唐詩三百首英譯 邱爲：尋西山隱者不遇

五言古詩

邱爲

尋西山隱者不遇

絕頂一茅茨， 直上三十裡；

釦關無僮僕， 窺室惟案幾。

若非巾柴車？ 應是釣鞦水。

差池不相見， 黽勉空仰止。

草色新雨中， 松聲晚窗裡；

及玆契幽絕， 自足蕩心耳。

雖無賓主意， 頗得清淨理。

興盡方下山， 何必待之子。

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Five-character-ancient-verse

Qiu Wei

AFTER MISSING THE RECLUSE ON THE WESTERN MOUNTAIN

To your hermitage here on the top of the mountain

I have climbed， without stopping， these ten miles.

I have knocked at your door， and no one answered；

I have peeped into your room， at your seat beside the table.

Perhaps you are out riding in your canopied chair，

Or fishing， more likely， in some autumn pool.

Sorry though I am to be missing you，

You have become my meditation ——

The beauty of your grasses， fresh with rain，

And close beside your window the music of your pines.

I take into my being all that I see and hear，

Soothing my senses， quieting my heart；

And though there be neither host nor guest，

Have I not reasoned a visit complete？

……After enough， I have gone down the mountain.

Why should I wait for you any longer？