唐诗三百首英译 韩愈：山石

七言古诗

韩愈

山石

山石荦确行径微， 黄昏到寺蝙蝠飞。

升堂坐阶新雨足， 芭蕉叶大栀子肥。

僧言古壁佛画好， 以火来照所见稀。

铺床拂席置羹饭， 疏粝亦足饱我饥。

夜深静卧百虫绝， 清月出岭光入扉。

天明独去无道路， 出入高下穷烟霏。

山红涧碧纷烂漫， 时见松枥皆十围。

当流赤足蹋涧石， 水声激激风吹衣。

人生如此自可乐， 岂必局束为人鞿？

嗟哉吾党二三子， 安得至老不更归？

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Seven-character-ancient-verse

Han Yu

MOUNTAIN-STONES

Rough were the mountain-stones， and the path very narrow；

And when I reached the temple， bats were in the dusk.

I climbed to the hall， sat on the steps， and drank the rain- washed air

Among the round gardenia-pods and huge bananaleaves.

On the old wall， said the priest， were Buddhas finely painted，

And he brought a light and showed me， and I called them wonderful

He spread the bed， dusted the mats， and made my supper ready，

And， though the food was coarse， it satisfied my hunger.

At midnight， while I lay there not hearing even an insect，

The mountain moon with her pure light entered my door……

At dawn I left the mountain and， alone， lost my way：

In and out， up and down， while a heavy mist

Made brook and mountain green and purple， brightening everything.

I am passing sometimes pines and oaks， which ten men could not girdle，

I am treading pebbles barefoot in swift-running water ——

Its ripples purify my ear， while a soft wind blows my garments……

These are the things which， in themselves， make life happy.

Why should we be hemmed about and hampered with people？

O chosen pupils， far behind me in my own country，

What if I spent my old age here and never went back home？