jìng yè sì wú lín,
huāng jū jiù yè pín。
yǔ zhōng huáng yè shù,
dēng xià bái tóu rén。
yǐ wǒ dú chén jiǔ,
kuì jūn xiāng jiàn pín。
píng shēng zì yòu fēn,
kuàng shì huò jiā qīn。
With no other neighbour but the quiet night,
Here I live in the same old cottage;
And as raindrops brighten yellow leaves,
The lamp illumines my white head....
Out of the world these many years,
I am ashamed to receive you here.
But you cannot come too often,
More than brother, lifelong friend.