黄河远上白云间，一片孤城万仞山。
羌笛何须怨杨柳，春风不度玉门关。
Translated by 康赛欧
《Lyrics of Liangzhou Song 》by Wang, Zhihuan
The Yellow River looks like it is flowing out of the white clouds,
In the magnificent rolling mountains, the lone town stands out.
Why are sorrowful tones of the Broken Willow Song are played by the Qiang flute?
For the spring breezes do not reach the desolate Yumen Pass so far away.
百度的中文翻译：
黄河好像从白云间奔流而来，玉门关孤独地耸峙在高山中。
将士何须哀怨那柳树不发芽，春风根本吹不到玉门关外。
百度的解释：
1.“远”一作“直”。
2. 黄河远上：远望黄河的源头。
3. 孤城：指孤零零的戍边的城堡。
4. 仞：古代的长度单位，一仞相当于七八尺。
6. 杨柳：指《折杨柳》曲
下面是作家许渊冲版的《凉州词》（来自网络）
《Out of the Great Wall》by Wang, Zhihuan
The Yellow River rises to the white clouds,
The lonely town is lost amid the mountains proud.
Why should the Mongol Flute complain no willow grow?
Beyond the Gate of Jade no vernal wind will blow.
This quatrain describes a desolate scene out of the Gate of Jade, a part of the Great Wall.
