閑居自述 – 陸遊
自許山翁懶是真,紛紛外物豈關身。
花如解笑還多事,石不能言最可人。
淨掃明窗憑素幾,閑穿密竹岸烏巾。
殘年自有青天管,便是無錐也未貧。
Self-Narrative of a Hermit by Lu You
‘Tis true I call myself a hermit in self-exile,
The mountain keeps away any earthy affair.
Sick at heart if flowers touch my pulse with a smile,
Instead, silent stones offer me endearing care.
I’d muse at my table, or clean the windows bright,
Or stroll midst bamboos; a black turban I’d oft wear.
My twilight years are destined by heavenly might,
Even penniless, I’m content sans any scare.
Tr. Ziyuzile
31/05/2024