酬張少府 王維

酬張少府     王維 (701-761)
晚年惟好靜，萬事不關心。
自顧無長策，空知返舊林。
松風吹解帶，山月照彈琴。
君問窮通理，漁歌入浦深。

Replying Zhang the Prefecture Head of Armed Patrol   

Wang Wei (701-761)

Peace and quiet is what I hanker in my late years,

There is literally nothing a damn I care,
Racking my brains on how this I acquire,
With the idea of returning to the old place amidst the woods I tinker,
There my cummerbund will be released by the pine zephyr,
The moon over the hills will be shining on me while playing my zither,
If you ask me how one would fare,
I’d rather listen to the fishermen singing deep down the river.