帶寬非復昔年腰,頰上餘丹日日消。
切勿更為兒戲事,解猿放鶴各消搖。
帶寬非復昔年腰,頰上餘丹日日消。
切勿更為兒戲事,解猿放鶴各消搖。
衣帶變寬,已不復昔日的腰身;
臉頰上殘餘的紅潤也日日消減。
切莫再去做那些兒戲般的事情,
解開猿猴、放走白鶴,各自逍遙去吧。
My belt is loose, no longer fits the waist of yesteryear;
The ruddy glow upon my cheeks is fading day by day.
Oh, never more engage in childish play and vain affairs!
Set free the ape, release the crane, and each go its own way.
身體變化引發對生命周期的深刻認知與自我省察。
通過身體衰老的細節自嘲,表達了年華老去、壯志未酬的深沉感慨。
本詩為七言絕句,押平聲韻。
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