唐詩三百首英譯 孟浩然：秦中感鞦寄遠上人

五言律詩

孟浩然

秦中感鞦寄遠上人

一丘嘗欲臥， 三逕苦無資。

北土非吾願， 東林懷我師。

黃金燃桂盡， 壯志逐年衰。

日夕涼風至， 聞蟬但益悲。

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Meng Haoran

FROM QIN COUNTRY TO THE BUDDHIST PRIEST YUAN

How gladly I would seek a mountain

If I had enough means to live as a recluse！

For I turn at last from serving the State

To the Eastern Woods Temple and to you， my master.

……Like ashes of gold in a cinnamon-flame，

My youthful desires have been burnt with the years-

And tonight in the chilling sunset-wind

A cicada， singing， weighs on my heart.