朱敦儒·《念奴娇》英译

老来可喜：

是历遍人间，

谙知物外，
看透虚空，

将恨海愁山，

一时挼碎；
免被花迷，

不为酒困，

到处惺惺地；
饱来觅睡，

睡起逢场作戏。

休说古往今来：

乃翁心里，

没许多般事；
也不蕲仙

也不佞佛，

不学栖栖孔子。
懒共贤争，

从教他笑，

如此只如此。
杂剧打了，

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Old Age

Zhu Dunru

 

I am happy with my old age:

For I have seen life thoroughly,

Become familiar with all truths,

Penetrated the hidden things of the world;

Obliterated altogether the seas of regret and mountains of distress.

Free from the charm of flowers.

And the spell of wine,

Always sober.

When I have eaten, I go to bed;

When I awake, I play my part when my turn comes.

 

Do not talk of the days gone by and time to come;

In my breast

There are no such things.

I have no mind to become an Immortal, to worship Buddha.

Nor to imitate the restless Confucius.

I am unwilling to argue with you,

Laugh as they will—

So, be it so.

My part performed,

I leave my costume to the silly players.