Orchid Pavilion
兰 亭
兰 亭 绝 境 擅 吾 州
病 起 身 闲 得 纵 游。
曲 水 流 觞 千 古 胜
小 山 丛 桂 一 年 秋。
酒 酣 起 舞 风 前 袖
兴 尽 回 桡 月 下 舟。
江 左 诸 贤 嗟 未 远
感 今 怀 昔 使 人 愁。
Lan Ting
Lan ting jue jing shan wu zhou
Bing qi shen xian de zong you.
Qu shui liu shang qian gu sheng
Xiao shan cong gui yi nian qiu.
Jiu han qi wu feng qian xiu
Xing jin hui rao yue xia zhou.
Jiang zuo zhu xian ji wei yuan
Gan jin huai xi shi ren chou.
Orchid Pavilion
Outstanding place is the orchid pavilion located inside Yuezhou
Arise after an illness, have the required leisure and freedom to travel.
A thousand wine cups meander on waters to play drinking and poetry games
Looking down on small mountains, clusters of autumn osmanthus trees.
Merrily drink wine, arise to dance with the wind through my sleeves
Most returning oar strokes with moonlight underneath beckons me home.
Historically able and virtuous people stay on the safe side of the river
Current heart-mind feelings of sorrow for those on the other side.
Notes:
Yuezhou: An ancient prefecture inside the province of Zhejiang, that included the city of Shaoxing.