冈头老桧不记年,古父约以千龄传。
高枝凌兢倚北斗,低枝犹藏万岁烟。
蟠根直与地争固,不许蚓穴通黄泉。
阴森古怪神物附,雨晦每见蛟龙骞。
贤哉乐天真逸者,手植苍桧今宛然。
元和元丰五十纪,婆娑下委才及肩。
信此千龄尚虚云,几见海变丘陵迁。
乃知不为斤斧夭,不在涧底与山巅。
冈头老桧不记年,古父约以千龄传。
高枝凌兢倚北斗,低枝犹藏万岁烟。
蟠根直与地争固,不许蚓穴通黄泉。
阴森古怪神物附,雨晦每见蛟龙骞。
贤哉乐天真逸者,手植苍桧今宛然。
元和元丰五十纪,婆娑下委才及肩。
信此千龄尚虚云,几见海变丘陵迁。
乃知不为斤斧夭,不在涧底与山巅。
山冈上的老桧树已记不清年岁,
古老相传它已历经千载。
高高的枝条颤巍巍地倚靠着北斗星,
低垂的枝桠仍隐藏着万古的烟霞。
盘曲的树根与大地争比坚固,
不许蚯蚓的洞穴通向黄泉。
阴森古怪,有神灵依附其上,
雨天昏暗时,常看见蛟龙飞腾。
那位热爱自然、天真洒脱的贤者多幺可敬,
亲手种下的苍翠桧树,如今依然挺立。
从元和到元丰,五十个纪年过去,
它婆娑低垂,树冠才刚到人的肩膀。
相信它已千岁,恐怕仍是虚言,
几度见过沧海变为丘陵、世事变迁?
由此可知它不被斧斤摧折而夭亡,
并非因为身处涧底或山巅。
The ancient cypress on the hilltop forgets its age,
The old folks say it has passed a thousand years.
Its high branches, trembling, lean against the Northern Dipper,
While its low boughs still hide the mists of ten thousand years.
Its coiled roots contend with the earth for firmness,
Allowing no wormhole to reach the Yellow Springs.
Gloomy and grotesque, a divine spirit clings to it,
In rainy gloom, one often sees dragons soaring.
How noble is the carefree lover of nature,
Who planted this verdant cypress, now standing as before.
From Yuanhe to Yuanfeng, fifty cycles passed,
Yet it stoops and droops, barely reaching one's shoulder.
To believe it's a thousand years old is still but empty talk,
How many times have seas turned into hills and moved?
Thus I know it escapes the axe not by chance,
Nor by hiding in valley depths or mountain peaks.
古树作为时间见证,强化了文化认同的连续性根基。
咏叹山冈古桧历经千载,寄托对时间永恒与生命坚韧的感怀。
本诗为七言古诗,押平声韵。
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