登            幽            州            台            歌 dēng       yōu         zhōu          tái            gē ascend      Youzhou           platform     song Ascending Youzhou platform 陈     子     昂 chén  zǐ     áng Chen Ziang 前      不      见      古      人, qián       bù         jiàn         gǔ        rén, before   not        see      ancient   people, Before me I don't see the ancient people, 后     不     见     来     者. hòu       bù       jiàn       lái        zhě. behind  not      see   to come    one. behind me I don't see the ones to come. 念     天    地    之    悠    悠, niàn     tiān      dì       zhī     yōu      yōu, study heaven earth    it          infinite, Thinking of the vastness of heaven and earth, 独     怆     然     而     涕     下. dú     chuàng    rán        ér          tì           xià. alone   sad        so        and      tears        fall. alone I am so sad I shed tears.
	—Translated by Louis Martin