Lu Yu: Mountain Gardens

 

Mountain Gardens

 

山 园
买 得 新 园 近 钓 矶
旋 营 茅 栋 设 柴 扉。
山 经 宿 雨 修 容 出
花 倚 和 风 作 态 飞。
世 事 只 成 惊 老 眼
酒 徒 频 约 典 春 衣。
狂 吟 烂 醉 君 无 笑
十 丈 愁 城 要 解 围!
Shan Yuan

Mai de xin yuan jin diao ji
Xuan ying mao dong she chai fei.
Shan jing su yu xiu rong chu
Hua yi he feng zuo tai fei.

Shi shi zhi cheng jing lao yan
Jiu tu pin yao dian chun yi.
Kuang yin lan zui jun wu xiao
Shi zhang chou cheng yao xie wei!

 

Mountain Gardens

Needed and bought a new plot of land nearby to a large fishing rock
Built a thatched hut with the door made of firewood.
Overnight rain has redecorated the mountains
Flowers appear to arise and fly on the gentle breezes.

Things of society only produce a startle to these old eyes
Frequently pawn our spring clothes to buy wine for drinking companions.
Worn-out drunk, insanely chanting does not bring out smiles
Want to escape the enclosed city walls with their thirty yards of sorrows.