Mountain-ranges,towardtheeast, Appeartobecurvingandflowinglikerivers; Fargreenlocust-treeslinebroadroads Towardclusteredpalacesandmansions; Coloursofautumn,outofthewest, Enteradvancingthroughthecity;
Mountain-ranges, toward the east,
Appear to be curving and flowing like rivers;
Far green locust-trees line broad roads
Toward clustered palaces and mansions;
Colours of autumn, out of the west,
Enter advancing through the city;
And northward there lie, in five graveyards,
Calm forever under dewy green grass,
Those who know life\’s final meaning
Which all humankind must learn.
...Henceforth I put my official hat aside.
To find the Eternal Way is the only happiness.
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五言古诗
元结
贼退示官吏并序
癸卯岁,西原贼入道州,焚烧杀掠,几尽而 去。明年,贼又攻永州,破邵,
不犯此州边 鄙而退,岂力能制敌欤?盖蒙其伤怜而已! 诸史何为忍苦徵敛!
故作诗一篇以示官吏。
昔岁逢太平, 山林二十年。
泉源在庭户, 洞壑当门前。
井税有常期, 日晏犹得眠。
忽然遭时变, 数岁亲戎旃。
今来典斯郡, 山夷又纷然。
城小贼不屠, 人贫伤可怜。
是以陷邻境, 此州独见全。
使臣将王命, 岂不如贼焉?
令彼徵敛者, 迫之如火煎。
谁能绝人命? 以作时世贤。
思欲委符节, 引竿自刺船,
将家就鱼麦, 归老江湖边。
又作宴
又作世
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Five-character-ancient-verse
Yuan Jie
TO THE TAX-COLLECTORS
AFTER THE BANDITS RETREAT
In the year Kuimao the bandits from Xiyuan entered Daozhou,
set fire, raided, killed, and looted. The whole district was
almost ruined. The next year the bandits came again and, attacking
the neighbouring prefecture, Yong, passed this one by. It was not
because we were strong enough to defend ourselves, but, probably,
because they pitied us. And how now can these commissioners bear
to impose extra taxes? I have written this poem for the collectors\’
information.
I still remember those days of peace --
Twenty years among mountains and forests,
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