（古詩英譯）清明日對酒 – （宋）高翥

清明日對酒 – （宋）高翥

南北山头多墓田，清明祭扫各纷然。
纸灰飞作白蝴蝶，泪血染成红杜鹃。
日落狐狸眠冢上，夜归儿女笑灯前。
人生有酒须当醉，一滴何曾到九泉。

Drinking on Qingming by Gao Zhu (Soong Dynasty)

On slopes to the south, on knolls to the north, tombs row on row,
Tomb-sweeping families, back and forth, come and go.
Paper cash’s ashes flutter like white butterflies,
As blood-streaked tears fall, the blood-red azaleas blow.
Yet, as soon as the sun sets, tombs become foxes’ beds,
Mourners home at night, they laugh by the lamps aglow.
Fie, life doth fleet, when ye drink, drink deep till drunk,
Have ye e’er seen a drop of wine reach down below?

Tr. Ziyuzile
06/04/2025
(To be revised)