弱龄闻兹山，梦寐尝所适。
迨[□][一]此跻览，（蒋云：“阙文应在‘此’字下。
”）依然是畴昔。
结侣寻绝径，周流观奇迹。
兹逢世所希，环令佨穷壁。
（“令佨”，蒋、项皆校作“合抱”。
项释此句云：“谓九龙潭四面为绝壁所环抱也。
”）上有龙泉涌，百丈[□]潨射。
伏溜至阴沟，盘渴沸嵌石。
（“盘渴”，蒋、项皆校作“盘涡”。
）逶迤环汀屿，熠𤈷洞金碧。
（“熠𤈷”，蒋、项皆校作“熠爚”。
“洞”，项校作“洄”。
）石蔓下离缕，云萝上绵幂。
玩极不云厌，徘徊忽恶夕。
清瀬飞丝篁，茂草代茵席。
冷然闻凤吹，（“冷然”，蒋、项皆校作“泠然。
”）髣髴觏云藉（际）[二]。
（“云藉”，蒋云“藉”为“舄”字音近之借。
举《风俗通义》载王乔故事为证。
）顾音携手人，谁为挂冠客？（[一]句内脱一字，不知应在何处？兹依韵补于此。
[二]俞云：“‘云藉’疑当作‘云籍’，仙籍之意。
如改‘际’字，失叶。
”）。
年少时听闻此山，梦中常想前往。待到此次登览，景色依然如故。结伴寻觅险径，遍游观赏奇景。此番际遇世间罕有，四周是合抱的绝壁。上有龙泉喷涌，百丈水流奔射。伏流汇入深沟，漩涡在嵌石间沸腾。曲折环绕着汀洲岛屿，金光碧色闪烁辉映。石蔓垂落如缕，云萝在上织成密幕。游玩至极也不厌倦，徘徊间忽觉日暮。清浅急流掠过竹丛，茂盛野草代替席垫。清越地听闻凤箫声，仿佛遇见云中仙迹。回顾欲寻携手之人，谁会是那挂冠归隐之客？
In youth I heard of this mountain
And often dreamed of visiting.
Now that I have climbed to see it,
It remains as in days of old.
With companions I seek the remote path,
Roaming to view its wonders.
This encounter is rare in the world,
Encircled by sheer cliffs that embrace.
Above, a dragon spring gushes forth,
A hundred zhang of torrential spray.
The hidden stream flows to the dark ravine,
Whirlpools boil against the craggy rocks.
Winding around islets and shores,
Glistening, reflecting gold and jade.
Stone vines hang down in strands,
Cloud-like creepers weave a dense canopy above.
I play to the full, never tiring,
Wandering until dusk falls.
Clear rapids fly past bamboo groves,
Lush grass serves as a mat.
Ethereally, I hear the phoenix flute,
As if glimpsing the realm of clouds.
Looking back for a companion to join hands,
Who will be the one to renounce office?
崔湜早年游历九龙潭所作。
山水探秘的深层动机，是对自然周期力量的终极认同。
诗人追忆少时向往的九龙潭，亲临后描绘其险绝环壁、龙潭飞瀑的奇景，并生发游仙遐思。
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