在        狱         咏          蝉 zài       yù        yǒng      chán In      prison    sing      cicada In Prison I Hear The Cicada Singing 骆         宾          王 luò       bīn       wáng Luo Bin Wang 西   陆    蝉      声      唱, xī       lù       chán     shēng    chàng,      West land   cicada    sound     sing, From the west land the song of the cicada; 南      冠     客    思     侵. nán       guān      kè        sī        qīn. south      hat     visitor  think   invade. I think southern people invade. 那     堪      玄     鬓      影 nǎ        kān       xuán      bìn       yǐng how   endure   black    temple  image How can I endure the cicada's black-temple image 来      对     白     头      影. lái         duì        bái       tóu       yǐng? come opposite white    head     image? coming next to my head of white hair? 露     重     飞     难      进, lù        zhòng     fēi       nán        jìn, Heavy dew         to fly  difficult to advance; Heavy dew makes advancing in flight difficult; 风      多      响     易     沉. fēng      duō       xiǎng     yì        chén. Wind    much    sound     easy   submerge. The wind easily submerges sounds. 无     人     信     高     洁, wú        rén       xìn       gāo       jié, No        person trust     high      clean. No one trusts in integrity. 谁     为      表    予     心. shéi      wèi       biǎo      yú        xīn. Who    to          show     my      heart? Who is there to tell of my feelings?
	—Translated by Louis Martin