吾闻北冥鹏,翼若垂天云。
矫首扶桑汜,投趾昆仑垠。
渴饮黄河流,饥食紫渊鳞。
长翮盈千车,短羽重万钧。
去以六月息,栖止良苦辛。
黑风忽翻海,未易容其身。
偶与斥鷃遇,问鷃有何乐。
鷃云我幺禽,岂暇议寥廓。
为生诚甚微,为计亦易足。
吸以棘针露,分以鹪鹩粟。
决起枪榆间,却向蓬蒿落。
不睎九万程,只愿一枝托。
鹏听鷃所云,似若生羡慕。
彼小乃有余,我大适为苦。
呼鷃问所安,鷃笑而不语。
吾闻北冥鹏,翼若垂天云。
矫首扶桑汜,投趾昆仑垠。
渴饮黄河流,饥食紫渊鳞。
长翮盈千车,短羽重万钧。
去以六月息,栖止良苦辛。
黑风忽翻海,未易容其身。
偶与斥鷃遇,问鷃有何乐。
鷃云我幺禽,岂暇议寥廓。
为生诚甚微,为计亦易足。
吸以棘针露,分以鹪鹩粟。
决起枪榆间,却向蓬蒿落。
不睎九万程,只愿一枝托。
鹏听鷃所云,似若生羡慕。
彼小乃有余,我大适为苦。
呼鷃问所安,鷃笑而不语。
我听说北海有一种鹏鸟,它的翅膀像垂挂天际的云彩。
它昂首在日出之地,落脚在昆仑山的边际。
口渴时便畅饮黄河之水,饥饿时便吞食紫色深渊的鳞鱼。
它修长的翎羽能装满千辆大车,它短小的绒羽也重达万钧。
它乘着六月的大风离去,栖息与停驻实在辛苦不易。
黑色的狂风忽然搅动大海,使它巨大的身躯无处安放。
偶然间它与斥鷃相遇,便问斥鷃有什么快乐。
斥鷃说:“我是如此微小的禽鸟,哪有闲暇去议论那辽阔的苍穹?
我的生命确实非常渺小,我的需求也容易满足。
我吮吸荆棘上的露水,分享鹪鹩的粟米为食。
我迅疾地飞起于榆树之间,又转身落回蓬蒿丛中。
不羡慕那九万里的征程,只愿寄托在一根树枝上。”
大鹏听了斥鷃的话,似乎生出了羡慕之情。
那渺小的反而生活有余裕,我这般巨大却恰恰成了苦楚。
它呼唤斥鷃询问何处可得安宁,斥鷃只是笑着,并不回答。
I've heard of the Peng in northern seas, whose wings stretch like clouds across the sky.
It lifts its head where the sun is born, and plants its feet where Kunlun's peaks lie.
When thirsty, it drinks from the Yellow River's flow; when hungry, it feasts on purple abyss scales below.
Its long feathers could fill a thousand carts; its short plumes weigh ten thousand weights, a heavy part.
It departs with the June gale's rest, finding perch and repose a bitter test.
A black wind may suddenly churn the sea, leaving no place for its vast body to be.
By chance it met the little quail, and asked what joy its life could entail.
The quail said, 'I'm a tiny bird, how could I discuss the vast and absurd?
My life is truly humble and small, my needs are simple, easy to meet all.
I sip the dew from thorny leaves, and share the sparrow's millet sheaves.
I dart up among the elm trees, then back to the brush and weeds with ease.
I don't aspire to journey ninety thousand miles; a single branch for rest suffices my trials.'
The Peng listened to the quail's reply, and seemed to harbor an envious sigh.
'That small one has a life of content; my bigness brings only hardship, my strength spent.'
He called the quail to ask where peace is found; the quail just smiled, making no sound.
以鹏鸟意象展开认知博弈,凸显对不同生存境界的理解。
藉鲲鹏与斥𫛩的对比,抒发宏阔志向与超然物外的情怀。
本诗为五言古诗,押平声韵。
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