（古詩英譯）陶淵明雜詩其四

自娛按：我很讚同人們對這首詩的解讀 - “這首詩借詠幼鬆以喻童子，幼鬆培育得當，便可成材，童子也是如此，寓有把希望寄托於新生後輩之意。”

 

陶淵明雜詩

其四∶

嫋嫋鬆標崖，婉孌柔童子。
年始三五間，喬柯何可倚。
養色含津氣，粲然有心理。

Miscellany (four)

by Tao yuan-ming

On the cliff stands a pine, tall and slender,
Which is like a stripling, pretty and tender.
At the age of fifteen,
Against its trunk, one can hardly lean.
Yet under proper culture, it'll keep its sap,
And grow up to be a sturdy chap.

V2.

Tall and slender, on the cliff stands a pine,
Which is like a stripling, tender and fine.
At the age of fifteen,
Against its trunk, one can hardly lean.
Yet under cultivation, it'll build up its sap,
And grow up to be a great chap.

tr. Ziyuzile