Tree Peony Flowers
木 兰 花
三 年 流 落 巴 山 道
破 尽 青 衫 尘 满 帽。
身 如 西 瀼 渡 头 云
愁 抵 瞿 唐 关 山 草。
春 盘 春 酒 年 年 好
试 戴 银 幡 判 醉 倒。
今 朝 一 岁 大 家 添
不 是 人 间 偏 我 老。
Mu Lan Hua
San nian liu luo ba shan dao
Po jin qing shan chen man mao.
Shen ru xi rang du tou yun
Chou di qu tang guan shan cao.
Chun pan chun jiu nian nian hao
Shi dai yin fan pan zui dao.
Jin zhao yi sui da jia tian
Bu shi ren jian pian wo lao.
Tree Peony Flowers
For three years lived close to Sichuan mountain peaks, then sent into exile
I wore broken green unlined shirts and dust-filled caps.
Life at the Xirang levees met the tops of clouds
Qutang mountain passes deepened my sorrows.
Every year arrives with fine springtime food and wine
Obviously collapsed and drunk, watch the lady’s silver streamers.
Today at dawn, everyone in the large households are one year older
Leaning to one side, I too am getting older and older.
Notes:
Xirang: A local area.
Qutang: One of the Three Gorges of the Changjiang (Yangzi River).