草原民族的歌聲

北朝樂府「敕勒歌」

敕勒川，陰山下。天似穹廬，籠蓋四野。
天蒼蒼，野茫茫，風吹草低見牛羊。

The sky as a domed canopy,
　All around the wild envelops,
On the meadows of Chilechuan,
　At the foot of Yin Mountain Range.

The expanse of blueness above,
　The boundless wilderness across,
Wind blowing by, grass nodding low,
　Herds of cattle and goats emerge.

每句八音節，為將就韻腳，首段兩句前後對調。