（古詩英譯）竹枝词九首（其七）- 劉禹錫

竹枝词九首（其七）- 劉禹錫

 

瞿塘嘈嘈十二滩，此中道路古来难。

长恨人心不如水，等闲平地起波澜。

 

A Quatrain by Liu Yuxi

(Song of Bamboo Branch)

 

The Qutang Gorge boasts of twelve rapids that loud roar,

Which hath been the most perilous since days of yore.

I sigh man's heart less tractable than the rapids,

Upon the calm plains it can stir billows galore.

 

Tr. Ziyuzile

08/04/2024