《溪居》柳宗元 《My Dwelling by the Stream》Liu Zong Yuan

久爲簪組累  Bound by official girdles for many years
幸此南夷謫  I’m happy to be banished to the wild southern spheres
閑依農圃鄰  In leisure a pastoral neighbor and I make friends
偶似山林客  I am a guest with trees in the hill end to end

曉耕翻露草  At dawn I try to rid the weeds wet with dew
夜榜響溪石  At dust I use my boat pole to rap the rocky hill
來往不逢人  Walking about I often find no one in view
長歌楚天碧  Loudly I sing towards a sky in shining hue