Yue Fei: In Battle Uniform, Caked With Year-Old Mud And Dust Still 岳飛 經年塵土滿征衣 特特尋芳上翠微。 Poem by Frank Yue

【池州翠微亭】 南宋 • 岳飛


經年塵土滿征衣，
特特尋芳上翠微。
好水好山看不足，
馬蹄催趁月明歸。


CHI ZHOU CUI WEI TING
("Cui Wei Pavilion at Chi Zhou")
-by YUE FEI (1103-1142)
-Translated by Frank C Yue

In battle uniform, caked with year-old mud and dust still,
Sight-seeing at the Pavilion, I rode straight up the hill.
All these wondrous scenes, hills and rills, I can't take in out-right!
Now, mounted scouts urge my return at once in moon-light bright.