（古诗英译）山坡羊 - 生涯虽旧— 陈草庵

山坡羊 - 生涯虽旧— 陈草庵

 

生涯虽旧，衣食足够，

区区自要寻生受。

一身忧，一心愁，

身心常在他人彀，

天道若能随分守。

身，也自由；心，也自由。

 

Though Humble be My Lot

By Chen Cao-an

 

Though humble be my lot,

Food and garb — I lack nought,

Still must I taste what fate hath brought.

My frame is weary care-fraught,

And my heart is grief-drawn taut,

Both body and mind oft trapped in others’ plot,

If heaven confine me not,

Then flesh no longer care-wrought,

And soul no longer distraught.

 

Tr. Ziyuzile

09/06/2025

(To be revised)