家世由来出楚狂,湖山垂老得彷徉。
读书坐懒常中废,得句因衰己旋忘。
万化随缘寓虫臂,百年何处异羊肠。
忍饥到死知无恨,免使人嘲作饭囊。
家世由来出楚狂,湖山垂老得彷徉。
读书坐懒常中废,得句因衰己旋忘。
万化随缘寓虫臂,百年何处异羊肠。
忍饥到死知无恨,免使人嘲作饭囊。
我的家世原本出自楚国的狂人,
到老来得以在湖山间自在徜徉。
读书因疏懒而常常中途废弃,
偶得诗句,却因衰老随即遗忘。
万物随缘,寄托于如虫臂般微渺的形骸,
百年人生,何处不像羊肠小道般曲折?
忍饥挨饿直到死去,我知道并无遗憾,
免得被人嘲笑只是个饭袋。
My lineage stems from that madman of Chu of yore,
In lakes and hills, in my old age, I wander free.
Reading, I often slack and leave my books mid-course;
A verse conceived, decayed, I soon forget it wholly.
All changes follow fate, as transient as an insect's limb,
A hundred years—where is the path not twisted like sheep's gut?
To bear hunger till death, I know, holds no regret,
Lest I be mocked by men as but a sack for food.
狂者传统与晚年彷徉体现身份认同的张力。
自述家世狂放传统,晚年徜徉湖山的复杂心境。
本诗为七言律诗,押平声韵。
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