（古文英译）临皋闲题 – 苏轼

临皋闲题 – 苏轼

 

临皋亭下八十数步，便是大江，其半是峨眉雪水，吾饮食沐浴皆取焉，何必归乡哉！江山风月，本无常主，闲者便是主人。闻范子丰新第园池，与此孰胜？所不如者，上无两税及助役钱耳。

 

Leisurely Musings in Lingao by Su Shi

 

From the Lingao Pavilion, some eighty paces below,

The great River billows, half its flow, fed by Emei’s snow,

From which, for drinking, cooking, and bathing, I can draw,

Thus, why on earth must I let my homesickness gnaw?

The rill and hill, the wind and moon have no fixed host,

The one who can host them, for he idles the most.

I heard Fan Zifeng hath built a new manor, a garden with a pool,

How could his compare to mine – looking so cool,

Yet, what’s missing, I’d say,

None save the taxes and corvee.

 

Tr. Ziyuzile

03/02/2025