自昔中元,多生上相。
麒麟今又來天上。
雲衢雖未掇勛名,月評先已騰聲望。
寶鼎濃熏,金翹絕唱。
真珠百斛傾家釀。
斯辰聊用祝龜齡,他年端合扶鳩杖。
自昔中元,多生上相。
麒麟今又來天上。
雲衢雖未掇勛名,月評先已騰聲望。
寶鼎濃熏,金翹絕唱。
真珠百斛傾家釀。
斯辰聊用祝龜齡,他年端合扶鳩杖。
自古以來,中元時節多誕生傑出宰相。
麒麟神獸如今又降臨人間。
雖未在仕途上建立顯赫功名,
但聲譽早已在民間評議中傳揚。
寶鼎香菸繚繞,金釵歌聲絕妙。
傾盡家財釀造美酒,如珍珠般珍貴。
此刻權且用來祝您長壽,
他年定當手持鳩杖,位極人臣。
Since ancient mid-autumn, many great ministers were born.
Now the Qilin descends again from heaven's morn.
Though not yet crowned with glory on the starry road,
His fame already soars in the moon's appraisal bestowed.
Incense from precious tripods, songs of golden hairpins, a peerless ode.
A hundred bushels of pearls, the finest wine from home bestowed.
This day we toast to your turtle-longevity, I pray,
In years to come, you'll surely lean on a dove-headed staff, they say.
賀壽詞,贊對方有宰輔之才。
通過聲望預判,完成對治理精英的早期識別。
上闋讚頌壽主爲天降麒麟,聲望卓著;下闋描繪壽宴盛況,並祝長壽安康。
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