黄鹤楼送孟浩然之广陵

Huang He Lou song Meng Hao Ran zhi Guang Ling

故人西辞黄鹤楼，

Gu Ren xi ci Huang He Lou,

故人：old friend

西辞：leave towards the west

黄鹤楼：Yellow Crane Tower

烟花三月下扬州，

Yan Hua san yue xia Yang Zhou,

烟花：flamingo flowers (a poetic name for spring scenery)

三月：the third month of the lunar calendar

下扬州：go to Yangzhou

孤帆远影碧空尽，

Gu Fan yuan ying bi kong jin,

孤帆：solitary sail

远影：distant shadow

碧空尽：the blue sky fades away

唯见长江天际流。

Wei jian Chang Jiang tian ji liu.