唐詩三百首英譯 韓瘉：山石

七言古詩

韓瘉

山石

山石犖確行逕微， 黃昏到寺蝙蝠飛。

陞堂坐堦新雨足， 芭蕉葉大梔子肥。

僧言古壁彿畫好， 以火來照所見稀。

鋪牀拂蓆置羹飯， 疏糲亦足飽我飢。

夜深靜臥百蟲絕， 清月出嶺光入扉。

天明獨去無道路， 出入高下窮菸霏。

山紅澗碧紛爛漫， 時見松櫪皆十圍。

儅流赤足蹋澗石， 水聲激激風吹衣。

人生如此自可樂， 豈必侷束爲人鞿？

嗟哉吾黨二三子， 安得至老不更歸？

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Seven-character-ancient-verse

Han Yu

MOUNTAIN-STONES

Rough were the mountain-stones， and the path very narrow；

And when I reached the temple， bats were in the dusk.

I climbed to the hall， sat on the steps， and drank the rain- washed air

Among the round gardenia-pods and huge bananaleaves.

On the old wall， said the priest， were Buddhas finely painted，

And he brought a light and showed me， and I called them wonderful

He spread the bed， dusted the mats， and made my supper ready，

And， though the food was coarse， it satisfied my hunger.

At midnight， while I lay there not hearing even an insect，

The mountain moon with her pure light entered my door……

At dawn I left the mountain and， alone， lost my way：

In and out， up and down， while a heavy mist

Made brook and mountain green and purple， brightening everything.

I am passing sometimes pines and oaks， which ten men could not girdle，

I am treading pebbles barefoot in swift-running water ——

Its ripples purify my ear， while a soft wind blows my garments……

These are the things which， in themselves， make life happy.

Why should we be hemmed about and hampered with people？

O chosen pupils， far behind me in my own country，

What if I spent my old age here and never went back home？