"Parting from Wang Wei"

When will my loneliness end?

I must go home, where day after day will be empty.

I could seek other worthy people,

but I’m reluctant to part with an old friend,

Who will keep me company on this road?

Few in this world know the same music.

All I can do is keep my solitude,

go back, and close my old garden gate.

“Parting from Wang Wei”, Meng Hoaran