溪居 柳宗元

溪居       柳宗元(773-818)

久為簪組累，幸此南夷謫。

閒依農圃鄰，偶似山林客。

曉耕翻露草，夜榜響溪石。

來往不逢人，長歌楚天碧。

Living By the Rill          Liu Zongyuan (773-818)
 

Having been long shackled by my official devoirs,

Fortunately to the farmost land of the wild south I’ve been demoted,

In my leisure I can coze with my neighbouring farming households,

At times I do seem like a recluse amidst the wealds,

In the morning farmers turn up dewy grasses on the field they till,

At night water dashes on the rocks as boats roll,

Hardly do I meet passing people,

To the azure sky of the south I sing euphorically long and bold.