詠螃蟹 – 皮日休
未遊滄海早知名，有骨還從肉上生。
莫道無心畏雷電，海龍王處也橫行。
Ode to Crabs by Pi Rixiu
Ere I tour the sea, the reputed crab I know,
Outside its flesh, a skeleton it doth grow.
Say not it’s spineless, in front of the thunderbolt
Or the Sea-Dragon-King, it dares strut to and fro.
Tr. Ziyuzile
26/09/2024
