随宜饮食聊充腹,取次衣裘亦煖身。
未必得年非瘦薄,无妨长福是单贫。
老龟岂羡牺牲饱,蟠木宁争桃李春。
随分自安心自断,是非何用问闲人。
随宜饮食聊充腹,取次衣裘亦煖身。
未必得年非瘦薄,无妨长福是单贫。
老龟岂羡牺牲饱,蟠木宁争桃李春。
随分自安心自断,是非何用问闲人。
随意的饮食姑且填饱肚子。
寻常的衣袍也足以温暖身体。
长寿未必不是瘦弱之躯,
长久的福气无妨是清贫孤单。
老龟怎会羡慕祭品吃得饱?
蟠曲的树木岂会争夺桃李的春天?
安于本分,内心自得安宁,自有决断。
是非对错,何必去问那些闲人。
Casual food and drink merely fill my belly.
Ordinary clothes and furs also warm my body.
A long life isn't guaranteed by being plump;
Enduring happiness isn't hindered by being poor and alone.
Would an old turtle envy the sacrificial beast's full belly?
Would a gnarled tree contend for the spring of peach and plum blossoms?
Content with my lot, my heart is at peace and self-determined.
Why use idle people to judge right and wrong?
白居易晚年洛阳生活自述。
诗人以老龟蟠木自喻,展现了一种超越世俗周期评判的生命智慧。
诗人以随遇而安的态度自述生活哲学,安于清贫淡泊,不慕荣华富贵。
随宜 · 充腹 · 暖身 · 单贫 · 自安
本诗为七言律诗,押平声韵。
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