竹樓 李嘉祐

竹樓       李嘉祐(唐)

傲吏身閒笑五侯，西江取竹起高樓。  

南風不用蒲葵扇，紗帽閒眠對水鷗。  

Bamboo building       Li Jiayou (Tang Poet)

For what one has to envy the marquises, the fatuous idling official jeers,

With bamboos from Jiangxi a tall bamboo building can be put together,
Fans can be disposed of with southerly winds in summer,
It’ll be my greatest pleasure napping near the flapping seagulls with my undonned official headwear.