曾瑞·《山坡羊·叹世（一）》英译

鸡鸣为得，

鸡栖收计，

几曾得觉囫囵睡？

使心计，

昧神祗，

区区造下弥天罪，

富贵一场春梦里。

财，

沤泛水；

人，

泉下鬼。

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Lamenting the Times (1)

to the tune of Sheep on the Hillside

Ceng Rui

Profit-making begins at a cock’s crow

And ends as ravens back to their nests go.

When do we have enough time to sleep?

We against others plotting keep,

Profane gods and the sublime,

How monstrous is our crime!

Rand and wealth is but a spring dream.

Money—

bubbles in waters;

Men—

forever dammed in hellish quarters.

（辜正坤 译）