吾家大江南,生长惯卑湿。
早衰坐辛勤,寒气得相袭。
每愁春夏交,两脚难行立。
贫穷医药少,未易办芝术。
人言常食饮,蔬茹不可忽。
紫苏品之中,功具神农述。
为汤益广庭,调度宜同橘。
结子最甘香,要待秋霜实。
作腐罂粟然,加点须姜蜜。
由兹颇知殊,每就畦丁乞。
飘流无定居,借屋少容膝。
何当广种艺,岁晚愈吾疾。
吾家大江南,生长惯卑湿。
早衰坐辛勤,寒气得相袭。
每愁春夏交,两脚难行立。
贫穷医药少,未易办芝术。
人言常食饮,蔬茹不可忽。
紫苏品之中,功具神农述。
为汤益广庭,调度宜同橘。
结子最甘香,要待秋霜实。
作腐罂粟然,加点须姜蜜。
由兹颇知殊,每就畦丁乞。
飘流无定居,借屋少容膝。
何当广种艺,岁晚愈吾疾。
我的家乡在长江以南,
生长在低湿之地早已习惯。
早衰是因为辛勤劳苦,
寒湿之气趁机侵袭入骨。
每每忧愁春夏交替之时,
双脚难以站立行走吃力。
贫穷使得医药匮乏,
不易置办灵芝白术这类药材。
人们常说日常饮食之中,
蔬菜瓜果不可疏忽不用。
紫苏在诸多菜蔬品级里,
功效曾被神农氏详细记述。
煮成汤剂可惠及广阔庭院,
调配方法宜与橘皮一同使用。
结出的籽实最为甘香,
须待秋霜降后果实才饱满。
制作成腐乳状如罂粟制品,
需要添加姜和蜜来调味。
由此深知它的特殊之处,
每每向园丁乞求索取。
漂泊流离没有固定居所,
租借的房屋狭窄难容膝。
何时才能广泛种植它呢,
待到晚年治愈我的疾病。
My home lies south of the great river,
Where I grew accustomed to damp lowlands.
Early aging comes from toil and hardship,
As cold and dampness seize me in their hands.
Each spring-summer turn brings me distress,
When my two feet can hardly stand or press.
Poor and lacking medicine's relief,
Rare herbs like ganoderma are beyond belief.
People say in daily food and drink,
One must not neglect the greens, I think.
Among all herbs, the purple perilla stands,
Its virtues praised in Shennong's ancient hands.
As soup, it spreads its aid through the wide yard,
Blended with tangerine peel, not too hard.
Its seeds are sweetest when autumn frosts appear,
Ripened by the season's crisp and clear.
To make tofu-like paste, poppy's way I take,
Adding ginger and honey for its sake.
Thus knowing its uniqueness, I implore
The gardener for some from his humble store.
Drifting without a settled place to dwell,
In borrowed rooms where knees can scarcely swell.
If only I could cultivate it wide,
To cure my illness as years subside.
借物习性,隐喻个体对环境的适应性治理。
描述紫苏适应江南卑湿环境的生长习性,隐含自况。
本诗为五言古诗,押平声韵。
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