Shao Nian You (少年游) — Liu Yong
A free printable Chinese handwriting worksheet for Liu Yong's Song dynasty lyric "Shao Nian You (少年游)", with pinyin, stroke-order guides, and Chinese writing practice grids.
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Original Poem
长安古道马迟迟。
高柳乱蝉栖。
夕阳岛外，秋风原上，目断四天垂。
归云一去无踪迹，何处是前期。
狎兴生疏，酒徒萧索，不似去年时。
Pinyin
cháng ān gǔ dào mǎ chí chí。
gāo liǔ luàn chán qī。
xī yáng dǎo wài， qiū fēng yuán shàng， mù duàn sì tiān chuí。
guī yún yī qù wú zōng jì， hé chù shì qián qī。
xiá xīng shēng shū， jiǔ tú xiāo suǒ， bù sì qù nián shí。
English Meaning
On Chang'an's ancient road my horse walks slow; in the tall willows cicadas clamor. Beyond the isle the setting sun; on the plain the autumn wind — the eye runs out where four skies hang down. Returning clouds, once gone, leave no trace: where are the old promises? Taste for pleasure grown strange; drinking companions thinned away — not like last year.
Key Vocabulary
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About the Poem
Liu Yong's (c. 984–1053) late reflection on the ancient road outside Chang'an. The slowing horse, straggling cicadas and vanished companions sketch an aging roué's loneliness without self-pity.
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