陆游·《衰疾》英译

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捉衿见肘贫无敌，耸膊成山瘦可知。

百岁光阴半归酒，一生事业略存诗。

不妨举世无同志，会有方来可与期！

Old and Ailing

Lu You

Old and ailing, of no use to this great age,

I may still pick chrysanthemums by the eastern fence;

So poor that when I hold up the skirt of my gown,

My elbows show through the hotels in my ragged sleeves;

When I shrug my shoulders, my shoulder-blades stick out…

Half my days have been spent in drinking,

And nothing is left of my life’s work but some poems;

But no matter if no one shares my views today,

I can wait for those yet to come!