云龛子·《中吕·迎仙客·面又酸》英译

面又酸，

仓陈米，

木碗缺唇破笊篱。

又无盐，

只有齑。

甘心守分，

胜如珍羞味。

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[Chung-lü] Tune: “Greeting the Immortal Guest” (Ying hsien-k’e)

Yün-k’an Tzu

The flour’s gone sour

the grain in the bag has gone stale

my ladle’s busted, and even

my old wooden bowl’s got a harelip

no salt, just a couple of onions

contentment is my portion: it’s sweeter

than the dainties of the world.