苏轼·《狱中寄子由》英译

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百年未满先偿债，十口无归更累人。

是处青山可埋骨，他年夜雨独伤神。

与君今世为兄弟，又结来生未了因。

From Prison, to my Brother, Zi You

Su Shi

Noble Emperor Sheng-zong be praised! Everything is in Spring.

Political foolishness brought me down this road to doom.

I’m not old yet, and still ask you to pay my debts.

I trouble you with my ten mouths to feed, and no home.

My body you can bury any place the hills are green.

A year from now you’ll grieve alone on nights it rains.

Listen: in this life and the next we will be brothers.

Our love’s not finished, not in this world or any other.

（Gordon Osing 译）