They Urgently Need the Money to Pay Their Taxes
催 租 行
输 租 得 钞 官 更 催
踉 跄 里 正 敲 门 来。
手 持 文 书 杂 嗔 喜
我 亦 来 营 醉 归 耳。
床 头 悭 囊 大 如 拳
扑 破 正 有 三 百 钱。
不 堪 与 君 成 一 醉
聊 复 偿 君 草 鞋 费。
Cui Zu Xing
Shu zu de chao guan geng cui
Liang qiang li zheng qiao men lai.
Shou chi wen shu za chen xi
Wo yi lai ying zui gui er.
Chuang tou qian nang da ru quan
Pu po zheng you san bai qian.
Bu kan yu jun cheng yi zui
Liao fu chang jun cao xie fei.
They Urgently Need Money To Pay Their Taxes
Finally got the money to pay the land rent, then comes the tax collectors
Village leaders arrive on time to knock on their front doors.
Holding the farmer’s rental receipts, the anger turns into joy
I am not here just to collect their money, rather I also return to get drunk with them.
Fist-sized money bags stowed under their beds
Have a broken pot full of three hundred copper coins.
They can manage this money to have just a single drink
And to buy again a new pair of grass-woven sandals.