu