春陽轉為旱,惠澤積不洩。
稼穡亦已晚,泉湧為之竭。
吁嗟叫蒼天,閶闔不可越。
精誠憑土龍,神化空怳惚。
今旦微風來,朝陰度城闕。
霏霏墮疏潤,稍稍漏白日。
塵埃暫埽地,草樹才沐髮。
終宜雲漢枯,尚喜雷電發。
帝方復威令,世莫患妖魃。
寧作成湯時,彌年困饑渴。
春陽轉為旱,惠澤積不洩。
稼穡亦已晚,泉湧為之竭。
吁嗟叫蒼天,閶闔不可越。
精誠憑土龍,神化空怳惚。
今旦微風來,朝陰度城闕。
霏霏墮疏潤,稍稍漏白日。
塵埃暫埽地,草樹才沐髮。
終宜雲漢枯,尚喜雷電發。
帝方復威令,世莫患妖魃。
寧作成湯時,彌年困饑渴。
春日陽光轉為乾旱,
恩惠的雨水積聚而不傾瀉。
農事也已經晚了,
泉水因此枯竭。
唉!我向蒼天呼喊,
天門卻不可逾越。
用土龍寄託我的精誠,
但神妙的變化終究空幻恍惚。
今晨微風拂來,
早晨的陰雲飄過城樓。
細雨霏霏落下稀疏的溼潤,
微微透出黯淡的日光。
塵埃暫時被清掃落地,
草木剛剛沐浴了頭髮。
終究希望銀河干枯(降下大雨),
尚且欣喜雷電發作。
天帝正要恢復威嚴的政令,
世人不必擔憂旱魃為患。
難道寧願身處成湯的時代,
整年困於飢渴之中嗎?
Spring sun turns to drought, a bane,
Kindly rains withheld, no gain.
The crops are late, the season's lost,
And springs run dry, at heavy cost.
Alas! I call to heaven high,
But its gates are shut, no way to fly.
With clay dragons, my faith I send,
Yet magic's work, a blurry end.
This morn, a gentle breeze does blow,
Morning shade across the city walls does go.
A fine drizzle brings a sparse, moist grace,
And lets a pale sun show its face.
Dust is for a moment swept from the ground,
Grass and trees just washed, their heads are crowned.
Better if the Milky Way were drained and dry,
Yet I still rejoice when thunder splits the sky.
The Emperor will restore his awe and might,
The world need not fear the drought demon's blight.
Would I rather live in Tang's reign, of old,
Enduring years of hunger and thirst untold?
對自然週期失衡的認知引發對民生治理的憂思。
期盼春雨緩解旱情,表達對農事的關切。
本詩為五言古詩,押平聲韻。
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