译文及注释：
Translation:
Outside the city of Yangzhou clouds and mist are pervasive and moss covers the surrounding rocks. Where have the heroes of the past gone? Only the cavalry in the autumn smoke and the boats in the cold tide continue to come and go year after year. His heart has already fallen in love with the pastoral life of the green mountains and fields but he is burdened with being assigned to Jingkou the gateway to the northern frontier. Although there is wine in the jar to drink he still needs to raise the flag embroidered with bears and tigers.
You are the Zhuge Liang of the past visiting here for a sightseeing trip. With just a few words about military affairs you can gain the admiration similar to Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage. But now outside the city of Yangzhou it is dark and unclear and the riverbank is vaguely visible. (Jiaxuan however you can) recognize the way to the west. The Central Plains region is populous and wealthy and the elderly in Bianjing look south day and night hoping for your northern expedition. Jiaxuan on the eve of this northern expedition what are you thinking? Do you want to ask the willows that you personally planted back then: Are you doing well now?
Annotations:
Yong Yu Le: The name of a poetic form with both flat and oblique tones. The oblique tone form originated from the Northern Song Dynasty and can be found in Liu Yong's Yue Zhang Ji. Ci Pu regards Su Shi's poetry as the standard form. It consists of 104 characters in two parts with eleven lines of oblique tones in each part. The third line of the upper part has two fewer characters than the third line of the lower part and the concluding line of the upper part has two more characters than the concluding line of the lower part while the rest of the lines have the same structure. The flat tone form was created by Chen Yunping in the Southern Song Dynasty with the same intonation and flat and oblique tones as Su Shi's poetry. Also known as Xiao Xi.
Ci Yun: Using the original form and rhyme of the original work and creating a new work in the same rhyme order it is called Ci Yun.
Mi Lou: The name of a tower built by Emperor Yang of Sui in Yangzhou. It faces Beigu Pavilion across the river. The tower is intricately designed and magnificent unparalleled in history. On the day the tower was completed Emperor Yang of Sui said Even if a true immortal were to wander inside they would also get lost. It can be called the 'Mi Lou'.
Hen Shi: The name of a stone located in Ganzu Temple on Beigu Mountain in Jiangsu Province. It resembles a crouching sheep. It is said that Sun Quan and Liu Bei once discussed matters on this stone. Luo Yin's poem says With purple beard and mulberry hat they pondered deeply on the Hen Stone. It remains but the events are no longer sought.
People: Referring to Emperor Yang of Sui Sun Quan Liu Bei and other individuals.
Ji: One person and one horse.
Gao: A bamboo pole used to pole a boat.
Xi: Evening tide.
The three lines about Shi Jun: It means that Xin Qiji enjoys the pastoral life but is burdened with national affairs stationed in Jingkou unable to fulfill his wish to retire. Shi Jun: The title for the governor of a province or prefecture in the Han Dynasty here referring to Xin Qiji. Cang Ya Lv Zhang: Green mountains and hills. Cang Ya: Same as cliff. North Gate: Referring to Jingkou the northern gateway of the Southern Song Dynasty. Old Book of Tang Biography of Pei Du records that in the second year of Kaicheng Pei Du was appointed to concurrently hold his original position as governor.