王维·《酬张少府》英译

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自顾无长策，空知返旧林。

松风吹解带，山月照弹琴。

君问穷通理，渔歌入浦深。

Reply to Vice-magistrate Zhang

In my twilight years I love a calm,

And nothing in the world will stir my mind.

For me there’s none like my house on the farm,

To retire to, with the old wood behind.

O to loosen the sash in the wind through the pines,

Or to strike up a lute on a rock in the moon!

If you want to know how one rises or declines,

Well, listen to the fishermen’s deep-ringing croon.