陶渊明《庚子岁五月中从都还阻风于规林》(其二 自古叹行役)
其二
自古叹行役,我今始知之!
山川一何旷,巽坎难与期。
崩浪聒天响,长风无息时。
久游恋所生,如何淹在兹。
静念园林好,人间良可辞。
当年讵有几,纵心复何疑!
II
Though royal service has been hard in
sooth,
Not till now do I get to know the
truth.
Look how the mountains rise and rivers
swell;
The risks that travellers take are hard to
tell.
The billows roar and rise up the
sky
While fierce winds blow as if they'll never
die.
I yearn to see my mother and my
home,
Yet why should I be moored here in my
roam?
On second thought, the best is rural
life,
And so I must refrain from worldly
strife.
Who knows how long I can be in my
prime?
I'll live a free man from the earliest
time!

