Feelings of Leisure: (Seven Parts): No. 5
Emotions Leisured and Cultivated
闲 情 赋
(5)
愿 在 眉 而 为 黛
随 瞻 视 以 闲 扬；
悲 脂 粉 之 尚 鲜
或 取 毁 于 华 妆。
愿 在 莞 而 为 席
安 弱 体 于 三 秋；
悲 文 茵 之 代 御
方 经 年 而 见 求。
愿 在 丝 而 为 履
附 素 足 以 周 旋；
悲 行 止 之 有 节
空 委 弃 于 床 前。
愿 在 昼 而 为 影
常 依 形 而 西 东；
悲 高 树 之 多 荫
慨 有 时 而 不 同。
愿 在 夜 而 为 烛
照 玉 容 于 两 楹；
悲 扶 桑 之 舒 光
奄 灭 景 而 藏 明。
愿 在 竹 而 为 扇
含 凄 飙 于 柔 握；
悲 白 露 之 晨 零
顾 襟 袖 以 缅 邈。
愿 在 木 而 为 桐
作 膝 上 之 鸣 琴；
悲 乐 极 而 哀 来
终 推 我 而 辍 音。
Xian Qing Fu
(5)
Yuan zai mei er we dai
Sui zhan shi yi xian yang;
Bei zhi fen zhi shang xian
Huo qu hui yu hua zhuang.
Yuan zai guan er wei xi
An ruo ti yu san qiu;
Bei wen yin zhi dai yu
Fang jing nian er jian qiu.
Yuan zai si er wei lu,
Fu su zu yi zhou you;
Bei xing zhi zhi you jie
Kong wei qi yu chuang qian.
Yuan zai zhou er wei ying
Chang yi xing er xi dong;
Bei gao shu zhi duo yin
Kai you shi er bu tong.
Yuan zai ye er wei zhu
Zhao yu rong yu liang ying;
Bei fu sang zhi shu guang
Yan mie jing er cang ming.
Yuan zai zhu er wei shan
Han qi biao yu rou wo;
Bei bai lu zhi chen ling
Gu jin xiu yi mian miao.
Yuan zai mu er wei tong
Zuo xi shang zhi ming qin;
Bei yue ji er ai lai
Zhong tui wo er chuo yin.
Feelings of Leisure: (Seven Parts): No. 5
Emotions Leisured and Cultivated
Wish to be her eyebrows and eyelash mascara
Follow the movements of her eyes.
Too bad the rouge and powder have to be refreshed everyday
Most of the time your make-up is therefore lost.
Hope to be the cool mat upon her bed
Content to be under her body through the three autumn activities.
Sorrow when blankets cover the mattress as seasons change
Have to endure the patience of waiting for warm weather again.
Yearn to be her silk shoes
To be near her white feet as they walk through the day.
Sad when she stops and removes her shoes
Sometimes they get stuck and stored under her bed.
I want to be her daytime shadow
Everywhere, everyday have to be close to her.
Sorrow when the tall tress throws off their shade
Which makes me disappear.
Hope to be her evening candle
I can illuminate her from my position between two of the room’s columns.
Sadness when the sun emerges from the east
This light overwhelms and extinguishes my light.
Yearn to be the bamboo that made her fan
She will softly hold me in her hand.
A pity when the white dew arrives, for she will put away her fan
Will not need to roll up the fan and carry with her in a long sleeve.
Wish to be the paulownia wood used in her stringed musical instruments
She can put me on her knee to play the qin.
Melancholy arrives on the heels of happiness
Eventually she will put me down to stop these making her music.
Notes:
Qin: Ancient stringed musical instrument.