孟浩然·《秦中感怀寄远上人》英译

一丘常欲卧，三径苦无资。

北土非吾愿，东林怀我师。

黄金然桂尽，壮志逐年衰。

日夕凉风至，闻蝉但益悲。

To Buddhist Priest Yuan from Changan

Men Haoran

I often want to take a rest on a quiet knoll,

Yet a light purse forbids me in sung nooks to stroll.

The Northern Land is not the place which I have sought;

Your dwelling, like Donglin Fane, is much in my thought.

I cannot live when firewood as cassia is dear;

My lofty ideals are declining year by year.

In the evening the chilly wind comes and gains;