赵彦春英译曹植《精微篇》
精微烂金石。
至心动神明。
杞妻哭死夫。
梁山为之倾。
子丹西质秦。
乌白马角生。
邹衍囚燕市。
繁霜为夏零。
关东有贤女。
自字苏来卿。
壮年报父仇。
身没垂功名。
女休逢赦书。
白刃几在颈。
俱上列仙籍。
去死独就生。
太仓令有罪。
远征当就拘。
自悲居无男。
祸至无与俱。
缇萦痛父言。
荷担西上书。
盘桓北阙下。
泣泪何涟如。
乞得幷姊弟。
没身赎父躯。
汉文感其义。
肉刑法用除。
其父得以免。
辩义在列图。
多男亦何为。
一女足成居。
简子南渡河。
津吏废舟船。
执法将加刑。
女娟拥棹前。
妾父闻君来。
将涉不测渊。
畏惧风波起。
祷祝祭名川。
备礼飨神祇。
为君求福先。
不胜釂祀诚。
至令犯罚艰。
君必欲加诛。
乞使知罪諐。
妾愿以身代。
至诚感苍天。
国君高其义。
其父用赦原。
河激奏中流。
简子知其贤。
归聘为夫人。
荣宠超后先。
辩女解父命。
何况健少年。
黄初发和气。
明堂德教施。
治道致太平。
礼乐风俗移。
刑措民无枉。
怨女复何为。
圣皇长寿考。
景福常来仪。
Perseverance
By Cao Zhi
Tr. Zhao Yanchun
Perseverance melts stone and gold;
Sincerity moves the divine.
The wife from Qi cries for her man;
The Liang Mountains for her decline.
When Zi was a hostage in Qin,
God crows whitened and horse horns glossed.
When Zou was imprisoned in Yan,
The summer heat turned into frost.
A filial girl east of the Pass
Was known to all, Lai Qing by name.
In prime, she revenged her father;
Her death won her a lasting fame.
Nu Xiu was pardoned for murder,
When a broad sword on her neck shone.
These two girls on the roll of death,
Both survived, although one was gone.
Once, an official was sentenced
And was imprisoned in the town.
He had no son for help, he groaned,
As his disaster was coming down.
His daughter felt sorry for him,
And trudged west to lodge an appeal.
She paced up and down by the court,
Her tears falling down a great deal.
He begged to be a maid at court,
And would sell herself as a slave.
Emperor Wen of Han was moved
And from his sentence did him save.
Her father was exempted thus,
And she was praised for her good stuff.
You have no use for many sons;
A single daughter is enough.
When Jian Zi was to cross the stream,
The drunk ferry man marred the boat.
When he faced his death as per law,
His daughter cried, a plaintive note:
When my father knew you came on
And this dangerous river would wade,
He was afraid of wind and waves,
And hence to River God he prayed.
He prepared a meal for the god,
And for Your Lordship asked for bliss.
He was sincere that he drank much,
And committed a fault like this.
If you, my lord, will punish him,
Please wake him, let him know his due.
If I could, I would die instead.
Her love and faith so moved the blue.
The lord rewarded her great act,
And pardoned him and spared his life.
She sang her thanks amid the stream;
The lord would have her as his wife.
When he returned, he summoned her;
Her fame and favor all o’erran.
Her argument saved her father;
What should be talked of a young man?
His Majesty now betters the world;
Worth and virtue he does expand.
This will lead to peace and order,
And change customs all o’er the land.
With laws, canons except all wrongs,
What more can a daughter complain?
Long live His Majesty, we pray;
We all enjoy happiness and gain!
