Thank Him For His Poetry Collection, Then Send Off Zhang Gongfu
谢 张 功 父 送 近 诗 集
十 年 不 梦 软 红 尘
恼 乱 闲 心 得 我 嗔。
两 夜 连 翻 约 斋 集
双 明 再 见 帝 城 春。
莺 花 世 界 输 公 等
泉 石 膏 肓 叹 病 身。
近 代 风 骚 四 诗 匠
非 君 摩 垒 更 何 人！
Xie Zhang Gong Fu Song Jin Shi Ji
Shi nian bu meng ruan hong chen
Nao luan xian xin de wo chen.
Liang ye lian fan yao zhai ji
Shuang ming zai jian di cheng chun.
Ying hua shi jie shu gong deng
Quan shi gao huang tan bing shen.
Jin dai feng sao si shi jiang
Fei jun mo lei geng he ren!
Thank Him For His Poetry Collection, Then Send Off Zhang Gongfu
For ten years no sweet dreams, only a world of red dust
Unhappy, blamed myself for a lack of leisure.
For two evenings read your poetry collection “Yao Zhai Ji”
These tired pair of eyes could see again the imperial city walls.
Orioles and flowers of springtime a beauty same as your poems
Too bad I suffer from illnesses, making me a rock near an artesian springhead.
Living in a time close to the four poetry masters
But your exquisite work touches me beyond these four!
Notes:
“Yao Zhai Ji“: A loose translation would be: “Come to a Vegetarian Party With Me”. Vegetarian referring to a Buddhist value.
Four poetry masters: All lived during the Southern Song Dynasty.
Lu You (1125-1210): Biographical information and translated works can be found on this website.
Fang Chengdu (1126-1193) His biographical information and translated works will be available on the website starting around January 2025.
Xia Dezao: A minor poet with only about twelve works in existence.
You Qiu: (1127-1194)