zǎo fā bái dì chéng
早 发 白 帝 城
Departing Early from Baidi City

táng lǐ bái
(唐) 李 白
(Tang) Li Bai

zhāo cí bái dì cǎi yún jiān
朝 辞 白 帝 彩 云 间
Bidding farewell to the White Emperor amid the colorful clouds at dawn

qiān lǐ jiāng líng yī rì huán
千 里 江 陵 一 日 还
A thousand miles to Jingling, returning in a single day

liǎng àn yuán shēng tí bù zhù
两 岸 猿 声 啼 不 住
The ceaseless cries of monkeys on both banks

qīng zhōu yǐ guò wàn chóng shān
轻 舟 已 过 万 重 山
The light boat has already passed through ten thousand layers of mountains