[updated October 2022]
Write to Li the Fourteenth, Also Send As a Gift to Qi at My Hometown School
题 李 十 四 莊 兼 赠 綦 毋 校 书
闻 君 息 阴 地
东 郭 柳 林 间。
左 右 瀍 涧 水
门 庭 糇 氏 山。
抱 琴 来 取 醉
垂 钓 坐 乘 闲。
归 客 莫 相 待
寻 源 殊 未 还。
Ti Li Shi Si Zhuang Jian Zeng Qi Wu Jiao Shu
Wen jun xi yin di
Dong guo liu lin jian.
Zuo you chan jian shui
Men ting hou shi shan.
Bao qin lai qu zui
Chui diao zuo cheng xian.
Gui ke mo xiang dai
Xun yuan shu wei huan.
Write to Li the Fourteenth, Also Send As a Gift to Qi at My Hometown School
Heard you have been buried
Between the eastern city wall and a forest of willow trees.
From left to right, a small stream through a canyon
Doorway and courtyard next to Mt. Houshi.
Hold my qin, the aim is to get drunk
Sit here with hook and line, take advantage of idleness.
Returning guests do not wait for me
Like my friend and I, the special water from it’s source has not gone back.
Notes:
Mt. Houshi: Perhaps one of the peaks of the Yellow Mountains.
Qin: Ancient stringed musical instrument.